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Woollen Mills and Dark Skies

Keeping up with supply and demand, Welsh woollen mills face an uncertain future, and could Wales be a dark skies nation?

The Welsh Government's new Agriculture Bill took another step forward this week but does it go far enough? We speak to the chair of the Welsh Affairs Committee which is examining the quality of water in Wales. Duckweed - a "miracle plant" to help farmers turn agricultural waste into feed for livestock and clean slurry water at the same time. New research from the Made with Wool project uncertainty surrounding the industry’s future. And finally, on the eve of this year's Dark Skies Week in Wales we hear how light pollution is doing untold damage to our biodiversity.

28 minutes

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Thu 16 Feb 202305:30

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Duckweed - if you're a "Swiss army knife" kind of farmer in Wales, as Dr Dylan Gwynn-Jones describes and want to get involved in the Aberystwyth University research project follow the link here
Wales Dark Skies week runs from February 17th-26th, 2023 More details of events are here In the Brecon Beacons they're celebrating 10 years of their status as an International Dark Sky Reserve  and are asking people to switch off all non-essential lighting for an hour between 19:30 - 20:30 this Friday 17th February to see the stars really shine!
For more information on the Made with Wool Project - follow this link here

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  • Sun 12 Feb 202307:00
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