25/10/21 - Scottish beavers, pumpkins and grass seeds
Scotlandโs wildlife agency has been ordered to stop issuing licences to cull beavers without first giving its reasons in writing. A judge ruled that NatureScot had unlawfully issued licences in the past - upholding complaints from the rewilding charity Trees for Life. It argued that too many culls were being allowed rather than looking at alternatives, like re-homing beavers. Beavers have been re-introduced in some areas of the UK and are popular, but in others where theyโve escaped into the wild or been re-introduced illegally farmers say they cause a lot of damage. So what next for Scottish beavers?
We visit a farm in Staffordshire where pumpkins have become big business.
And this week weโre focusing on grass - what its good for, what its bad for and how farmers use of it is changing. We start by hearing from DLF - the world's largest producer and distributor of grass seeds.
Presented by Charlotte Smith
Produced by Heather Simons