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Farming Today: Harvest, poaching, green farm

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15/07/2014

Harvest, poaching, green farm

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, Harvest, poaching, green farm

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Harvest 2014 begins across the country and illegal fishing is still a problem in UK waterways. Presented by Anna Hill.

This year's harvest has had an early start across the country. Guy Gagen from the National Farmers Union says although the harvest is early and yields look good, the price will be lower this year. Anna Hill visits John Pawsey who grows organic oats, wheat and spelt on three thousand acres in Suffolk. 

The Environment Agency say that they have more reports of illegal fishing in UK waterways since joining forces with other organisations like the Angling Trust. BBC Environment and Rural Affairs Correspondent for the West Midlands, David Gregory-Kumar goes out with officers on a night time sting.

Wyke Farms is a major cheesemaker, milking a thousand cows and producing 300 million litres of milk per year. Anna Jones visits them to find out how it has invested a million pounds in a state-of-the-art water recovery plant to make it 100% self-sufficient in green energy.

Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Ruth Sanderson.

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