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European Subsidies Update

The latest about farming. English farmers still waiting for their European subsidies are to be given bridging payments to tide them over, following delays in the system.

English farmers still waiting for their European subsidies are to be given 'bridging payments' to tide them over until the full amount can be paid, following delays in the system. The Rural Payments Agency, which administers the money coming from Europe, has been criticised after failing to meet its own deadline to pay 'nearly all' farmers by the end of March. Problems with a new IT system and poor management have been blamed.
And we are on the automated packing line with an egg producer in Scotland as part of our look at the British poultry industry.
Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Sally Challoner.

13 minutes

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  • Thu 21 Apr 2016 05:45

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