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Record Pea Harvest, Craft Skills, and Training a Truffle Hound

Tim Lamyman has smashed the world record for a pea harvest, recording almost six and a half tonnes per hectare. David Gregory-Kumar asks him how he's achieved this feat.

Tim Lamyman has smashed the world record for a pea harvest, recording almost six and a half tonnes per hectare. He's previously held the record for Winter wheat and oilseed rape. David Gregory-Kumar asks him how he's achieved this feat and what lessons can be learned for ensuring profitability of crops.

Lucy Taylor meets the hounds hoping for a future hunting truffles, and Marion Dean who patiently trains the dogs (and their owners) to uncover these hard-to-find underground fungi.

Our craft skills week begins with an interview with Greta Bertram from the Heritage Crafts Association about why basket-weaving, dry-stone walling or coracle construction are still important and relevant, and why arrow-making has found a new market in historic re-enactments.

Producer: Toby Field.

13 minutes

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  • Mon 4 Sep 2017 05:45

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