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	Podcast:		Farming Today
	Episode:		04/05/24 - Farming Today This Week: Border checks, cider orchards and illegal waste dumping
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:25:08
	Publish Date:		2024-05-04 06:00:00
	Description:		New physical checks have been brought in on some imports of food and plants from the EU. Products deemed high or medium risk now have to be inspected - including live animals, meat and some plant products. We report from a border control post to find out how it works. An investigation is under way following the large scale illegal dumping of waste at a site in Kent. Local residents describe a steady stream of lorries carrying waste being brought to the site. And the largest cider manufacturer in the UK - Heineken - has ripped up thousands of apple trees in a 140 acre orchard in Monmouthshire. The orchard was planted by Bulmers - which is now owned by Heineken - more than twenty years ago. Some local people have raised concerns about the effect on ecosystems in the area, but the company says it’s selling the land due to a fall in the cider market. Presented by Charlotte Smith Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons
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