25/09/19 Agriculture Bill back on track, livestock market closures, Yeo Valley at 25

Farming Today

• Episode: 25/09/19 Agriculture Bill back on track, livestock market closures, Yeo Valley at 25
• Website: Farming Today
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• Duration: 00:13:41
• Published: 2019-09-25 07:00

The Agriculture Bill, which sets out the government's plans to replace EU subsidies after Brexit, had finished its committee stage in the House of Commons but fell at the final hurdle when Parliament prorogued. But with yesterday's Supreme Court ruling it looks like it will now be able to continue its journey. This week we're taking a look at livestock markets, many of which are under threat of closure. The local council at Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan announced it wouldn't be renewing the lease for the livestock market there. It decided the site would be 'regenerated'. Now farmers and farming unions are campaigning to save the mart. The organic yogurt makers Yeo Valley are 25 yrs old this year. The dairy business was started by Mary and Roger Mead back in the 1970s. We hear from their son, Tim Mead. Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Beatrice Fenton.