23/09/2022: Care in the Countryside, EU Laws and Plant Health
Some homecare workers in rural areas are giving up their jobs because they can’t afford the cost of driving between clients.
Farming Today has learnt that some homecare workers in rural areas are leaving their jobs because they can't afford the fuel to drive between clients, there are calls for an emergency fuel fund to be set up.
Some nature groups have expressed concern at the Government repealing EU laws relating to the environment.
And Charlotte Smith reports from the world's first International Plant Health Conference which is looking at ways of combatting deadly plant diseases and pests.
Presenter: Charlotte Smith
Producer: Alun Beach
Editor: Dimitri Houtart
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