08/04/2011
Farm land prices have doubled in the last three years to reach record highs.
Farm land prices have reached an all time high. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says that some land prices have doubled in the last three years. Charlotte Smith speaks to a land agent who predicts that the prices will continue to increase.
Also, farming groups in England have pledged to reduce their annual greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of three million tonnes of carbon dioxide by 2022. Sarah Swadling visits a government funded study in Devon which is measuring accurate emissions from UK farming.
And rhubarb is beginning to be harvested. Ruth Sanderson learns how to pull out the crop with a fruit grower in Staffordshire.
Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Emma Weatherill.
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