19/07/2012
Rain and mould stop play for strawberry growers. Some farmers have stopped picking their fruit because of low demand from shoppers for summer berries.
Rain and mould stop play for strawberry growers. Charlotte Smith hears how some farmers have stopped picking their fruit because of little demand from shoppers for summer berries. Essex farmer Jonathan Lukies shows Charlotte the strawberries which are rotting in his field.
Hundreds of dangerous non-native moths have been discovered in South East England. Andrew Hoppit from the Forestry Commission explains the threat of the Oak Processionary Moth to human health.
And Sarah Falkingham visits a farm shop in West Yorkshire which runs a loyalty card scheme to encourage people to invest in the rural economy.
The presenter is Charlotte Smith and the producer is Emma Weatherill.
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