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Farming Today: 03/04/2023 Food labelling and standards, Conservation funding, Peat

03/04/2023 Food labelling and standards, Conservation funding, Peat

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 03/04/2023 Food labelling and standards, Conservation funding, Peat

Food labelling, £18 million conservation fund, and the deadline for phasing out peat.

Food labelling, an overview. Natural England launches its Species Recovery Grant Scheme. Deadlines for phasing out peat for professional growers.

Incidents like the food fraud allegations that hit the headlines last week can make shoppers really question the value of labels on food. What’s the point in believing a label that says meat is British, if it might not be?  All this week we’re going to be looking into labelling and how well it serves us.

Natural England has launched a  new 18 million pound Species Recovery Grant Scheme. It aims to help protect rare and endangered species like the Ladies Slipper Orchid and water voles through things like habitat restoration and by relocating some species to new areas. 

From next year consumers won’t be able to buy bags of compost that contain peat. Now the government has confirmed that it is phasing out peat for the professional growing sector from 2026 - with a complete ban from 2030. Conservationists say that’s not soon enough, but the horticultural industry says it needs more time to find alternatives.

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