04/10/2011
Anna Hill hears the late hot spell could mean a vintage year for UK wine. And a new survey suggests country houses cost on average 27,000 pounds more than city homes.
Anna Hill hears the late hot spell could mean a vintage year for British wine. Conditions more typical of the Loire valley have been enjoyed by the UKs vineyards, whose owners are now predicting grapes of exceptional quality.
A new survey from The Halifax suggests country houses now cost on average 27,000 pounds more than city homes. It says the economic downturn has done little to effect the desirability of country living.
Community Supported Agriculture is booming business. There are now over 80 schemes around the country, a huge increase from the handful of schemes in existence a decade ago. Farming Today visits Norwich Farmshare to try and discover the attraction of both paying and working for the weekly shop.
And Farming Today continues its focus on the government's radical new planning policy. Today the Campaign to Protect Rural England warn the plans could permanently damage the fabric of the English countryside.
Presenter: Anna Hill Producer: Melvin Rickarby.
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