
05/10/2014
Rural news. Rachael Garside examines the impact that a dramatic fall in milk prices has had on the Welsh dairy industry.
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Milk Crisis, Meadows and Welsh Blankets
Challenge events in the uplands - there are are now endless opportunities to raise money for charity or achieve personal goals by tackling adventurous challenges, but what are the real impacts of this and how widely are they felt?
A year in the life of a meadow - In the last 75 years a staggering 97% of meadows have been lost but the charity Plantlife is determined to halt that decline with the establishment of new meadows which they say are vital for the British countryside. Carmarthenshire's Coronation Meadow is being looked after by local farmer Andrew Jones and we'll be keeping an eye it throughout the year to see how it develops
Foraging for funghi with a bumper crop of mushrooms
And Welsh blankets - the tin shed housing the largest collection of Welsh blankets in the world
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- Sun 5 Oct 201407:00BBC Radio Wales
- Mon 6 Oct 201405:30BBC Radio Wales
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