Country Focus - Sunday 11th October at 07.30am presented by Melanie Doel.

Following the outbreak of Ecoli at Godstone Farm in Surrey last month we ask if
petting farms have had their day? Should children be kept away from
animals or is it necessary to keep educating them about farming. We debate the question with Professor Hugh Pennington and the owner of Cantref Farm, Brecon.

For decades farmers have relied on sheepdogs to round up their flocks on the Welsh hills but some fear for the future of this skill because so few young people are taking it up. We meet a young, award-winning sheepdog handler from Pembrokeshire.

We meet one of the parents heading to Brussels next week to meet MEPs and Commissioners in a bid to get the EU to clean up its climate act and have Wales lead the way. The group are promoting the film "The Age of Stupid" and are concerend about the future of our planet.

All the experts predicted that more of us would stay in the UK for our holidays this year. And - according to the Caravan Club - that's exactly what has happened. Caravanning accounted for 19% of holidays here this year, making it the largest holiday sector. And here's a figure to consider 51 million nights were spent in caravans. The Club claims the caravan holiday industry is now worth
around £6 billion pounds to the UK economy.

Now when you pop into the supermarket and pick up that packet of Cheddar cheese are you aware of where it's made? If you thought it was coming from a small village called Cheddar - or even somewhere in the UK - think again! According to recent research published by DairyCo more Cheddar is being produced in Britain but an increasingly large proportion of what we eat is imported from overseas and the gap between the two is shrinking rapidly. In the first half of this year, Britain imported just over 62,000 tons of Cheddar from abroad. That compares with almost 49,000 tons in the same period last year. We speak to Eurwen Richards - an internationally recognised cheese expert .