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Farming Today: Tree diseases; Livestock market film; Methane emissions

11/03/2014

Tree diseases; Livestock market film; Methane emissions

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, Tree diseases; Livestock market film; Methane emissions

Who is winning the war, tree diseases or the scientists trying to outwit them?

Farming and countryside news with Anna Hill. Eighteen months after ash dieback arrived in the UK, what progress is being made in the fight against the disease?

It's eighteen months since ash dieback was identified in the UK. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee at Westminster today releases the findings of its report into tree health, which was triggered by the outbreak of the disease. Farming Today asks who's winning the battle - tree diseases or the scientists trying to outwit them?

Methane released by farm animals is a serious environmental problem. The gas is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Could altering the diet of livestock help? Scientists are working to identify plants which could reduce the amount of methane given off by grazing animals.

And Hereford's livestock market has joined many others in leaving its historic city centre site and moving out of town. Farming Today finds out about a new film which has recorded farmers' memories of the old market, and will be shown for the first time this evening.

Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Emma Campbell.

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