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A potato expert is warning of potential shortages of the crop this winter after a year of constant rain has prevented planting and harvest, and put some growers off completely. One potato processor and packer has gone bust, also citing rocketing input costs and variable prices, and the NFU is calling for Government support. We hear from Cedric Porter, who's speaking about the global trade at the World Potato Congress in Australia this week.

We've been hearing from groups with an interest in rural affairs, the countryside, farming and the environment in the run-up to the election. Today it's the Countryside Alliance and their chief executive Tim Bonner.

And we go 'champing' - camping in churches and chapels, along a way-marked pilgrimage walk in the Peak District National Park.

Presented by Caz Graham
Produced for 麻豆约拍 Audio in Bristol by Sally Challoner