03/10/2014
More bad news for dairy farmers: world prices have declined by 45 per cent since February. Plus a gamekeeper convicted of killing birds of prey could face jail. With Anna Hill.
More bad news for dairy farmers: world prices have declined 45% since February. This week's Global Dairy Auction, an important indicator of the market, saw losses on all commodities from butter to skimmed milk powder.
A gamekeeper convicted of killing birds of prey could face jail, in what's been described as the worst case of its kind in England.
It seems almost certain that the new man at the helm of EU farm policy will be the former Irish Environment Minister, Phil Hogan.
And, continuing our examination of animal welfare, we discuss halal slaughter.
Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Sarah Swadling.
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