20/06/2011

There are demands for farmers to stop using as many antibiotics in their animals. Dr Mark Holmes is a lecturer in veterinary medicine from the University of Cambridge and says that the government needs to bring in new regulations to govern the use of antibiotics in farming. He claims that this would take pressure off production and raise the price of milk.

There will be a shortage of hay this year. That's according to the Hay and Straw merchants association which warns many fields harvested so far are only yielding 30% of their potential, following the driest spring for a generation. Ruth Sanderson went to meet Roly Fenwick - President of the Straw and Hay association - who says that this year's hay yield will depend on what the weather will do in the next week.

There are new calls for Chinese lanterns to be banned. Alan Buckwell is the policy Director at the Country Land Business Association and says that they are causing huge amounts of damage each year, and the problem is not getting any better.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Ruth Sanderson.