07/06/2011

As the government prepares its vision for England's natural environment, Anna Hill asks what part food production should play. A trip to the Norfolk Broads reveals the careful management needed to nurture tourism, wildlife and farming together. Economist Sean Rickard claims industrial-style farming should play a key role - he says large intensive farms are better run and are better for the eco-system. The Soil Association tells Farming Today that the government needs to look at farming which increases bio-diversity and uses fewer resources. And the Campaign to Protect Rural England argues that planning laws need to be adapted to avoid the tranquillity of the countryside being lost

Presenter: Anna Hill Producer: Melvin Rickarby.