10/07/2009
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith. The government now allows farmers to voluntarily support wildlife, but some farmers refuse.
News and issues in rural Britain with Charlotte Smith.
The government says it will trust farmers to voluntarily support and protect wildlife on their land, to make up for the loss of set-aside. Charlotte hears from Hilary Benn, the minister who has introduced the scheme, and farmers at the Royal Show who say that they are unwilling to take land out of production if they don't have to.
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