Alpaca TB, Agricultural auction, Rose breeding
The first government approved TB test for Alpacas is launched and the Royal Agricultural Society for England sells off its historic silverware.
The first government approved TB test for Alpacas is launched. Stuart Drysdale from the British Alpaca Society says it provides hope for breeders who have had movement restrictions placed on them in the European market. The Royal Agricultural Society for England sells off its silverware to raise funds in order to honour existing debts. Charlotte Smith visits the auction house to look at the agricultural curio on offer. The Society's chief executive David Gardner tells Farming Today that whilst its history is important, it is moving forward in to a new, exciting phase.
Roses are a flower lovers favourite and are one of the most popular, and saleable, plants grown in the UK. Reporter Lucy Bickerton visits David Austins garden rose-breeding programme is one of the largest in the world and for the last 50 years he's been working to develop new varieties. Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Ruth Sanderson.
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