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	Podcast:		Costing the Earth
	Episode:		The Growing Season
	Category:		Religion & Spirituality
	Duration:		00:27:49
	Publish Date:		2016-09-27 09:30:00
	Description:		The Met Office recently issued a report which states that the growing season in the UK is now one month longer than it was in the 1960's. Keen gardeners may notice that spring bulbs are coming up much earlier and that fruit like apples are flowering sooner in the year whilst some farmers can now bring in their harvest before the end of the summer. Peter Gibbs discovers that whilst there are opportunities for growers in more Northerly latitudes rapid changes globally may put yields of vital crops at risk. The UK's gardeners, crop scientists and farmers are not simply sitting back and admitting defeat though. A changing climate is a challenge which many growers are busy preparing for. Producer: Helen Lennard.
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