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Agricultural pollution linked to premature death, Harvest, Scottish lamb

The report that claims agriculture is linked to thousands of premature deaths, harvesting crops after a wet summer in Orkney and farmers and butchers promoting Scottish lamb.

The international report in to air quality which blames agriculture for pollution linked to thousands of premature deaths in the UK. Harvest is over in many parts of the UK, but in Orkney arable farmers are trying to save their crops after the wet summer. We hear about Scottish farmers and butchers promoting home-reared lamb at a city centre event in Perth this weekend.

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  • Fri 18 Sep 201505:45

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