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Farming Today: 01/09/23 Farming on sites of special scientific interest; steam weeding trials; harvesting blackcurrants

01/09/23 Farming on sites of special scientific interest; steam weeding trials; harvesting blackcurrants

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 01/09/23 Farming on sites of special scientific interest; steam weeding trials; harvesting blackcurrants

Farmers warn that environmental protections will put them out of business.

Farmers warn that environmental protections will put them out of business. Plus, how changeable weather over the past 12 months has affected the blackcurrant harvest.

Farmers in West Penwith, Cornwall say Natural England's designation of 3,000 hectares as a site of special scientific interest in the county will put them out of business.

Steam weeding - an alternative form of weed control - is being trialled on an agricultural scale in Scotland.

And how the past year's changeable weather has affected the blackcurrant harvest.

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