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10/05/2014

Plant Pests and Diseases

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, Plant Pests and Diseases

Charlotte Smith takes a look at the pests and diseases affecting this year's crops.

Farming Today This Week looks at the impact the mild winter and spring of 2013-14 is having on plant pests and diseases.

After an exceptionally mild winter and spring, pests and diseases are at higher levels than normal in many crops. Charlotte Smith visits a farm in Herefordshire, where both cereals and soft fruit are under attack. The assistant farm manager explains how it's a bad year for yellow rust and septoria in wheat, and talks about the impact the neonicotinoids ban will have on his oilseed rape. Charlotte also hears about the non-chemical measures put in place in the cherry polytunnels, to keep pests under control.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Emma Campbell.

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