Environmental Regulation, Cheese, Storm Goretti
The Government's performance on the environment comes under scrutiny in two reports, neither makes comfortable reading for DEFRA. And we get a taste of the UK cheese industry.
This week two watchdogs published reports on the Government's performance on the environment. The Office for Environmental Protection warned that, unless swift action is taken, the Government could miss 21 out of 43 legally set targets on biodiversity and protecting land and sea. Meanwhile, the National Audit Office published a report saying that substantial reform is needed in the way DEFRA, the Environment Agency, and Natural England operate.
Our sister programme, Farming Today, has been exploring the UK cheese industry. We visit a Somerset cheddar maker, a goat's cheese maker in Carmarthenshire, and an exporter making the most of growing demand for UK cheese around the world.
It may be more than a week since Storm Goretti unleashed hurricane force winds on Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly but rural businesses are still clearing up the wreckage.
Presenter: Charlotte Smith
Producer: Sarah Swadling
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- Sat 17 Jan 202606:30BBC Radio 4
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