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30/03/22 - New fertiliser technology, grassland sulphur use and whisky exports to Australia.
Podcast |
Farming Today
Publisher |
BBC
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Science
Publication Date |
Mar 30, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:13:41
The huge hike in fertiliser prices has prompted DEFRA to set up an Industry Fertiliser Roundtable, chaired by Farming Minister Victoria Prentis. The group will discuss the impact a shortage of fertiliser will have on UK farms and also look at alternatives. We hear from one company working on just that - CCM Technologies makes pellets of fertiliser out of products like manure or digestate, combined with waste carbon dioxide and ammonia from industry. A farming trial backed by the Welsh Government has found that applying fertilisers enhanced with selenium and sulphur can increase grass yield by up to 11%. Tests were carried out on three farms in Wales, where soils are often deficient in those minerals. And until now, exports of Scotch whisky to Australia have been subjected to a 5% tariff. But the new UK-Australia Trade Deal will see that removed - so how are distillers responding to the change? Presented by Anna Hill Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons

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