12/12/20 - Farming Today This Week: Scottish agricultural policy, the UK internal market and brassicas

Farming Today

• Episode: 12/12/20 - Farming Today This Week: Scottish agricultural policy, the UK internal market and brassicas
• Website: Farming Today
• Feed URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qj8q/episodes/downloads.rss
• Duration: 00:24:55
• Published: 2020-12-12 08:00

When we leave the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy in January, the way farmers are paid will change. Agriculture is devolved, and the 4 nations each have a different approach to what comes next. In this programme, we hear from the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy, Fergus Ewing. We also hear how the divergent agricultural policies could impact the UK's internal market. This week the first Chair of the new Office for Environmental Protection was announced as Dame Glenys Stacey. Once it's up and running, the OEP will effectively replace the European Commission in overseeing compliance with environmental law and holding the Government to account. While the Government insists it will be a strong and independent body, critics have described it as a ‘toothless regulator’. And we get the latest news on brassicas - from cauliflowers to the sprouts. Presented by Charlotte Smith Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons