Farming Today - 24/09/2010

Developments could be built in rural areas without planning permission, even if a quarter of villagers don't want them. Caz Graham talks to housing minister Grant Shapps, who says his aim is not to set villagers at war with each other, but to simplify the planning process. Goose is a traditional autumn meal, and this year seems to be back in vogue. Farming Today visits a goose farm in Cumbria to see why pubs and restaurants are taking record orders for the birds. And this autumn there's food for free, if you know where to look. Anna Varle discovers the secrets of foraging, in the forests of Devon. And new research from the Met Office predicts long hot summers and extended heatwaves for the UK, allowing farmers to grow new, Mediterranean crops on their land.