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Two thirds of our apples and nine tenths of our pears are imported - despite excellent growing conditions for the fruit in the UK. Anna Hill asks the Defra Secretary of State, Liz Truss, what she plans to do to address the situation. She also talks to Anna about milk prices and flood defences.

Changes to the Red Tractor scheme come into force today. The logo guarantees minimum animal welfare standards, and has 80,000 members. Its requirements are now being tightened up. As part of a week-long look at animal welfare on farms, Farming Today asks why the changes are being made.

And today marks the start of the annual moorland burning season, which will run until April next year. It's done to encourage red grouse numbers for gun sports. Burning old foliage allows new fresh shoots of heather to come through, which are a vital food source for the young birds. But it also has an environmental impact, which has been the subject of a research project at the University of Leeds. We hear from the academic leading the research.

Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Emma Campbell.