10/06/20: Peatland carbon sequestration, Rural primary school, Pesticide reduction in arable

Farming Today

• Episode: 10/06/20: Peatland carbon sequestration, Rural primary school, Pesticide reduction in arable
• Website: Farming Today
• Feed URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj8q/episodes/downloads.rss
• Duration: 00:13:27
• Published: 2020-06-10 07:00

A new report by the RSPB says that restoring peatlands and heathlands could compensate for a third of the carbon emissions in farming, which would be a significant step to the UK to achieving its target of ‘net zero’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Anna Hill speaks to Rob Field from the RSPB. The Government has announced they've scrapped plans to return all primary pupils to school this term and Anna asks Amanda Rogers, headteacher at South Stoke Primary School how a school with a capacity of just forty-nine pupils will proceed. Rebecca Rooney has been to meet Craig Livingstone, arable manager for the Lockerley Estate in Hampshire who believes that looking after the soil, reducing reliance on chemicals - without sacrificing yields, will help businesses like his deal better with extremes of weather. Producer: Toby Field