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08/09/25: Biosecurity at the borders, Forage Aid grants, farmland birds.

MPs give their verdict today on the fight against illegal meat and dairy imports - it's unlikely to make comfortable reading for the government.

MPs deliver their verdict on measures to prevent meat and dairy products being imported illegally into the UK. The report published today by the Commons' Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Committee is unlikely to make comfortable reading for DEFRA. The Addington Fund countryside charity is opening its Forage Aid grant scheme in response to feed shortages caused by the drought conditions experienced in some parts of the country. And, there are signs that declines in some farmland bird species are slowing thanks to agri-environment schemes.

Presenter: Charlotte Smith
Producer: Sarah Swadling

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