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Farming Today This Week

With the UK now importing wheat for the first time in 11 years, Charlotte Smith is in Somerset to investigate the current state of cereal production in the UK.

We have had the wettest autumn since records began and the coldest spring in 50 years. Now the UK is importing wheat for the first time in 11 years. This follows research from the National Farmers' Union which reveals nearly a third less wheat is being grown in Britain this year. So for Farming Today This Week, Charlotte Smith is at a mixed farm in North Cadbury, Somerset, to investigate the current state of cereal production in the UK and to find out what innovative measures farmers are using to maintain their harvest.

Presented by Charlotte Smith. Produced by Anna Varle.

27 minutes

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Sat 15 Jun 2013 06:30

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  • Sat 15 Jun 2013 06:30

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