19/08/2011
Each year millions of pounds of European subsidy are claimed not by farmers but by UK food companies; Caz Graham finds out why. Plus the vagaries of this summer's weather.
Each year millions of pounds of European subsidy are claimed not by farmers but by UK food processing companies; Caz Graham finds out why. Meanwhile, a Scottish MEP wants to see farm support payments redistributed, so Scottish farmers receive more money. And the vagaries of this summer's weather: parched grass in central England and farmers willing the rain to stop in the north and south west.
Presenter: Caz Graham
Producer: Sarah Swadling.
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