17/07/2013
Environmental campaigners are claiming the biggest ever upgrade of England's roads will damage some of the most beautiful parts of the country - a claim denied by the government.
Environmental campaigners are claiming the biggest ever upgrade of England's roads will damage some of the most beautiful parts of the country. The Government's announced it's investing 28 billion pounds in improving the network. The plans include building 221 miles of extra motorway lanes, improvements to major freight routes and a promise of 6 billion pounds to tackle the backlog of maintenance including potholes.
The organisation which represents supermarkets is defending their testing regimes, following criticisms yesterday that retailers need to be more vigilant.
Also on Farming Today, a New Zealand grazing expert claims you won't be seeing as much New Zealand lamb on supermarket shelves in the future. We catch up with him as he tours the UK this month, helping sheep farmers make more money from their land.
Presented by Anna Hill. Produced by Anna Varle.
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