23/07/20 - Bills Bills Bills, George Eustice on farm working conditions, Butterflies
Farming Today
Today it's bills bills bills on Farming Today. After an amendment to protect food standards is voted down, BBC Parliamentary correspondent Mark D'Arcy joins Caz Graham to spell out what the Trade Bill means for UK agriculture, and what power the Lords have to influence the Agriculture Bill. Following Farming Today special investigation's into working conditions on farms the Secretary of State for the Environment, George Eustice talks about the steps individuals and businesses can take when they discover problems and who has the responsibility for addressing any breaches. Butterfly expert and writer Matthew Oates takes a stroll near his home in Wiltshire to see how pollinators are taking advantage of the field margins on a farm which has been βset-asideβ an area from production to encourage Lepidoptera to thrive. Producer: Toby FieldNext Episodes
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