30/06/2010
The government has abolished the Commission for Rural Communities and Farming Today hears that this could be just the first of several rural quangos to face the chop.
The government has abolished the Commission for Rural Communities saving ã6 million a year. Farming Today hears that this could be just the first of several rural quangos to face the chop. And Anna Hill discovers what its like to be self sufficient and keep a mini-farm in the backyard.
Presenter: Anna Hill; Producer: Martin Poyntz-Roberts.
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