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Rat Poison Controls

Tougher rules on the use of industrial rat poison come into effect. Farmers now have to undergo training before they'll be allowed to buy the rodenticides.

Tough new laws on the use of industrial rat poison come into effect today. Farmers will have to undergo training before they'll be allowed to buy the rodenticides. The poison has been turning up in watercourses, and in birds of prey and small mammals that may have fed on rats.
And we meet two young would-be farmers from France who are volunteering on a smallholding in the UK as part of the 'Wwoofing' movement. It stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms and offers free room and board in return for work on the farm.
Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Sally Challoner.

13 minutes

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  • Fri 1 Apr 2016 05:45

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