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21/05/2013

A Schmallenberg virus jab will go on the market this summer after being fast-tracked through licensing, plus Defra's plan to stop Chestnut Blight becoming the next Ash Dieback.

A vaccine against Schmallenberg disease is approved but will farmers use it? Anna Hill hears from the Royal Veterinary College and a sheep farmer who's seen birth defects in his flock, caused by the midge borne virus.

The chairman of the Government's Plant Health Task Force tells Anna what he thinks of plans to ban imports of Sweet Chestnut trees from areas of Europe affected by a deadly blight. The task force has also just published its final report on lessons to be learned from the Ash Dieback crisis.

And Anna talks to a self confessed Delphinium anarchist as Farming Today explores the industry behind the Chelsea Flower Show.

Presenter: Anna Hill
Producer: Sarah Swadling.

15 minutes

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