Farmers, Copa Cogeca and the NFU

<p>An investigation by <a href="https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/europes-potemkin-lobby/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Lighthouse Reports</a> has targeted the powerful European farming lobby group, Copa-Cogeca, which they say “is losing legitimacy even as it stymies the EU’s green agenda and hoovers up public funds.”</p> <p>In this programme we&#39;ll explore issues raised by the Lighthouse Reports investigation - and think about the legitimacy and the policy role of the National Farmers&#39; Union, the largest farmers&#39; organisation in the United Kingdom.</p> <p>ffinlo Costain is by <a href="https://twitter.com/thinink" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Thin Lei Win</a>, a co-author of the report - and by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-woodrow-01738b106/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Jimmy Woodrow</a>, the executive director of <a href="https://twitter.com/PastureForLife" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Pasture for Life</a> in the UK.</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farmgate/message