Compulsory purchase, Welsh Black cattle, Lavender farm

Farming Today

• Episode: Compulsory purchase, Welsh Black cattle, Lavender farm
• Website: Farming Today
• Feed URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj8q/episodes/downloads.rss
• Duration: 00:13:30
• Published: 2017-07-27 07:02

There are warnings of more compulsory purchase of farmland to make way for housing and large-scale infrastructure projects. Charlotte Smith speaks to Jeremy Moody from the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers about the impact this could have on the farmers affected. Lucy Taylor reports on the popular Welsh Black Cattle and plans farmers have to increase the reputation and sales of this authentic Welsh meat, and David Dixon meets Mark and Sam Hall-Digweed who gave up their day jobs to create a Lavender farm in Cornwall. Producer: Toby Field.