Farming Today - 27/09/2010

A farming industry leader is calling for calm over leaks that more than 50 farming and environment quangos and organisations are to be axed. President of the National Farmers Union, Peter Kendal says he's optimistic about the future of the farming industry despite claims in a leaked report that more bodies which report to Defra could go. They include the Farm Animal Welfare Council, the Advisory Committee on Pesticides and the School Food Trust. Also on Farming Today, you wouldn't think milk could be made from a plant such as hemp, but it can and it's being produced in the UK for the first time. Hemp is a crop which is mainly used to produce oil and other products such as carbon efficient building materials and doors and dashboards for car manufacturers. But a Devon farmer is now producing milk from the crop. And this week is the official start of the British apple season and from today greengrocers' shelves should be groaning under the weight of home-grown cox, gala and other tasty apples. This month is also the start of the English pear season. In the past, English pears have only been on sale from September but now that's all set to change. For the first time in pear growing history, a Kent producer has found a way of 'super-cooling' pears so they are good to eat all year round. Presented by Caz Graham. Produced by Anna Varle.