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Farming Today: Potatoes, Pesticide Amnesty, Food Self-Sustainability, Rare Breeds

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24/02/2015

Potatoes, Pesticide Amnesty, Food Self-Sustainability, Rare Breeds

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, Potatoes, Pesticide Amnesty, Food Self-Sustainability, Rare Breeds

Potato growers feel the pinch as supply outstrips demand. Presented by Anna Hill.

Potato growers feel the pinch as supply outstrips demand. A Scottish pesticide amnesty is launched in a bid to protect wildlife. Presented by Anna Hill.

The Potato council are warning farmers to grow only what they can sell. It comes as production increases but consumers are buying less. Anna Hill visits Potato farmer Tim Briscoe who tells her that they will have to consider how much they plant this year. NFU Scotland are having a pesticide amnesty, their chief executive Scott Walker says it is to help cut down on the amount of dangerous substances which could be detrimental to wildlife, and thinks the rest of the UK should adopt their approach. The NFU is concerned that Britain will only be able to produce around half of its own food in the next 25 years. Andrew Clarke is the NFU head of policy claims it will have serious implications for the British economy, food security and employment. Presented by Anna Hill. Produced in Bristol by Ruth Sanderson.

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