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Farming Today: 30/04/21 Plant clocks, local elections, peat bogs

30/04/21 Plant clocks, local elections, peat bogs

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 30/04/21 Plant clocks, local elections, peat bogs

How tapping into plants' daily rhythms could make farming more sustainable.

Plants, like us, have an internal body clock. Plant scientists have known about it for some years but new research argues that using plants’ ability to tell time the time could make food production more efficient and more sustainable. 

We’ve been looking ahead to the elections taking place next week on the 6th of May in our programmes over the last few days, focusing on rural issues. Local council elections are happening in England, although not in every local authority. Around 28 million people will be able to go out and have their say at the ballot box.   

Scientists believe Yorkshire’s peat bogs could play an important role in reducing climate change. A restoration project is now underway at Thorne Moor near Goole to try to bring parts of the peatland back to life. 

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