28/11/2011

Charlotte Smith hears soil deterioration and pollution is costing the EU 38 billion euros a year in lost food production. The last major study of soil in the UK, in 2009, found that soil erosion is jeopardising food production. Two years on, Farming Today hears from scientists who warn we don't enough about our soils to guarantee we'll be able to feed a growing population.

And a committee of MPs is demanding the Government do more to prevent illegal eggs entering the country when the rules on battery cages change in the New Year. Anne Mackintosh MP says DEFRA should ban the imports, even though that would breach European trade rules.

Presenter: Charlotte Smith Producer: Melvin Rickarby.