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Anna Hill takes a look at the British beef industry. The UK roasts, braises and fries its way through 1.2 million tonnes of beef each year, most of which is home-grown.

A trip to a butchers in Stafford reveals how customer tastes have changed over the decades, from big meaty ribs of beef to the leaner topside and sirloin preferred today. And those changing tastes mean farming different breeds of cattle to give the taste and texture shoppers want. On one North Midlands farm Farming Today sees artificial insemination being used to create a Limousin cross - what the farmer describes as the perfect modern beef breed.

And Anna Hill hears claims that European beef farmers could lose twenty one billion pounds if a deal between the EU and a trade bloc of South American countries goes ahead.

Presenter: Anna Hill. Producer: Melvin Rickarby.