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The WI throws its weight behind the consumer campaign against milk price cuts. UK scientists are starting to map the midge genome, a key to fighting diseases like Schmallenberg.
The WI throws its weight behind the consumer campaign against milk price cuts. UK scientists are starting to map the midge genome, a key to fighting diseases like Schmallenberg and Bluetongue. There are 1500 species of midge , so the project leader, Dr Mark Fife, tells Charlotte mapping the genome is a tall order. And we visit the European Young Shepherd of the Year competition in Worcestershire.
Presenter: Charlotte Smith
Producer: Sarah Swadling.
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