10/06/22 - Rural housing, hay meadows, land use
Caz Graham asks what impact the government's plans to extend the right to buy to housing association tenants may have in rural communities.
The government has confirmed that it plans to extend the ‘right to buy’ policy to people living in properties owned by housing associations. In rural areas, housing associations often play an important role in providing affordable rental accommodation. We look at the impact this change in policy could have on rural communities.
Hay meadows were once a common sight in the countryside, but there are very few of them left now. Not only are they beautiful and a valuable habitat, but farmers can also get grants to manage, restore or even create them from scratch.
All this week on Farming Today we're discussing land use and today we hear how the Welsh government has bought up a farm near Brecon for it to be run by the organisers of the Green Man Festival. Local people are concerned about what that means for the future of the farm.
Presented by Caz Graham and produced for BBC Audio by Caitlin Hobbs
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