28/10/21 "Haphazard" transition from CAP farm payments to ELMS, plans to tackle emissions from agriculture, the rural Budget

Farming Today

• Episode: 28/10/21 "Haphazard" transition from CAP farm payments to ELMS, plans to tackle emissions from agriculture, the rural Budget
• Website: Farming Today
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• Duration: 00:13:41
• Published: 2021-10-28 07:00

Some English farmers face going out of business due to the Government's "haphazard" transition from the EU’s CAP to a new system of farm payments - that's the warning from a committee of MPs which wants an assessment of the impact of the change and more support for farmers. The environmental ambition of the transition is also being questioned. The Climate Change Committee, an independent body which advises government, says that while the Government’s overall net zero plan is "achievable and affordable" plans to tackle emissions from agriculture are still "unclear". The Vice President of the Country Land and Business Association, Victoria Vyvyan, says the Budget showed no ambition for the countryside. This week we’re talking about grass - a group of sheep farmers are grazing their flocks on leys containing red clover as part of a trial in the West Midlands and Wales. The farmers say red clover has a number of environmental and business benefits. Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.