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Charlotte Smith hears calls for school farm visits to be made compulsory. The Countryside Alliance says unless this happens the future of the countryside is under threat. The organisation Farm and Countryside Education tells Farming Today there is no requirement to teach anything about farming in schools, and they fear this is unlikely to change in the current review of the National Curriculum.

And after a summer drought which caused a 30% drop in yield on one Lincolnshire farm, farmer Mark Ireland fears next years crop will also be affected. The seeds have been drilled but September's hot spell has already done the damage.

Presenter: Charlotte Smith Producer: Melvin Rickarby.