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Country Focus: Oats and Cow Cwtches

17/03/2024

Oats and Cow Cwtches

BBC Radio Wales - Country Focus, Oats and Cow Cwtches

Aberystwyth scientists breed new oats, and we're off to Ceredigion for a cuddle with cows!

The science behind breeding oats for future crops and climates. And how about spending a little time in the company of a herd of cows to de-stress?

Scientists at Aberystwyth University have produced four new varieties of oats which have been approved for growing in the UK.  We speak to the team leader about growing oats for the future.

Time for a spring clean - we talk to a wildlife officer with RSPCA Cymru about the dangers and distress caused by litter on wild animals like hedgehogs, deer and foxes

Our bird of conservation concern for this month is a bird of prey - the Kestrel 

And Cow Companions -  the cow-hugging therapy service at a cow sanctuary in Mydroilyn, near Lampeter, Ceredigion

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