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10/07/2012
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside, with Anna Hill. Peas are rotting in the field, with farmers unable to harvest them after weeks of rain.
Anna Hill hears about peas rotting in the field unable to be harvested due to weeks of rain. Lincolnshire pea farmer Steve Francis tells Anna about the thousands of pounds that he is losing because he cannot bring his peas in. Somerset farmer Nick Taverner had to race to rescue his sheep before they were drowned in the floods.
And the Farming Minister, Jim Paice, warns against dairy farmers taking militant action in response to price cuts.
Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Emma Weatherill.
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