22/11/25 Farming Today This Week: Defra Secretary on agri-environment schemes, farm business income, COP, prison farm
England's biggest agri-environment scheme to be relaunched next year. The latest farm business income figures show this kind of payment makes 30% of average farm income.
England's biggest agri-environment scheme to be relaunched next year. The latest farm business income figures show this kind of payment makes 30% of average farm income.
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Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.
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