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20/04/23 - Tree-planting delays; tax and land values; insects and waste

Foresters say paperwork hold-ups are delaying tree-planting; the impact of tax on land values; and scientists work to find food new waste sources that can be fed to insects.

Forestry contractors say delays to paperwork are holding up tree planting. One forester says the waiting nearly cost him his business, and he feared he'd go bust. He also says delays in the system mean the government won't meet its ambitious tree-planting targets.

We are looking into landownership all this week - and the value of arable land in England is currently at an all time high. There are many reasons and tax has its part to pay too, both inheritance tax and capital gains tax. We speak to an accountant about how tax affects the price of land.

We've often talked about the future potential of insects both for feeding livestock and feeding us. At the moment insects can legally only be fed on vegetable matter, but a new research project being carried out for the Food Standards Agency is looking at the feasibility of using other types of food waste. It鈥檚 being run by Fera Science Ltd, alongside the University of Surrey.

Presenter: Caz Graham
Producer: Rebecca Rooney

13 minutes

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  • Thu 20 Apr 2023 05:45

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