17/08/23: Rural fuel prices; green belt use; hedgerows for shelter; 麻豆社 Food and Farming Awards finalists
Why rural prices for petrol and diesel differ to those in urban areas. Plus, the Farming Today finalists for the 麻豆社 Food and Farming Awards are revealed.
Petrol prices have hit their highest in the past six months, but why does it cost more to fill your car in rural areas compared with urban ones?
A countryside charity releases its latest report into the use and future of green belt land in England.
How hedges can be used for shelter on farms.
And the Farming Today finalists for the 麻豆社 Food and Farming Awards are revealed.
Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Rhiannon Fitz-Gerald.
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