07/06/2011
As the government prepares its vision for England's natural environment, Anna Hill asks what part food production should play.
As the government prepares its vision for England's natural environment, Anna Hill asks what part food production should play. A trip to the Norfolk Broads reveals the careful management needed to nurture tourism, wildlife and farming together. Economist Sean Rickard claims industrial-style farming should play a key role - he says large intensive farms are better run and are better for the eco-system. The Soil Association tells Farming Today that the government needs to look at farming which increases bio-diversity and uses fewer resources. And the Campaign to Protect Rural England argues that planning laws need to be adapted to avoid the tranquillity of the countryside being lost
Presenter: Anna Hill Producer: Melvin Rickarby.
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