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February 12: Minister says farming is low in the Government's 'pecking order' and 'the Budget is the Budget'

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the Farming Minister's comments that agriculture is low in the Government's 'pecking order' and 'the Budget is the Budget' and the focus must now be on getting the sector on a ‘proper, sustainable, business-like footing', and restaurant chain Nando's is to conduct an independent audit of its chicken suppliers after it was accused of ‘killing' the River Wye by green campaign groups

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Farming low on Government's 'pecking order', says Minister

Nando's to audit suppliers over River Action pollution claims

Biosecurity risk as authorities search for illegally released wild boar in Cairngorms

Mental health in focus in Mind Your Head week

Defra reviewing livestock feed controls to allow processed animal protein

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