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
Countryside stewardship uplift, hare-coursing clampdown, Asda ditches beef import pledge, Ed Sheeran and rewilding, & young farmers collect Christmas trees for charity.
In this episode, Defra announces a 30% increase in Countryside Stewardship payments in England– but does it stack up?
The government unveils crackdown against the crime of hare-coursing . Will it rea…
Net Zero, carbon emissions, animal welfare labels, basic payment reductions, market prices, & post-Brexit sheep imports
In this episode, we talk to three Net Zero farmers – and ask whether cutting carbon emissions is good for farm incomes as well as for the environment.
Would animal welfare labelling on UK meat improve…
Payment rates unpicked for Sustainable Farming Incentive, Storm Arwen and the ‘forgotten’ north, farmland prices reviewed, AHDB recommended list analysed, & meet the Hedgerow Chaplain
In this episode, we examine the payment rates for Defra's new Sustainable Farming Incentive - will it work for farmers?
We count the cost of Storm Arwen on farms and rural businesses – as a Yorkshire …
Red Tractor moves to appease non-assured growers, arable cropping decisions, red meat insight, award-winning farm shop, & Farming Simulator 22
In this episode, cereal prices are on the up – but so too are input prices. We look at the impact on arable cropping decisions.
The Red Tractor farm assurance scheme acknowledges that non-assured grow…
£27m Farm Investment Fund - how to apply for your share, 'Bruising' changes at AHDB, dairy input costs surge, Covid and mental health, & farm wedding surprise
The government finally launches its long-awaited consultation to reform …
Pesticide tests under scrutiny, world's largest vertical farm in Norfolk, wheat prices climb higher, more on methane and livestock numbers, & Boots and Heels podcast
In this episode, scientists call for stricter pesticide testing rules following concern that some co-formulated products are bad for bumblebees.
With plans to build the world's largest vertical farm i…
Special Episode: Britain's farm vets – an endangered species?
Britain faces a shortage of farm vets – with recruitment and retention posing key challenges for veterinary practices and the future of the sector.
Industry insiders estimate there are more than 3,000…
Methane, meat and Minette - full report from COP26, Harper v Cirencester, doctor on farm accidents, boom for beef and sheep, oilseed rape area, farm vet shortage, & meet the Welly Wheelers
In this episode, farm leader Minette Batters gives her views from the COP26 climate change conference on red meat and methane.
Are livestock really to blame for greenhouse gas emissions – or do fossil…
Dying To Feed You farm safety campaign, AgInflation: fuel and fertiliser prices soar, budget verdict, agricultural investment allowances, Red Tractor future, & Hallowe'en pumpkin cannon
In this episode, farmers are risking their lives on a daily basis – with tiredness and fatigue contributing to the UK's worst fatal accident rate.
The stark statistic is revealed in a Farmers Weekly s…
Net Zero, red meat and livestock numbers, autumn Budget and capital gains tax, UK-NZ trade deal, mental health and RABI charity future, natural capital trading, & Britain's Fittest Farmers
In this episode, as the government launches its latest plan to tackle climate change, we ask whether the UK can reach Net Zero without reducing livestock numbers?
Could famers and rural businesses be …
Agri-food inflation rollercoaster, supply chain turmoil, U-turn on pig processing, AHDB levies, arable prices, autumn lambing, & return of the milk churn
In this episode - as the supply chain crisis deepens, we examine the prospects for food inflation and ask: how high will it go?
The government finally acts to ease pressure on the pig sector – by let…
Crisis-hit pig farmers slam Boris Johnson, doubts over ELMs scheme, seasonal sheep sales, buoyant beef prices, #EatBetterBalanced, & Farmer of the Year
In this episode, we examine why the government won't take the UK pig crisis seriously – and what farmers can do about it.
Will Defra's flagship environmental land management scheme be good for farmers…
Christmas turkey shortage, prospects for oilseed rape, gene-edited crops, Labour Party plan for countryside, Adam Henson & Britain's Fittest Farmer
Could Britain really face a shortage of turkeys this Christmas? We speak to a seasonal poultry producer who says the sector faces a huge challenge.
Would you like a minister for the countryside in eve…
Fertiliser market in turmoil, UK-USA lamb export deal, sugar beet contracts, & Farm Safety 'Granfer'
In this episode, the fertiliser market soars after UK manufacturers curtail production because of rising gas prices.
What should farmers do to secure fertiliser supplies? And should rates be adjusted…
Glyphosate shortage, Jeremy Clarkson backs British farmers, NFU self-sufficiency report, dairy exports, & opera singing farm worker
In this episode, a glyphosate shortage is causing havoc for growers trying to get autumn crops in the ground.
TV star Jeremy Clarkson says he Backs British Farming Day – and voices support for an NFU …
Thieves steal dozens of tractor GPS systems, Normac farm machinery event, free bovine TB advice, & dog-walking diversification
In this episode, thieves have stolen dozens of satellite guidance systems from farms across East Anglia in a single night – we ask what are the police doing?
Does ploughing and soil cultivation still …
Clash over Red Tractor funding, labour shortage worsens, rewilding, harvest prices, & Olympic champion tribute
In this episode, cereal growers have voted to withhold funding from the Red Tractor farm assurance scheme. We examine why.
A shortage of UK farm workers and lorry drivers has left vegetable crops rott…
Pig sector hit by labour shortage, harvest and transport challenges, Scottish harvest, market prices, machinery dealerships, & £2m charity sunflowers
In this episode, thousands of pigs could be culled on UK farms due to a shortage of labour in abattoirs and meat processing plants
The labour shortage is also affecting arable farmers, hauliers and th…
Cash boost against cabbage stem flea beetle, carbon footprinting, market prices and healthy hedgerows
In this episode, researchers get a cash boost to combat flea beetle in oilseed rape.
We speak to the scientist who is seeking the holy grail of a single carbon footprint metric for UK agriculture.
And …
Autumn muck-spreading fiasco, wheat harvest is go, record sheep prices at Thame, 'red warning' on climate change, & Farm to Fork book
In this episode, the fallout continues over 'unworkable' rules restricting autumn applications of organic fertiliser.
The much-criticised decision by the Environment Agency has thrown autumn crop nut…