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Farming Today: Fracking, Shooting, Agricultural Shows, English Wine

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26/05/2015

Fracking, Shooting, Agricultural Shows, English Wine

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, Fracking, Shooting, Agricultural Shows, English Wine

Anna Hill looks at what the first application for fracking in North Yorkshire could mean.

Anna Hill looks at the first application for fracking in North Yorkshire, as the company Third Energy wants to drill for shale gas under an area of Ryedale.

Plans have been submitted to carry out fracking for shale gas under an area of Yorkshire. It's the first application in the county - and could well result in the first commercial fracking in the UK since 2011. This is because the company behind it - Third Energy - has already carried out test drilling and has the infrastructure in place. 

We also find out how English sparkling wine is competing with producers from other parts of the world. English wine production amounts to more than 6 million bottles - and sparkling wine makes up two thirds of that. 

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