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04/05/24 - Farming Today This Week: Border checks, cider orchards and illegal waste dumping

As new border checks on food and plant imports from the EU get underway, we report from a border control post to find out how it works.

New physical checks have been brought in on some imports of food and plants from the EU. Products deemed high or medium risk now have to be inspected - including live animals, meat and some plant products. We report from a border control post to find out how it works.

An investigation is under way following the large scale illegal dumping of waste at a site in Kent. Local residents describe a steady stream of lorries carrying waste being brought to the site.

And the largest cider manufacturer in the UK - Heineken - has ripped up thousands of apple trees in a 140 acre orchard in Monmouthshire. The orchard was planted by Bulmers - which is now owned by Heineken - more than twenty years ago. Some local people have raised concerns about the effect on ecosystems in the area, but the company says it’s selling the land due to a fall in the cider market.

Presented by Charlotte Smith
Produced for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons

25 minutes

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  • Sat 4 May 2024 06:30

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