14/05/2010
Farm subsidies now cost each taxpayer 70 pounds per year. Charlotte Smith hears that 29 farm businesses received more than one million pounds in subsidy last year.
Farm subsidies now cost each tax-payer £70 per year. Charlotte Smith hears 29 farm businesses received more than £1 million in subsidy last year. And as the butterfly numbers continue to decline, some farmers are making it a priority to help boost their numbers. Farming Today visits a project in Devon, where the wildlife trust is working with farmers to create new butterfly habitats .
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