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Why there's an increase in sheep deaths after they've eaten bog asphodel - a yellow flower - in marshy upland areas.

If you're a farmer in Wales or Northern Ireland - today's the day to get your European subsidy applications in. If you're in Scotland and England - you've still got until mid-June. In Wales nearly 90% of applications are now in - an impressive statistic given all the uncertainty over how much cash farmers will get. Sally Challoner explains why the sum could be anything from 115 Euros to more than 250 Euros per hectare - and thousands of farmers could be out of pocket.

A few weeks ago on Farming Today we brought you news of moo shoes - today our cows have got reflective collars. Cattle have been grazing on Minchinhampton Common in Gloucestershire for centuries - but they now share it with a lot of cars. Last year five cows were killed or had to be put down after accidents - so we hear why the inventive Gloucestershire Constabulary are providing hi-vis cattle collars as part of a road safety trial.

Presented by Sybil Ruscoe and produced by Mark Smalley.