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07/04/2011

Discussing claims made by a top scientist from the US Department of Agriculture that insecticides aren't to blame for a decline in the number of honeybees.

Claims that insecticides aren't to blame for a decline in the number of honeybees according to a top scientist from the US Department of Agriculture. Farmers and growers say that there maybe a shortage of fruit pickers next summer as a government scheme to encourage workers from Bulgaria and Romania comes to an end and how reducing tillage can cut down the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere.
Presenter: Charlotte Smith, Producer: Martin Poyntz-Roberts.

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Thu 7 Apr 2011 05:45

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