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29/11/2011

Food Standards Agency research shows two thirds of UK grown oysters contained the virus which can cause Winter Vomiting Disease. And, cutting out peat compost.

Food Standards Agency research shows two thirds of UK grown oysters contained the virus which can cause Winter Vomiting Disease. Conservationists estimate that the peat dug out of the ground every year for UK farming and gardening releases carbon emissions equivalent to 300,000 extra cars on the road. Anna Hill asks the National Farmers' Union how growers plan to end their reliance on peat compost, ahead of a Government target to phase it out completely by 2030. And, the debate over whether wildlife or food production should be the priority reaches a head in the Lake District.

Presenter: Anna Hill.
Producer: Sarah Swadling.

15 minutes

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Tue 29 Nov 2011 05:45

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