06/04/2011

Anna Hill talks to a Dartmoor farmer about his strategy to stop sheep rustlers: dyeing his animals bright orange. This week farming organisations have launched their plan to cut the carbon footprint of growing food by three million tonnes annually, by 2020. About 75% of the carbon footprint of a packet of crisps is generated by growing and storing the potatoes, and Anna finds out how potato producers are working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. And, new guidelines to protect visitors to open farms and agricultural shows have been issued by the Health and Safety executive in response to the 2009 E Coli outbreak.