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A judgement from the High Court yesterday ruled that the Food Standards Agency has been 'unlawfully' charging abattoirs too much and that it wasn鈥檛 transparent enough about what it was charging for. The ruling comes after a legal challenge by the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers.

Developers of small-scale hydro-energy projects say the industry鈥檚 missing out on investment because of a heavy focus on wind and solar. Scotland in particular has long been a pioneer of cheap hydro-electricity, but companies say the current contracts to supply power are squeezing them out of the market.

All week we鈥檙e hearing about the current challenges facing upland farmers right across the UK and how they鈥檙e dealing with them. Farming in the hills can be an isolated, even lonely, business. But a group of farmers scattered across the uplands of Shropshire have joined forces to pool ideas.

Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

With thanks to British Path茅 Archive.