Farming Today

28/02/25 - Trade rules, native bulbs and high beef and lamb prices


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The DEFRA Secretary told Farming Today the Government will be looking into ways to prevent cheap imports of crops grown in countries which allow the use of chemicals that aren’t authorised for use in the UK. But how easy will that be? We ask a trade expert.

There’s been a flying trade for beef and sheep this spring. The price for what’s called ‘dead weight’ cattle is at its highest ever according to the ADHD, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, and they say sheep prices are historically high too. So what’s behind these high prices? Are they likely to last? And will we be paying more for meat in the shops?

And we visit a bulb business on a smallholding in Wales where, for almost 40 years, they’ve been sourcing and supplying a wide range of bulbs, both native to the British Isles, and from different parts of the world.

Presented by Caz Graham

Produced by Heather Simons

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