16/11/2011

Anna Hill hears how washing your veg could protect you from E. coli. The Food Standards Agency in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are launching TV and radio advertisements to warn people about the risks of foodborne diseases from raw vegetables. Farming Today asks whether an ad campaign is really necessary.

Farmers in still-drought stricken areas are having to think much harder about how they manage water supplies. Anna visits one farmer who faced the lowest rainfall on his farm for decades. An expert from the University of East Anglia says well-above average rainfall must arrive in the next three months to replenish supplies.

And if you're sending your children off for school dinners today, do you know whether their lunch has come from British farms? The Countryside Alliance is calling on the government to introduce a minimum British food buying standards policy for Local Education Authorities.

Presented by Anna Hill. Produced by Clare Freeman.