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Straw wars are pushing up the cost of the arable crop in the UK. Farmers say a poor harvest last year, other countries willing to pay double the price and bio fuel companies burning it as fuel, is leaving them struggling to find or afford straw to feed and bed their animals.

Also in the programme, Charlotte Smith hears about a new voluntary system which could help record the number of lambs and calves affected by the livestock disease, Schmallenberg. The Government's Deputy Chief Vet also explains why it isn't compulsory for farmers to notify them about any cases.

And Anna Hill is out on the Norfolk Broads to see if there is money to be made in growing reeds and sedge.

This programme is presented by Charlotte Smith and produced in Birmingham by Angela Frain.