Farming Today

01/07/20 - Food supply post-Covid, Build build build in the countryside, Pick your own strawberries

Farming Today

Following the conclusion of the EFRA Select Committee's hearings into COVID-19 and food supply the Chair, Neil Parish MP, tells Anna Hill what the priorities for for the future. The Prime Minster has announced a building programme across the country but that also means getting rid of many of the existing planning regulations. Mark Bridgeman, President of the Country Land and Business Association gives his reaction. For soft fruits week Rebecca Rooney speaks to the owners of a huge strawberry farm near Swindon who have introduced an online ticketing system. Producer: Toby Field

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