Farming Focus

In this episode rural business adviser Simon Haley comes on the show to talk about diversification. 

Peter also speaks to Somerset farmers Rob Addicott and Jeremy Padfield.

In this second series of Far…

Linked to episode 3 of the show, this bonus episode features bonus material with Chris Manley, who appeared in episode 3 of the series. 

In the episode Chris talks about the 'Walk with Me' campaign to…

In this episode host Peter Green speaks to Nuffield scholar Chris Manley (who started the #WalkWithMe campaign) and Linconshire arable farmer (and FCN ambassador) Charles Anyan to discuss physical an…

Linked to episode 2 of the show, this bonus episode features bonus material with Peter Craven, who appeared in episode 2 of the series. 

In the episode Peter explains 'the family charter' .

Link to Pet…

In this episode host Peter Green speaks to Nuffield scholar Peter Craven about family succession on farms and how to do it well. Listen to next week's bonus episode for more information on the 'famil…

In this second series of Farming Focus we're asking the question 'does my farm have a future?' We're going to reflect on what lies ahead and on some of the exciting solutions being put forward. 

For t…

Throughout this series we have been encouraging farmers across Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset to ask how resilient their businesses are going forwards, and see what we can all do to make them m…

Probably one of the biggest challenges UK agriculture has faced for several years is TB in cattle and it’s certainly something that tests the resilience of all our beef and dairy farmers here in the …

We’ve mentioned regenerative agriculture quite a bit so far in this series but this has often been in relation to the soil and farming practices. What, if any, relevance does it have in the marketpla…

Today on the show we look at rural crime across Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset. Host Peter Green is joined by rural crime researcher Dr Kate Tudor, PCSO Michael Storey from the Rural Affairs Un…

Today on the show, we’re looking at climate resilience and how south west farmers can reduce overall farm emissions.  

Host Peter Green is joined by Becky Willson from the Farm Carbon Toolkit and Mike…

This week we are looking at communication and connecting with the public. How can telling your farming story help not only the reputation and resilience of the farming sector as a whole but also your…

Today on the show, we’re putting our focus on the new policy landscape across England and asking to what extent can the sustainable farming incentive, and other schemes make your farm business more r…

Farm Safety Week this year is 17th-21st July 2023. In this episode we discuss farm safety in the south west, reviewed by two members of the Cornish Mutual team - Paul Mahon, who is Head of Technical …

Peter Green is joined for the second episode of this series by Heather Wildman, who is Managing Director of Saviour Associates. Heather did a Nuffield scholarship in 2012 titled ‘’Communication: infl…

Peter Green is joined for the first episode by Tom Tolputt and Professor Andy Neal to discuss soil health in the South West. What state are the soils of the South West in and what could be done to im…

In this episode we hear from Cornish Mutual's Managing Director as he reflects on Cornish Mutual's past, present and future. We also reflect on why Cornish Mutual is making the Farming Focus podcast.

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Farming Focus will be available from Tuesday 20th June 2023.

The theme for this series is 'resilience' in all its forms. 

Episodes will be released every fortnight on Tuesdays. 

For more information abo…