The Road to the EU Referendum

Throughout our series, "The Road to the Referendum", we travel the length and breadth of the region looking at how the North East will be affected by the EU Referendum on 23rd June.

Today, we see how agriculture in the region could be affected by the public's decision.

Arable farmer Pip Robson says the EU has become something the UK "didn't originally join" and has changed too much over the years. He thinks the system is too "bogged down in bureaucracy".

He wants the UK to leave the European Union:

But sheep farmer Malcolm Corbett says precious trades could be lost if the UK leaves the EU. He says farmers would have no less regulations but equally as much, if not more, if they chose to leave.

He wants the UK to remain in the European Union:

We also went along to Hexham Farmer's Market to see what locals thought of the EU referendum: