Countryfile: 22/05/2011
Countryfile
Julia Bradbury and Matt Baker explore the area around Goodwood in West Sussex. Julia samples a day in the life of one of the UK's most picturesque racecourses, as well as discovering how native bluebells are being protected from invaders in a local woodland. Matt goes behind the scenes at the Goodwood Estate's organic farm, to see how it ticks.
With food and fuel crops vying for growing space in the UK, John Craven investigates the new generation of biofuels, designed to power our cars in the future. Will our filling stations soon be selling fuel made from pond algae?
On his farm in the Cotswolds, Adam Henson explores the idea of buying in some bees to help him get a better yield from his rape crop.
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