The future of farm subsidy payments, Northern Ireland environmental farming, the natural history of the cow

Farming Today

• Episode: The future of farm subsidy payments, Northern Ireland environmental farming, the natural history of the cow
• Website: Farming Today
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• Duration: 00:13:28
• Published: 2017-07-04 02:00

Defra secretary Michael Gove has hinted that support payments are likely to be reduced for larger-scale farmers, post-Brexit. The RSPB in Northern Ireland say years without an Environmental Farming Scheme has been detrimental for birds. But some farmers are working to save wild birds, even without a scheme. And the humbled cow is being celebrated on Radio 4. From Shakespeare's special relationship with the animal to Dinka songs from the cattle-based cultures of South Sudan and modern robotic dairying, Brett Westwood investigates for Natural Histories. Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Beatrice Fenton.