21/06/2011
As Wimbledon begins, Anna Hill hears how British cattle are used to make tennis strings. And warnings from the RSPB that budget cuts could damage wildlife.
As Wimbledon begins Anna Hill hears how British cattle are used to make tennis strings. Gut strings are making a comeback and Roger Federer, Serena and Venus Williams now all use gut to string their racquets.
Farming Today is told by one of the country's largest conservation charities that EU budget cuts could penalise wildlife. As the EU budget is prepared the RSPB claim that money for environmental schemes is in the firing line.
And while some rain may now have fallen, it has come too late for the first hay harvest, and the British Horse Society warn that horse owners across the country are running out of hay to feed their animals.
Presenter: Anna Hill
Producer: Melvin Rickarby.
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