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Farming Today: 08/10/2012

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Wind turbines on the Orkney Islands are producing too much energy. With Charlotte Smith.

How wind turbines - plentiful on the Orkney Islands - are producing too much energy. With Charlotte Smith.

In the Orkney Islands wind turbines are to be found on many farms - and have been a useful boost to farm incomes. However, as Alasdair Cross reports from the Islands, there is a problem; these turbines are now producing an energy surplus. And English winemakers are picking grapes in the rain. What are the prospects for the 2012 vintage?

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