13/06/19: Global food production, BBC Food and Farming Awards, Biological pest control
As the government announces a new plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the UK to almost zero by 2050 Charlotte Smith asks Professor Tim Benton what this will mean for farming.
As the government announces a new plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the UK to almost zero by 2050, Charlotte Smith asks Professor Tim Benton what this will mean for farming and food production.
As part of crop protection week Rebecca Rooney's been to a firm in Wiltshire who supply biological pest controls such as ladybirds and microscopic worms.
Charlotte also speaks to Jamie Wyver from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and asks why swifts are so late returning from their winter migration.
As the BBC Food and Farming Awards are announced in Bristol, Charlotte speaks to Bryce Cunningham from Mossgiel Farm who is the proud recipient of the Farming Today Future Food Award.
Producer: Toby Field
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- Thu 13 Jun 201905:45BBC Radio 4
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