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	Podcast:		Farming Today
	Episode:		24/08/20 Potato harvest. Poultry farming. Ash dieback in Northern Ireland
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:11:30
	Publish Date:		2020-08-24 05:06:00
	Description:		Potato growers welcome new varieties which will help farmers deal with disease and drought. We visit a farm in Norfolk to talk about this year's harvest and future crops. UK famers produce more than a billion chickens a year. All week we're looking at the nation's favourite meat. Research scientist Professor Emily Burton, who set up the poultry unit at Nottingham Trent University a decade ago, gives us an overview of the poultry industry. Virtually all of Northern Ireland's native ash trees will be lost to ash dieback according to a survey from The Woodland Trust. It estimates the disease could claim 90% of the ash species there and ash makes up 60% of trees in hedgerows. Presenter = Caz Graham Producer = Rebecca Rooney
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