Summary: <br> Rob Lyons speaks to Dr Guy Smith from the National Farmers Union<br> <br> The Brexit vote throws the future of British farming and indeed <br> how to produce enough food to feed Britain into question. The EU was <br> always notorious for its apparently huge subsidies to farmers, while <br> other struggling sectors of the economy – as illustrated by the <br> threatened closure of Port Talbot steel works – have been refused such <br> support. Now, however, farmers may be hit with heavy tariffs on cereals <br> and dairy products. For some of those who wanted to remain, the silver <br> lining of leaving the EU is the opportunity to shake up farming policy, <br> ditching the generous subsidies farmers receive. Is this the start of <br> another battle between rural folk and townies, or a valuable opportunity<br> to rethink how Britain, which already relies heavily on imports, feeds <br> itself?<br> <br> <br> Ahead of October’s Battle of Ideas session, <a href="http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2016/session/11664#.V9wG0ygrKUk">How will we feed Britain after Brexit?</a>, Rob Lyons talks to Guy Smith, vice-president of the National Farmers Union, about the future of farming in the UK. <br> <br> <br> You can find out more about this Battle of Ideas session <a href="http://www.battleofideas.org.uk/2016/session/11664#.V9wFTzU3bS0">here</a>.<br> <br> <br> To keep up with the Institute’s podcasts subscribe <a href="http://instituteofideas1.podbean.com/feed/">here</a>.<br>
