BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today - badger cull figures 22Dec17
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.
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.
Charlotte Smith gets reactions from Dominic Dyer of the Badger Trust, which campaigns against the culls; and Minette Batters from the National Farmers Union.
