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Farming Today: Phone masts, soil erosion, maize payments and better beef from grass

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08/06/2016

Phone masts, soil erosion, maize payments and better beef from grass

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, Phone masts, soil erosion, maize payments and better beef from grass

Rural phone masts, saving soil from erosion and concerns about maize grown for fuel.

Anna Hill presents farming news. Rural phone masts, saving soil from erosion, concerns about maize grown for fuel and how grass could lead to bigger profits for cattle farmers.

There are fears that landowners will be out of pocket from Government plans to speed up improved mobile phone coverage. Could the solution to soil erosion lie in the growing of trees among cereal crops? As Whitehall looks into the way maize is used for 'green' energy, the Soil Association claims that the crop is unsustainable when grown for fuel. It's hoped that farmers will see better beef and bigger profits from a grass trial taking place in Somerset. 
Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Vernon Harwood.

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