Nigel Winter Appears on BBC podcast "Farming Today"

Nigel speaks on BBC Farming Today on podcast show 8, on the 8th May 2008, minute pointer 11.22 .

The feed for this podcast is given on these webpages:

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/farming/rss.xml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/farming/?focuswin

( UPDATE unfortunately: THIS FEED ONLY LISTS THE LAST 5 SHOWS, so Nigel's comments are no longer available for download)

Nigel makes some interesting comments on green manure, crop rotation and faming techniques (including low tillage techniques).

Peter Melchett, Policy Director at the Soil Association appeared just before Nigel during the same show.
GoTo minute : - 9.56 --- "We need 3 planets for people to eat more meat"

Peter went on to make some comments on the huge advantages of grass reared British beef and sheep (they are good for the climate & healthy meat), that they make very good use of UK land where farmers cannot grow other sorts of food and this land will be sequestering carbon. He says we should be putting more emphasis on British beef and lamb reared on this land. Peter also stated chickens are good converters, however the grain and proton used to feed them are causing climate change impacts.

The following show of Farming Today See show 09 May 08 features Gordan Ramsay famous chief. See minute 6.35 until 8.53

Ramsay Comments Summary: He has a personal crusade to stop growing food out of season. He does not want to see asparagus in middle of Dec, strawberries from Kenya in July. Chiefs are lazy and should change the menu. Should be fined for cooking out of season food.

HEADLINES IN INDEPENDENT

The £20bn food mountain: Britons throw away half of the food produced each year

20m tons of food is chucked out from homes and supermarkets, enough to meet half of Africa's food import needs. By Susie Mesure

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/the-16320bn-...