03/05/2011
Gorse fires rage and crops are drying up in the driest spring for 50 years. Farming Today discovers how the dry weather is affecting arable crops in the arid east of England.
Gorse fires rage and crops are drying up in the driest spring for 50 years. Farming Today discovers how the dry weather is affecting arable crops in the arid east of England. Caz Graham meets an apprentice hill farmer hoping to make a living in the uplands of Cumbria and Anna meets a group of school children on a farm visit.
Presented by Anna Hill. Produced by Martin Poyntz-Roberts.
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