麻豆约拍

Controversial plans to cull badgers in Wales have been put on hold whilst a scientific review is carried out. The Welsh Environment Minister, John Griffiths has announced he'll be putting together a panel of independent experts to report on the best way to control the spread of TB. The Badger Trust has welcomed the decision but farmers groups and some opposition Welsh Assembly Members say the issue has been kicked into the long grass. Also in the programme, 50 thousand new apprentices will be recruited across the UK over the next 18 months to work in all aspects of food production. And as farmers are reporting a shortage of straw with the cost tripling in recent years, we ask whether straw should be burnt as a biofuel.

Presenter: Anna Hill; Producer; Angela Frain.