Farming Today

Original version

BBC Radio 4 LW

Magazines & Reviews

Factual: Science & Nature: Nature & Environment

The latest news about food, farming and the countryside

BBC Radio 4 FM

Farming Today: 07/03/22 - Welsh port facilities, the NI Protocol and sheep's milk vodka

farming-today_monday_1211_getty.jpg

07/03/22 - Welsh port facilities, the NI Protocol and sheep's milk vodka

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 07/03/22 - Welsh port facilities, the NI Protocol and sheep's milk vodka

Will UK ports and EU food suppliers be ready for new import checks in July?

In July, Britain will bring in new certificates and physical checks on goods coming in from the EU - they’ve been delayed several times.

In July Britain will bring in new certificates and physical checks on goods coming in from the EU - they’ve been delayed several times - but the British Retail Consortium says they’re concerned the facilities at ports wont be ready in time - especially for goods coming across the Irish Sea into Wales. Two inspection points will be built in Wales by 2023 - until then limited checks will be done at temporary facilities at Holyhead, Fishguard and Pembroke.

All this week we’re looking at the Northern Ireland Protocol and what it means for food and farming. That’s a big sector in Northern Ireland which is a net exporter of food - to Great Britain, to the Republic of Ireland and to the rest of Europe. When we left the EU it was decided not to check goods leaving or entering at the border between the north and south of Ireland, but instead to do those checks at ports. And as part of the agreement, Northern Ireland follows EU rules on product standards. 

And we meet the sheep farmers producing vodka from a by-product from cheese making.

Presented by Charlotte Smith
Producer for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons

BBC Radio 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Farming Today

07/03/22 - Welsh port facilities, the NI Protocol and sheep's milk vodka

Genres

Brand

BBC Radio 4 LW

About BBC Radio 4