Search

Home > Farming Today > Wheat Genome, Fishing Quotas, Willow Bats


	Podcast:		Farming Today
	Episode:		Wheat Genome, Fishing Quotas, Willow Bats
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:13:41
	Publish Date:		2018-08-17 00:00:00
	Description:		Wheat is one of the most complex structures on the planet and now the complete sequence of the wheat genome has been published. And that's a big deal for farming because understanding the vast data discovered will lead to new innovations in breeding and disease resistance. Philippa Borrill, a Research Fellow at the John Innes Centre in Norwich is one of the 200 scientists, from 73 research institutions world-wide, who've unlocked the secrets of the wheat genome. A Plymouth based fisherman has been fined for cheating on his quota of fish. Graeme Searle was charged £22,000 in fines and costs for landing 4 tonnes of pollock from one of boats, but claiming it was caught by a different boat, which hadn't actually left the harbour. The false record would have allowed him to exceed his quota for the month. Searle is part of the Plymouth-based Sole of Discretion small boat collective which brands itself as 'ethical & sustainable' business providing fish to restaurants, delis and box schemes. It was set up by Caroline Bennett who founded the Mushi Mushi sushi restaurant in London in the mid-1990s. Caroline accepts that Graham Searle broke the rules but she argues the case highlights a hopeless situation for Britain's small boats, which have a tiny proportion of the total UK quota. And we meet a Shropshire farmer who's planted willow trees to make cricket bats. Presented by Sybil Ruscoe and produced by Sally Challoner.
	Total Play:		0