08/11/2012
Livestock farmers have welcomed plans by Tesco to link the price it pays for beef and pork to the rising costs of animal feed. Presented by Charlotte Smith.
Farmers groups have welcomed plans by Tesco to link the price it pays for beef and pork to the cost of animal feed. Pig farmers say the rising cost of fodder means they are loosing on average £10 per pig and operating below the cost of production is forcing some out of business.
With more than 180,000 tonnes of mushrooms eaten in the UK last year, Charlotte catches up with celebrity chef and mushroom fan - Valentine Warner.
And also in the programme - the Secretary of the State for the Environment, Owen Paterson says DEFRA needs to refocus its activities to try to tackle the crisis facing the UK's ash tree population.
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