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Farming Today: Fishing in British waters, Ash dieback disease, Olive harvesting

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11/10/2016

Fishing in British waters, Ash dieback disease, Olive harvesting

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, Fishing in British waters, Ash dieback disease, Olive harvesting

With a look at a new report into fishing in Britain's Exclusive Economic Zone.

With a look at a new report into fishing in Britain's Exclusive Economic Zone, trees showing resistance to ash dieback disease, and harvesting olives in Britain.

Four years ago there were shock headlines that the country could lose 90% of its Ash trees to Ash Die-back, a virulent virus which has already struck in Scandanavia and on the continent. The disease is still devastating trees in the South West of Britain, but researchers at the John Innes Centre in Norwich are optimistic about discovering ash trees which have a low susceptibility to the disease. 

How close are farmers in the UK to being able to grow crops that - until now - have only succeeded in the Mediterranean? In Kent, one determined grower has spent the past six years trying to see if he can take advantage of this- growing his own olives. 

A new report assesses fishing in Britain's Economic Exclusion Zone. 

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