Farmers welcome protected status decision
Farmer Will Rawling says that the decision from the EU to award Lakeland Herdwick protected status has come at a crucial time for fell farmers:
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Lakeland Herdwick meat granted protected status
The famous Lakeland Herdwick meat has been granted protected status by the European Union, putting it in the same league as champagne and Parma ham.
The new status means that meat can only be described as Lakeland Herdwick if it comes from the Herdwick breed and was born, raised and slaughtered in the county of Cumbria.
The special breed are native to the central and western Lake District, and live on the highest of England's mountains.
They are renowned for their hardiness and are managed in the traditional way.
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