Reports in the Farmers Weekly suggest that diary hygiene inspections could be cut to once in 10 years in England and Wales as part of plans to slash £1.2m in the cost of carrying out the checks.
European farm leaders have agreed that The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must encourage farming to become 'greener' in order to guarantee sustainable food supplies.
The Government's announcement toady that it will publish its consultation on selling off tracts of publicly-owned forests in England has resulted in angry outbursts from campaigners.
