Labour's nightmare for UK farming.

The article reports on the opposition of the farming industry leaders to the vision of the British government for the common agricultural policy. The joint paper from Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs secretary Margaret Beckett and Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown was presented during the discussions on the European Union budget and trade liberalisation. The paper contributes to the debate over how to achieve sustainable agriculture. The National Farmers Union has expressed concerns about the statistics discussed in the report.