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
Mayhem over manure rules, harvest washout, rural crime, beef and lamb prices, & woollen duvets
In this episode, new rules on autumn manure applications are set to have a big impact on farms, say industry leaders.
Crime in the countryside falls – but the pandemic fuels a sharp rise in dog attac…
DIY auto-steer for under £1000, farmers unprepared for BPS withdrawal, Agricultural Transition, beef prices firm, sheep dipping, & World-Record Sheep Shearer
Farmers are unprepared for the big drop in income they will suffer as the Basic Payment Scheme is phased out in England.
The annual BPS payment makes up 36% of farm income – but one in three farmers …
Combines roll for Harvest 2021, new rules for Red Tractor scheme, farmland prices, Farm Safety Week, & interview with British & Irish Lion Wyn Jones
In this week's episode, with harvest 2021 is under way, we look at what's happening to crops coming off the field.
Farm Safety Week starts with a plea to come home safe – we examine how you can stay …
Prince Charles' warning over family farms, water for agriculture, arable futures, national food strategy, & the Great Yorkshire Show
Prince Charles' warning over family farms, water for agriculture, arable futures, national food strategy, & down the cattle lines at the Great Yorkshire Show
In this episode, Prince Charles highlights…
4x4 rivals: Ineos Grenadier v Land Rover Defender, Carbon payment schemes – are they worth it? Cattle vaccination and Bovine TB, free agri-environment advice, & red squirrel revival
In this episode, we preview the new 4x4 Ineos Grenadier and ask: can it really replace the much-missed old-style Land Rover Defender?
As the government moves away from badger culling, will cattle vacc…
Cereals 2021: Uplift pledged for soil health payments, future for cereal varieties, latest robotic tractor, & clash over sugar beet prices
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast was recorded on location at the 2021 Cereals event in Lincolnshire.
In this episode, Defra secretary George Eustice pledges a 30% uplift in support payments …
Groundswell: Regenerative agriculture – does it work? Sustainable Farming Incentive, carbon farming, min-till drills, & Secrets of Soil
This week's episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast was recorded on location at Groundswell – the UK annual event dedicated to regenerative agriculture.
We meet the farmers who are improving soil health…
Oat wars, farm shows go ahead despite lockdown, Royal Highland Showcase, beef fears over UK-AUS trade deal, fertiliser prices, & Kaleb Cooper – star of Clarkson's Farm
In this episode, we catch up with 21-year-old farmer Kaleb Cooper – the unexpected star of Jeremy Clarkson's latest TV series.
We ask Kaleb what it was like working with Jeremy – and how much of what …
Farmer flips parked car with telehandler, blended wheat mixtures, arable prices soar, slow broadband, & farmer sends veg to foodbank
In this episode, after a farmer uses a telehandler to remove a car blocking his gateway, we ask what are your rights when it removing vehicles on your land?
We look at how wheat growers are blending t…
Farm thieves reveal their secrets, surge in organic farming, dairy margins under pressure, latest grass varieties, & Clarkson's Farm
In this episode, criminal gangs reveal how they target farmers to locate expensive items of machinery they can then steal to order.
Are you going organic? The latest figures show a surge in the amount…
TikTok tractor video warning, farm machinery insurance, annual farm incomes, Australia and USA trade deals, & keeping the lid on your lunchbox
In this episode, young farm workers are dicing with death by filming stunts involving moving farm machinery – and posting the footage on the internet.
We examine the employment procedures put in place…
Lump sum exit scheme, Aussie rules: free-trade threat to UK farming, grain merchant goes under, pledge to plant more trees, & Farmers Club reopens after lockdown
In this week's episode, the government wants to pay older farmers to retire and pave the way for the next generation.
But how will the lump sum exit scheme work – and will it really encourage new entr…
GPS receiver problems, AHDB job cuts, planning proposals, animal welfare, building material prices soar, methane and cattle, & David Richardson's farming memoirs
Farmers are reporting signal problems with John Deere GPS satellite receivers – we find out what's going on.
New planning proposals are unveiled in the Queen's Speech – what impact could they have on …
Special Episode: Oilseed rape – a break crop at turning point?
Oilseed rape has had more than its fair share of problems over recent years - with many growers abandoning the crop due to cabbage stem flea beetle.
But some farmers believe it is worth sticking wit…
Fuel filter blockages, dairy labour shortages, are farm rents too high? Will the lamb bubble burst? & Victorian seed barrow
In this episode, farmers and tractor drivers and reporting problems with blocked fuel filters after taking delivery of red diesel.
The problem is affecting farmers in Scotland and the eastern England …
Robot tractor makes UK debut, how to tackle succession planning, agro-forestry open weekend, keeping a digital eye on livestock marts, & Durham farmer receives royal visit
In this episode, a robotic tractor makes its UK debut – we find out how it works on a demonstration day in Suffolk.
We tackle the thorny issue of farm succession planning: what could be in store for t…
Crops and grass desperate for rain, farm machinery shortages, latest carbon targets, market prices, & Picnics in the Vineyard
In this episode, we look at how farmers are tackling the cold, dry spring – with crops and grass in desperate need of rain.
Farm machinery suppliers and manufacturers are warning of a machinery shorta…
Farming's shocking fatality rate, mixed forecast for farm incomes, beef prices on the up, water pollution controversy, & farmers remember Prince Philip
More than 50 people have lost their lives in farm-related accidents over the past year.
The shocking statistic is equivalent to one person every week going to work on a UK farm and never returning hom…
How tractor scam cost farmer £8.5k, cold snap slows crop progress, pig prices, farm road safety warning, & school children make Countryside Code video
An Essex farmer reveals how he was scammed out of £8,500 when trying to buy a tractor online – and warns others not to fall victim to the same fraud.
We've a special look at crop management progress t…
How to get the best harvest jobs, stiffer sentences against dog attacks, new Countryside Code, support for AHDB levy, & YouTube cash buys farmer new sprayer
With its future under threat, we talk to a group of farmers who want to continue paying levies to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.
As Scotland passes a new law to curb the number of…