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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

Campaign groups and celebrities accuse restaurant chain of 'killing our rivers'

Campaign group River Action had accused the agency of not properly policing farm pollution

The 'River Wye Action Plan' will offer £35m in grant support for on-farm poultry manure combustors in the Wye Special Area of Conservation catchment to facilitate the export of poultry manure to where it is needed

Lawyers claim intensive chicken farming is to blame for historic Wye catchment pollution

Water company celebrates 10 years of STEPS, its initiative aiming to reduce agricultural river pollution

High Court grants consent for River Action to pursue Judicial Review over Environment Agency’s failure to protect River Wye from agricultural pollution

First Minister Mark Drakeford said Welsh agriculture can, and must, do better by working together to tackle water pollution. He was questioned by farmers at the Royal Welsh Show on how water companies were being held responsible for their actions

River Wye intensive poultry farm gives £1,500 to environmental group after waste breach