
Cheap meat and superbugs, Chelsea Flower show trends, is the customer always right?
Presented by Charlotte Smith. Does the pressure to produce cheap meat fuel the rise in antibiotic resistant superbugs? Tom Heap shares his investigations for Panorama.
Does the pressure to produce cheap meat fuel the rise in antibiotic resistant superbugs? Tom Heap tells Charlotte Smith about his investigations for tonight's Panorama.
The Chelsea flower show begins tomorrow. Show gardens, champagne and beautiful plants everywhere you look. But it's more than just a day out as the themes on display prove highly influential, inspiring gardeners and growers everywhere. Howard Shannon has been to London's Covent Garden Flower Market in the company of horticulturalist Guy Barter to find out how traders anticipate the Flower Show's trends, so they can meet the public's demand.
Is the customer always right? Over the past decade, public demand for transparency about what we eat and drink has soared. And all this week on Farming Today, we're looking at the impact and influence of consumers on the food supply chain - from farmers and growers right through to retailers. So we're joining with radio 4's daily consumer show You & Yours to find out what shoppers want. Presenter Winifred Robinson tells Charlotte that really it all comes down to the bottom line
Produced by Mark Smalley.
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