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21/07/2011

Charlotte Smith hears from farmers keen to lead a trial cull of badgers. The government is planning the trial to help control TB in cattle.

Charlotte Smith hears from farmers keen to lead a trial cull of badgers. The government is planning two trials in England to help control TB in cattle. But one farmer warns the publicity the trial sites will attract will put many farmers off taking part. Meanwhile Charlotte hears predictions from the National Farmers' Union of Wales that a badger cull in Wales is likely to follow.

English cherries growers are expecting the largest crop for 20 years. Yields this year are expected to be 3,000 tonnes, up from just 400 tonnes a decade ago. A Herefordshire farmer tells Charlotte how it's been done.

And 成人快手 technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones explains why rural broadband - crucial to many businesses - is about to get cheaper.

Produced by Anne-Marie Bullock. Presenter: Charlotte Smith.

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