17/06/2011
British fruit and vegetable growers say the EU's 187 million pound compensation, offered following the German E. coli outbreak, doesn't go far enough. Charlotte Smith hears why.
The European Union is offering a 210 million Euro compensation package to fruit and vegetable growers who lost sales following the German E. coli outbreak. Ruth Sanderson meets a UK tomato grower who says his turnover may be down by 30% and says the compensation won't stretch far enough.
The Environment Agency have had to electro-stun fish stranded on drought affected rivers in England to move them to safer areas. They say the chicks of breeding and wading birds could die when adult birds can't find enough insects to feed their young.
Presented by Charlotte Smith. Produced by Anne-Marie Bullock.
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