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17/08/2009
A shake-up to subsidies for Welsh farmers means some organic producers will lose up to 80 per cent of their payment, which producer groups say will force many out of the industry.
Organic farmers in Wales say they could be forced out of business by changes to their subsidy payment. The Welsh Assembly is replacing three schemes with the new Glastir payment. Farmers say some will lose 80 per cent of their money, making it unviable to keep going.
We eat more than 800 million ready meals a year in the UK, more than any other country in Europe; Caz Graham asks if we are we about to change our ways.
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