13/04/23 Free range hens; slugs; apples
Free-range hens will be allowed to roam free again next week as bird flu restrictions are eased in England and Wales.
Free-range hens in England and Wales can roam free again from next week, some birds will never have seen the outdoors, Charlotte hears how this new-found freedom will affect them and farmers.
A research project is looking at innovative ways of controlling slugs for farmers, can a new variety of wheat spoil their appetite, or perhaps beetles are the answer?
And a report shows the price being paid to apple growers for their fruit is not keeping up with the cost of growing them.
Presented by Charlotte Smith
Produced by Alun Beach
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- Thu 13 Apr 2023 05:45麻豆社 Radio 4
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