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21/03/2013

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside, presented by Charlotte Smith. Will English farmers do worse than their neighbours in the UK if CAP reform goes ahead?

A Coalition of English Farmers has warned that they could struggle to be competitive under new European proposals. DEFRA Secretary, Owen Paterson says he wants to make things less complicated but the head of the National Farmers Union Peter Kendall says the outcome will be unfair. A rural accountant gives his reaction to yesterday's budget. He says it could encourage farmers to employ more people on their farms.
Charlotte Smith talks to producers at the International Food and Drink Event and met up with two farmers and food producers who tell her how important big foreign business could be for small UK food enterprises
Presenter Charlotte Smith. Producer Ruth Sanderson.

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