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Farming Today: Environment Secretary, Water regulations, Rural crime, Bernard Matthews sale

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20/10/2016

Environment Secretary, Water regulations, Rural crime, Bernard Matthews sale

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, Environment Secretary, Water regulations, Rural crime, Bernard Matthews sale

Environment secretary Andrea Leadsom is questioned on post-Brexit agricultural policy.

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Presented by Charlotte Smith. Environment secretary Andrea Leadsom is questioned on post-Brexit agricultural policy.

Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom has had her first grilling from the Environment and Rural Affairs Committee in Parliament. She was asked for progress on what a British Agricultural Policy would look like post Brexit, but said she wouldn't be giving a 'blow by blow' account of negotiations. She did outline her priorities though, including promoting a strong and resilient British food and farming industry, protecting the environment, and strengthening rural communities. 

Caz Graham visits a scheme in Cumbria where the water catchment is being improved, as part of our look at the areas of farming that are regulated from Brussels. 

And the latest on the sale of Bernard Matthews. The Competition and Marketing Authority is looking at the deal to sell the company to Ranjit Singh Boparan who also owns the Two Sisters group, which produces about a third of all poultry products eaten in the UK.

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