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Charlotte Smith presents the second part of her investigation into Britain's farming story, and discusses what the world might look like for farmers after Brexit.

On a wet Monday morning, Charlotte finds shelter in the cavernous indoor auction centre at Sedgemoor, where farmers sell sheep and swap stories. These large marts have replaced village and small town auctions - but they are still a vital social cog in an often lonely job. From Somerset, we head east to an arable farm, to discuss the ever increasing size of the British farm, and the dwindling number of farm workers.

Food security is an important debate in a politically uncertain world - Charlotte hears from farmers who argue that producing our own food should be an important post-Brexit consideration, and from economists who think they are overstating their case, and that the global market will take care of our food needs. And we end up in Brussels, where politicians and lobbyists in the agriculture sector are preparing for life without the UK, one of the major players in Europe's post war farming story.

Producer: Chris Ledgard.