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Farming Today: Badger Trust conference, Coastal path, Quagga mussel

29/08/2014

Badger Trust conference, Coastal path, Quagga mussel

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, Badger Trust conference, Coastal path, Quagga mussel

Is farming man's biggest mistake in history? With Sybil Ruscoe.

Countryside news with Sybil Ruscoe. Is farming man's biggest mistake in history? The chief vet of Wales and the Badger Trust share the stage at the Trust's annual conference.

Farming and agriculture was man's biggest mistake. That's the theory in a new book called 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind.' Farming Today puts this theory to farmers and foodies.

It's as small as a thumbnail or as big a fifty pence piece, but the non-native Quagga mussel is a threat to our ecosystems. The mollusc hasn't arrived yet, but scientists at 21 research institutions have identified the Quagga as 'high risk' to Britain.

The Chief Vet of Wales and the Badger Trust share the stage today at the Trust's annual conference. The latest figures show an 18% reduction in new cases of bovine TB in Wales. With the next round of the pilot badger cull due to start in England, campaigners believe the Welsh approach could be an alternative to killing badgers.

Presented by Sybil Ruscoe and produced by Lucy Bickerton.

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