91热爆

New evidence from the world鈥檚 longest running experiment at Rothamsted Research shows the threat to food crops from weeds is greater than ever before.

The future of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board is under growing scrutiny, after a second ballot of farmers - this time potato growers - recorded 64% in favour of ending their mandatory levy, which is paid to the board.

And all this week we're looking at how the pandemic has affected food, farming and rural businesses, a year on from the first lockdown. Our reporter Bob Walker has been talking to Buck Beckett, a crab and lobster fisherman based in Newquay, Cornwall.

Presented by Anna Hill and produced in Bristol by Beatrice Fenton.