Plant Pests and Diseases

After an exceptionally mild winter and spring, pests and diseases are at higher levels than normal in many crops. Charlotte Smith visits a farm in Herefordshire, where both cereals and soft fruit are under attack. The assistant farm manager explains how it's a bad year for yellow rust and septoria in wheat, and talks about the impact the neonicotinoids ban will have on his oilseed rape. Charlotte also hears about the non-chemical measures put in place in the cherry polytunnels, to keep pests under control.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Emma Campbell.