BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today - badger cull figures 22Dec17 <br /> <br />New government figures on the badger cull show 19,274 badgers were killed in England this year - numbers that have re-ignited the debate around the cull, which the government has extended as part of its attempt to control the spread of TB in cattle. <br /> <br />The Farming Minister George Eustice says the overall strategy is working and has announced more routine cattle tests in areas where the disease is most common. <br /> <br />Charlotte Smith gets reactions from Dominic Dyer of the Badger Trust, which campaigns against the culls; and Minette Batters from the National Farmers Union.
