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Farming Today: 14/11/23 - New Defra Secretary, white cabbage waste and Wilder Marches

14/11/23 - New Defra Secretary, white cabbage waste and Wilder Marches

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 14/11/23 - New Defra Secretary, white cabbage waste and Wilder Marches

Who is new Defra secretary Steve Barclay?

Anna Hill gets the low-down on the new Defra secretary, Steve Barclay.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has new boss - former Health Secretary, Steve Barclay. The appointment comes after Therese Coffey stepped down during the Prime Minister's reshuffle. We get the low down on the new Secretary of State, and consider what he will bring to the Department.

Simon Naylor produces white, red and pink cabbages in South Lincolnshire, which are sold whole in supermarkets, but also go into a huge range of pre-prepared lines, including coleslaw, stir-fry mixes and salads. But as much as 35 percent of each white cabbage is wasted, with tonnes of outer leaves thrown away every year. So, he's developed a plan to use the waste and transform it into new food ingredients.

And Wildlife Trusts on both sides of the Wales-England border are working together in a new project which aims to restore habitats for wildlife and tackle the consequences of climate change. The Trusts say the "Wilder Marches" project can also support farmers to carry out environmental actions to increase biodiversity on their land.

Presented by Anna Hill
Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons

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