110625: Bluetongue, journey of a loaf, food waste
There are calls for Wales and Scotland to join England in imposing a country-wide bluetongue restriction zone to try to contain the virus. Neither Wales nor Scotland currently have cases of the disease, which affects sheep, cattle and goats; if they don't join the restriction zone, livestock will effectively be banned from crossing the borders. This week we’re following the journey of a loaf of bread ...from seed to shelf. So far we've heard about developing wheat seed and growing the crop. Today it's time for the harvested grain to be cleaned and stored. Camgrain in Cambridgeshire was set up in 1983 by a group of farmers who wanted to pool their grain and market it together. Over the last 40 years the farmer owned co-op has grown and now has 500 members. DEFRA has announced that £14 million is being made in a one-off payment to boost the use of unharvested and surplus food, to be made available to 12 re-distribution charities, including Fare Share and The Felix Project. Fareshare says some of it will be used to help farmers bring in uncommercial harvests and transport it to communities. Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Sally Challoner.
There are calls for Wales and Scotland to join England in imposing a country-wide bluetongue restriction zone to try to contain the virus. Neither Wales nor Scotland currently have cases of the disease, which affects sheep, cattle and goats; if they don't join the restriction zone, livestock will effectively be banned from crossing the borders. This week we’re following the journey of a loaf of bread ...from seed to shelf. So far we've heard about developing wheat seed and growing the crop. Today it's time for the harvested grain to be cleaned and stored. Camgrain in Cambridgeshire was set up in 1983 by a group of farmers who wanted to pool their grain and market it together. Over the last 40 years the farmer owned co-op has grown and now has 500 members. DEFRA has announced that £14 million is being made in a one-off payment to boost the use of unharvested and surplus food, to be made available to 12 re-distribution charities, including Fare Share and The Felix Project. Fareshare says some of it will be used to help farmers bring in uncommercial harvests and transport it to communities. Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Sally Challoner.