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Farming Today: 13/06/23 Small abattoirs, Cereals, Farm accounts

13/06/23 Small abattoirs, Cereals, Farm accounts

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 13/06/23 Small abattoirs, Cereals, Farm accounts

Small abattoirs. Predicted fall in profits for cereal farmers. Farm accounts.

Small abattoir campaigners hope for government announcement soon.
Ahead of Cereals 2023, analysts predicting 50% fall in profits for arable farmers.
Farm accounts.

Farmers are hoping for an announcement soon on more help for small abattoirs, which have been in decline for many years. This means farmers have fewer options when they sent animals for slaughter, and the animals themselves have to make longer journeys. Farming Minister Mark Spencer promised to do something about it in his speech at the National Farmers Union Conference back in February. Since then, no specific announcements have been made, although the recent Rural Action Plan launched by DEFRA mentions consultation. We speak to Marisa Heath who set up a cross-party Parliamentary inquiry into small abattoirs.

Hundreds of farmers are gathering at the Cereals event in Nottinghamshire and after one of the most volatile years arable farmers can remember there'll be a lot to discuss. Some figures calculate that UK arable farmers are facing more than a 50% drop in profits from harvest 2023.

All week we're taking a look at what it takes to run a big estate and how they juggle farming with tourism and conservation. Today we speak to the accountants in the office who manage all the money for the farm business.

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Producer = Rebecca Rooney

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