Farming Today - 24/06/2010

Charlotte Smith hears the emergency budget will hit rural areas hardest. Ivan Annibal from Rose Regeneration analyses economic data for government and councils, and says unless extra money is set aside for rural areas, economic consequences could be serious. A fire on board a ferry has led to the loss of thousands of tons of Jersey Royal potatoes. Farming Today hears that as the hot weather continues, potato farmers are irrigating through the night to get the crop ready. And a trip to Ebford community orchard in Devon shows that the English wine business is becoming professional and profitable all over the South of England. Presenter: Charlotte Smith Producer: Melvin Rickarby.