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Farming Today: UKIP on Farming, Scottish Agritourism, National Shooting Week

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28/05/2014

UKIP on Farming, Scottish Agritourism, National Shooting Week

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, UKIP on Farming, Scottish Agritourism, National Shooting Week

UKIP sets out its vision for British farming. Presented by Sybil Ruscoe.

UKIP sets out its vision for British farming and defends the right of its new MEPs to abstain from voting in Europe. Presented by Sybil Ruscoe.

Much of rural Britain turned purple this week as the UK Independence Party won 24 seats in the European Elections. In traditional farming regions like the south west of England, the party gained 32% of the vote.
Agricultural policy is heavily governed by the European Union and the Common Agricultural Policy is its biggest spend, accounting for more than a third of the total budget. So what will the new anti-Europe MEPs in Brussels do for British farmers? Sybil Ruscoe hears from UKIP's spokesman for agriculture Stuart Agnew, who defends his party's right to abstain from voting on 'widow and orphan' issues and sets out his vision for British agriculture.
It's National Shooting Week. Sybil asks the Countryside Alliance how its managing to attract newcomers into a sport that's seen by many as privileged, elite and exclusive.
And we find out how Scottish farmers are attracting more tourists by stealing a few ideas from other farms.
Presented by Sybil Ruscoe and produced by Anna Jones.

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