21/03/2012

Anna Hill hears Wales' decision to vaccinate badgers, instead of cull them, in attempts to battle bovine TB.
John Griffiths, the Environment Minister for the Welsh Government, explains why he came to this decision.

Arable farmers are having to leave fields without any crops in them because of the drought. James Thorp grows 200 acres of root crops on an 800 acre farm north of Newmarket in Suffolk. He has decided to leave a quarter of his root crop fields fallow because of the lack of rain.

And livestock farmers are taking precautions to try and limit the damage of the drought to their business. Kim Matthews from Eblex tells Anna that if the dry weather continues then it may result in farmers reducing their herd size, resulting in fewer cows and sheep in the UK.

Presented by Anna Hill. Produced by Emma Weatherill.