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Not such sweet news for sugar beet farmers as George Osborne taxes sugary soft drinks. Lincolnshire farmer Andrew Worth says he may have to come out of growing sugar beet altogether.

Could the fantasy of growing plants on Mars become a reality? Scientists at Vacheningen University in Holland think so.
They've been growing peas and tomatoes in Martian-type soil. Ecologist Wieger Wamelink explains.

As part of our look at animal feed innovations, today we hear about how farmers are increasingly looking at ways to cut down the use of additives and concentrates, because they are expensive and less sustainable. Beatrice Fenton visits the Innovative Farmers network, part of the Duchy Future Farming programme, which has set up a field trial to see whether sprouting seeds and pulses grown indoors might be an alternative feed for hens.

Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Mark Smalley.