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Farming Today: 07/06/23 Future countryside conference; gene-edited wheat.

07/06/23 Future countryside conference; gene-edited wheat.

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Future Countryside Conference. Gene-edited wheat.

Conference to discuss the future of the countryside. Field trials of gene-edited wheat.

At the Future Countryside Conference in Hertfordshire policy makers and farmers, land owners, conservationists and campaigners have been discussing how to make the countryside inclusive and meaningful for everyone. How can it deliver food, cleaner rivers and air, store carbon and offer people a place to visit and enjoy? We hear how this vision relies on a combination of personal will and public policy-making 

All week we're discussing gene editing - also known as precision breeding. It’s been just over two months since The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act passed into law in England (but not in Wales, Northern Ireland or Scotland). The government says it's a major step in innovation and will help ensure food security in the face of climate change. The change in the law comes just as the results of Europe’s first-ever field trial of a gene-edited wheat, are published. We report from the trial site at Rothamsted Research in Hertfordshire where scientists are developing a variety that will produce less harmful acyrilamide

Presenter = Anna Hill
Producer = Rebecca Rooney

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