Farm subsidies face challenge to flat-rate payments

Hill farmers won a legal battle over subsidies - now other farmers are unhappy

Flat-rate EU farm subsidies face a new legal challenge from farmers who claim they could lose up to £50,000 a year.

A previous plan was scrapped after hill farmers claimed it offered them ten times less than lowland farmers.

Another group, Farmers for Regional Payments, claims the new flat-rate plan will penalise more productive farmers.

The Welsh government said it was considering letters from the group as it made every effort to start paying out £240m in subsidies in December.