28/04/21 - Food exports post Brexit, Welsh election, land use to save the planet

Farming Today

• Episode: 28/04/21 - Food exports post Brexit, Welsh election, land use to save the planet
• Website: Farming Today
• Feed URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj8q/episodes/downloads.rss
• Duration: 00:13:36
• Published: 2021-04-28 07:00

The latest government figures show UK food and drink exports to the EU in February were 40% down on last year. The figures, published by the Food and Drink Federation, show cheese exports were down nearly two thirds, chicken and beef down by more than three quarters. Sales of dairy products including milk and cream, declined by a massive 96% - we speak to a dairy exporter to find out why. Wales goes to the polls in just over a week's time in a Senedd election that could have big repercussions for those living and working in the countryside. Powers over farming and the environment are devolved, so it will be up to the next Welsh Government to decide how post-Brexit agricultural policy and payments work. Efforts to tackle river pollution, and secure a green recovery from the pandemic are also prompting debate during the campaign. We find out what the main parties are promising. Every cow produces roughly one tonne of methane each year, and it's a contributing factor to climate change. But the presenter of Radio 4's "39 Ways to Save the Planet", Tom Heap, tells us farming and land use can also be part of the solution. Presented by Anna Hill Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons