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
Vote to scrap levy means smaller AHDB, sugar beet 'just too risky', boomtime for farm staycations and teenager takes on family dairy farm
In this week's episode, votes to scrap the compulsory levy for two key farm sectors mean a smaller future for the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.
In an exclusive interview, Defra secre…
Giant solar farm sparks food v fuel debate, precision livestock production app Breedr, beef prices, Red Tractor verdict from cereals, livestock and dairy farmers, & Goat Shed Farm Shop
In this episode, plans to build the UK's biggest solar farm on a swathe of productive agricultural land have sparked calls for a debate on the future of the countryside.
Opponents say the farmland sho…
Net Zero farming, early disease warning for cereals, RABI to sell off care homes, lamb retail sales, farm consultants go it alone, farm classroom, & fly-tipping webcam surprise
One of farming's flagship charities has surprised its supporters by unveiling plans to sell off its residential care homes.
The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution says it can better serve the f…
Cattle and footpath fatalities, food imports and standards, trade deals, government's give-and-take Budget, oilseed rape prices soar, & young sheep shearers
In this episode, farmers turning out cattle this spring are being warned to this twice before putting cattle and calves in fields with public footpaths.
We look at ways livestock producers can carry …
Thieves target farm dogs, 'economic shock' for family farms, all AHDB levies now face levy vote, lamb prices up (again), £2m food export campaign, Labour farm policy review, & Fieldwork Book Club
In this episode, we investigate how criminal gangs are stealing farm dogs worth thousands of pounds – and selling them on the black market.
As Defra secretary George Eustice confirms that all AHDB sec…
Rebel levy payers eye next target, AHDB Horticulture, sugar beet support, lamb price surge, Red Tractor cereals, Covid, mental health, farm charity beer, & #MindYourHead week
In this episode, we examine the implications for farmers after growers vote to end the compulsory levy they pay to AHDB Horticulture.
As a terrible sugar beet season nears an end, we ask whether a sup…
Early retirement scheme, lump sum support payments, new entrants, lambing students, store cattle prices, Countryside Stewardship, & Farmers Weekly Award winners
In this episode. we examine government plans to let farmers in England take a one-off lump sum in place of their remaining direct payments.
The aim is to help some farmers leave the industry while mak…
Worrying rise in dog attacks on sheep, how to eat fit for farming, commodity prices, ELMs and environmental delays, & Farmers Weekly awards preview
In this episode, we examine the reasons behind a worrying increase in dog attacks on sheep. What are the facts behind the figures?
Farmers are great at looking after their crops and livestock – but a…
National Trust threat to family farm, Red Tractor pros & cons, how best to manage flood water, calf prices, marathon for #Run1000, & Pub Yields podcast
In this episode, a Norfolk farming family says the National Trust is threatening their livelihood – by refusing to a remove a restrictive covenant.
We examine what farmers in a similar position can do…
Ban on dirty tractor exports, ELM payments and costs, Brexit meat and livestock backlog, fury at vegan 'milk' ads, & prospects for farm shows in 2021
In this episode, paying farmers to look after the environment could create more stable farm incomes, say researchers.
We examine possible payment rates for the forthcoming Environmental Land Managemen…
Muddy mayhem in the Covid countryside, Brexit red tape hits farm supplies, farm invention competition, flood proposals 'could decimate farms', & #Run1000
Farmers are being urged to have their say as walkers turn footpaths into quagmires due to coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
We speak to a farmer forced to watch as his wheat crop was damaged by hundr…
Oxford Farming Conference, gene-editing, Brexit deal, 2021 outlook, hare coursing, Helmut Claas tribute, & New Year Honours
Gene-edited crops and livestock could soon be permitted on farms in England under plans contained in a government consultation.
The plan was unveiled by Defra secretary George Eustice at the Oxford F…
Clampdown on modern slavery in UK farming, Red Tractor, British & Irish beef, Brexit, farming filmsets, new FW editor, & bumper year for farm shops
Human trafficking and modern slavery are major problems for UK agriculture, with up to 13,000 workers exploited annually in the food and farming sector.
A clampdown on worker welfare means farmers wil…
Flood-hit farmer v Environment Agency, hill farming future, natural capital, Red Tractor, dairy bull calves, AHDB strategy, & potato waste fertiliser
A flood-hit farmer has vowed to clear his name after being accused of illegally damaging a mile-long stretch of protected riverside in Herefordshire.
John Price, of Day House Farm, Kingsland, says he …
Money for ELMs, new entrants, early retirement scheme, live exports, post-Brexit trade, young farmers & Drive-Thru Nativity
The government launches its plans for post-Brexit farm support, but have they told us anything new? And what about payments?
As the EU Trade talks enter the very final stages what is it really going …
ELMs sneak preview, JCB electric telehandler, natural capital, regenerative agriculture, Groundswell Agronomy, 'car crash' cattle accidents, legal action against bank, on-farm cricket centre
We take a sneak preview as the government finally prepares to unveil details of its flagship Environmental Land Management scheme.
How easy will it be to join? And how much money can you expect to rec…
Sugar beet virus yellows, 'Mutually Assured Farm Destruction', livestock antibiotics, how dairy farmers can cut methane, & Hollywood farm trailer advert
Sugar beet growers hit by virus yellows could be given special permission to use neonicotinoid-treated seed next spring – if the government gives the go-ahead.
Growers are walking away from the crop a…
Special Episode: Brexit, Butter & Beef - Defra secretary George Eustice hits back over 'laughable' no-deal claims
In this exclusive interview, Defra secretary George Eustice hits back at criticism after suggesting UK sheep and dairy farmers could adapt to a no-deal Brexit.
It comes after Mr Eustice rejected the s…
Machinery dealer shake-up, lower Basic Payments, oilseed rape, ELMs, methane, Net Zero farming, regenerative agriculture, & myth-busting glyphosate
A shake-up in the farm machinery dealer network has seen major restructuring for big name brands and franchises.
We look at what it means for farmers – and for other machinery manufacturers.
Pressure i…
Defra plan to ban fertiliser, Government U-turn on food standards, Lockdown 2.0, What US election means for UK farmers, AHDB consumer trends, &Young Farmer awards
The government has unveiled controversial plans to ban urea fertiliser – we examine what it means for your farm business.
Ministers finally agree to give farmers a bigger say on food imports.
But is it…