The Farmers Weekly Podcast
The inside track on the biggest stories affecting UK agriculture - with Johann Tasker, Louise Impey and Hugh Broom. Every Friday.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 293
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
River dredging court case, latest farm contractor rates, Beef Expo preview, wool prices, AHDB ballot results, & Big Farmland Bird Count
In this episode, a Herefordshire farmer pleads guilty to damaging the River Lugg – after undertaking unauthorised river maintenance work.
Was the work necessary? Or did it cause needless environmental…
War and Weather: Harvest 2022 prospects, Pig & Poultry Fair, fertiliser prices, Belgian pork and potato producers target UK markets, & #AgriLeadershipWeek
In this episode, war and weather are the key driver of commodity prices – we look at how each are impacting on the prospects for harvest 2022.
We're at the Pig and Poultry Fair – where producers are d…
Early support payments, cashflow crisis, oilseed rape prices, Severn Trent pays farmers to prevent pollution, insect protein as animal feed, & pasture based poultry.
In this episode, farmers in England are to receive advance support payments – as the government tries to each a cashflow crisis caused by soaring input costs.
We speak to Defra farm minister Victoria …
Neil Parish resignation, bird flu 'flockdown' ends, egg prices, British Beef Week, suckler cow prospects, NFU agri-food export strategy, AHDB Shape The Future vote, & Stuart Roberts joins Lib Dems
In this episode, as bird flu restrictions are finally lifted after six months, we examine the prospects for egg prices. Are producers getting a fair deal?
As the 12th annual celebration that is Britis…
AgInflation: How to fight back against rising input costs, soil carbon, Net Zero, beef and sheep prices, Open Farm Sunday, & mobile health hut
In this episode, as farm input costs soar, we ask: how can farmers mitigate the impact of ag-inflation on their businesses?
Input costs have risen by a whopping 46% over the past 18 months, according …
Remembering Lord Henry Plumb, payment rates for Sustainable Farming Incentive, commodity prices, Velcourt & Oakbank, regen ag, carbon capturing trees, & farmer traces 50-year-old tractor
In this episode, industry leaders pay tribute to 'greatest ever' farming advocate Lord Henry Plumb, who has died aged 97.
We look at the payment rates for the Sustainable Farming Incentive and ask: ho…
Is the party over for the Conservatives in the countryside? Crowd-funding farming, DairyTech, milk optimism, grain market turmoil, & allotment full of wheat
In this episode – as frustration builds at the challenges faced by farmers, a new poll shows the UK government is falling out of favour with rural voters.
We ask: Is the party over for the Conservativ…
Reprieve for urea fertiliser, clarity on autumn muck-spreading restrictions, farming rules for water, 88-year-old farmer, farm safety, succession planning, organic farming support, regenerative agriculture, & Min-Till Monday
In this episode, the government confirms a reprieve for urea fertiliser – easing fears of an outright ban and delaying restrictions by at least a year.
And long-awaited clarity on farming rules for w…
Money talks: What the spring budget means for your farm business, £4m shortfall at AHDB, Arla recruitment drive for dairy farmers, successful lambing without antibiotics, & Dying To Feed You farm safety campaign
In this episode, it's mainly all about the money.
What does the UK government's latest spring budget statement mean for your farm business? Two experts give us their views.
Rob Hitch from accountants D…
Why Defra policy isn't working for farmers, food production, fertiliser, ELMs, digital grain passports, cull cow prices soar, Clarkson joins farmers on vegan picket line, & Allerton Project advice for young farmers
In this episode – why isn't the UK government doing more to encourage food production?
We examine concerns over rising input costs, food imports and the government's environmental policies for farmers…
Food security, fertiliser prices, Russia-Ukraine war, energy spike, red diesel, commodity turmoil, tractor tyres, farm safety day, eco-anxiety & hedgerows
In this episode: is ramping up UK farm output the answer to food supply problems caused by conflict in Ukraine?
Do government leaders and policy-makers need to rebalance the relationship between food …
Farming on the frontline: Russia-Ukraine war - its impact on UK feed, fuel and fertiliser prices, commodity markets, & emergency aid shipments organised by British farmers
This episode examines the impact of the war in Ukraine – both on farmers caught up in the conflict and on farmers in the UK.
We look at the effect that war is having on supplies and prices of grain an…
Ukraine invasion sparks fears for farm inputs, aginflation, NFU conference round-up, farmyard manure v bagged fertiliser, tweaks to pig aid schemes, & how to cook 1000 perfect steaks for 1000 hungry farmers
In this episode, we examine the impact on farm input costs and commodity prices after Russia invades Ukraine.
We round up all the news from the National Farmers' Union annual conference in Birmingham …
Special Episode: Sowing success - prospects for oilseed rape growers this spring
A special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – looking at the prospects for oilseed rape growers this spring.
Farmers are returning to oilseed rape – having abandoned the crop due to pressure from …
Storm Eunice edition: Glyphosate supply fears, natural capital tool, Panorama dairy cows, plant-based pariahs, oilseed rape prospects, & blind pig producer's Inclusive Farm
In this episode, as a mechanical failure threatens to disrupt global glyphosate supplies – we examine the impact for UK farmers.
What's the natural capital value of your farmland – we run the rule ov…
Pig crisis, 'traffic light' manure spreading rules, national food strategy update, BASE conference, regen ag, beneficial insects, vegan council, dairy sales, & #MindYourHead week
In this episode, is the government doing enough to solve the crisis affecting the pig industry
Defra minister Victoria Prentis pledges clarity on autumn muck-spreading rules – could they work like tra…
Landscape recovery scheme, tenant farmers, Net Zero Northern Ireland, dairy bull calf euthanasia, cattle prices & the Fast and the Farmer(ish) with YouTuber Tom Pemberton
In this week's episode, we get to grips with the new landscape recovery scheme – what does it mean for farmers and is worth applying?
In a wide-ranging interview, Defra secretary George Eustice defend…
Red diesel rules, plant-based oat drinks, woodland grants, agroforestry, ringside in Yorkshire, soil carbon & livestock dating service
In this episode, could farmers fall foul of new red diesel rules due to come into force this spring?
As oat milk maker Oatly gets its hands slapped for misleading consumers, we ask: how much of a thr…
Get your farm productivity grant, fertiliser prices, NFU election preview, tackling phosphate pollution, & sheep milk vodka
In this week's podcast, how English farmers can apply for a government grant to buy new farm machinery.
We've a special interview with farm minister Victoria Prentis – who says the government is about…
ELMs 'blind optimism', Jeremy Clarkson’s planning problem, fight against flea beetle, rare breed meat, & painting the weather
In this episode, MPs say government plans to replace direct payments for farmers in England are based on 'blind optimism' and lack clarity.
We examine the report – and its implications for farmers and…