18/09/19: Anti GM, Disease-resistant potatoes, Kiwi berries

Farming Today

• Episode: 18/09/19: Anti GM, Disease-resistant potatoes, Kiwi berries
• Website: Farming Today
• Feed URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj8q/episodes/downloads.rss
• Duration: 00:13:35
• Published: 2019-09-18 07:02

This week Farming Today is looking at the issues around using genetic modification in farming. Anna Hill has been to a restricted site at the Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich where a second trial is underway to grow Maris Piper potatoes which are resistant to diseases and even bruising. Anna also interviews Roger Kerr from Organic Farmers and Growers and asks under what circumstances GM crops would be allowed to be sold under the organic label? There's a treat for lovers of Kiwi fruit - the Kiwi Berry provides all the benefits of its namesake fruit with none of the tedium of peeling off that rough hairy skin, and as Emily Hughes has been finding out a farm near Ledbury in Herefordshire has big hopes for this little green treat. Producer: Toby Field