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Animal welfare post-Brexit, Royal Welsh Show, Farm opera, Belvoir Harvest

Brexit may bring cheaper food imports but they could come at the cost of farm animal welfare standards, a House of Lords environment committee report concludes.

Brexit may bring cheaper food imports but they could come at the cost of farm animal welfare standards, a House of Lords environment committee report concludes.
Today we are at the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells, where the future of a Welsh agricultural policy has dominated the agenda.
Harvest 2017 is the earliest for many years, following the dry hot weather last month. Ben Jackson met up with Belvoir Estate manager Phil Burtt, on the 4000 acre estate in Leicestershire.

Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

13 minutes

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  • Tue 25 Jul 2017 05:45

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