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Ripping out ragwort from the countryside is damaging our eco-system, according to the insect charity Buglife. However, the British Horse Welfare Society says that the weed is still dangerous and kills hundreds of UK horses each year.

Each person in the UK is consuming three times more chicken then we were 40 years ago. Intensive production methods are used to produce the meat cheaply and meet demands. David Spellar has 180,000 chickens on his farm in Chesterfield. He told Anna Hill how he keeps the costs down.

And today the European Commission will propose how much money each member state pays into the EU budget. Environmental journalist Charles Clover and Allan Buckwell from the Country Land and Business Association discuss how the proposals will affect farming and wildlife in the UK.

Presented by Anna Hill. Produced by Emma Weatherill.