Country Focus Episodes Episode guide
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A Rare Tree and Welsh Rosewater
Featuring a project to save the Llangollen Whitebeam, plus artisan rosewater producers.
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The Wales Air Ambulance
Rachael Garside meet a Wales Air Ambulance crew in Dafen, near Llanelli.
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The Real Ale Trail
A journey around the rural pubs of Flintshire as the micro-brewing industry enjoys a boom.
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Welsh Hops and in Search of David
Cultivating an essential ingredient for beer and looking for cuckoos in Ceredigion.
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General Election 2017: The Rural Vote
Country Focus takes stock of the rural political agenda in the upcoming general election.
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Conscientious Objectors, Milk on the Llyn and Milking Donkeys
An archaeological dig, why young farmers are turning milkmen, and donkey milk.
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Alabama Rot Disease and New Homes for Terns
A fatal disease for dogs, plus why space is at premium for breeding terns on Anglesey.
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A nature GCSE, quinoa and the return of the ospreys
An education in nature, growing quinoa in the UK and catching up with the Glasllyn ospreys
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The Year of Legends
Country Focus explores the Welsh countryside through myths and legends.
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Slurry pollution and the butcher
Major pollution incident in Monmouthshire, plus carving out a future for family abattoirs.
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Brexit begins and helping tree sparrows
Hopes and fears in the agricultural industry as Article 50 is triggered.
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Rural Dentists and Mindful Eating
Fillings the gaps in dental practices and why cooking methods are as important as the food
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Counting Frogs and Menai the Turtle
Programme serving people living in the countryside.
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The Ancient Cattle of Wales and a New Walk
Rare cattle in many colours, plus a new link path for walkers who like a challenge.
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Avian Flu, Free Range Milk and Leeks
Milk from cows out to pasture, and why the leek is not just for St David's Day.
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Carmarthenshire Peat Bogs
A look at a conservation project exploring the history of five commons in Carmarthenshire.
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Bees and Beekeeping
A look at the bee farmers of Wales - it's not just about honey!
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Red Squirrels and a Garden Photographer
Protecting the iconic red squirrel, plus a prize for an amateur garden photographer.
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Juniper and Guinea Pigs
A look at the need to save juniper seeds, plus the rescue and welfare of guinea pigs.
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Here We Come A-Wassailing
Programme serving people living in the countryside, tackling the issues affecting them.
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Christmas Trees on the Beach and the Stone Carver
A look at how Christmas trees can help reconstruct sand dunes.
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Bird Flu and a Year of Legends
There is a risk of more cases of bird flu, plus a look at Welsh myths and legends.
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Farming the Great Orme
New tenants of a Llandudno sheep farm rented for one pound a year settle in for Christmas.
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Bells, Clogs and Flatcaps
A festive ring to Country Focus with the 'must have' rural presents of 2016.
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The Welsh Game Supply Chain and Other Stories
Country Focus hears about a project to boost the value of game meat to the Welsh economy.
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New Bovine TB Plans
A look at the Welsh government's 'refreshed' policy on tackling bovine TB.
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Rural Schools, Horse Safety and a Hidden Walled Garden
Wales has got a rural schools policy, plus the campaign to pass horses wide and slow.
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Dairy Diversification, Seaweed and Bara Brith
Farmers doing their own milk processing, farming seaweed, and the Great Welsh Bake Off.
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Scallop Dredging, Dormice and a Concert of Birdsong
Controversial plans to allow limited scallop dredging have been given the go-ahead.
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Farms for city children
Celebrating forty years of giving children an understanding of farming and the countryside