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Today, thousands of farmers converge on Brussels to lobby what's described as an Extraordinary EU Agriculture Summit. Farming ministers from across Europe will be meeting with EU Farm Commissioner Phil Hogan and the Commission President.

Among those ministers will be Defra's Secretary of State, Liz Truss, who tells Anna Hill how she'll be supporting UK farmers.

We also hear from Pekka Pesonen, President of the pan-European farming union Copa-Cogeca.

Between now and December is the time most ewes are in season. It's when they're put out with rams, or tups, for lambs to be born five months later. So, in the run up to tupping season, ram sales take place across the country and farmers plan ahead for the year to come.

However, with lamb prices having fallen, less demand for lamb from consumers, and more New Zealand lamb on the shelves, are UK producers planning on having smaller flocks in 2016? Chris Lloyd, from AHDB Beef and Lamb, the levy board that supports livestock production, responds.

Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Mark Smalley.