15/03/2013
Neonicotinoid pesticides are back under the spotlight, as EU experts have been considering the possibility of a ban. Charlotte Smith asks what that would mean for arable farmers.
Farming Today investigates the long-running arguments over neonicotinoids, and the effect they may have on bees. Is the EU moving towards a partial ban on their use? Waterlogging and heavy machinery have had a devastating effect on the soil which farmers are now trying to plant crops into. We meet an Oxfordshire farmer who's trying out a new approach to preserving a healthy soil structure. And what happened when a dairy farmer from Devon tried his hand at farming in a place where it hadn't rained for a year? Presented by Charlotte Smith. Produced by Emma Campbell.
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