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
Paying farmers to store flood water, egg industry review, technology v tradition - can regen farming and science go hand-in-hand? cashflow prospects and winter interest rates, & celebrating agricultural shows
This week, Defra secretary Therese Coffey says the government is looking at paying farmers to store flood water on their land.
It follows another winter storm and widespread flooding in the south and …
NFU apologises over Red Tractor debacle, Scottish farm policy uncertainty, Pig producer levy increase, market prices, diversification boost for farm incomes, & New Scientist Live
This week, NFU leader Minette Batters apologises to farmers upset by its handling of Red Tractor plans asking producers to demonstrate their environmental credentials.
Proposals by the Red Tractor Far…
Farmer fury at Red Tractor scheme hits new high, heated NFU council meeting, Welsh farm budget slashed, latest market prices, Farmers Weekly Question Time: should consumers pay more for food?, & Borderway Expo preview
In this episode, anger at the Red Tractor assurance scheme reaches a new high after it refuses to back down over plans to carbon footprint producers.
Also, Welsh farmers say they will lose out after …
Farmers Weekly Question Time: Newcastle University - Farmers Weekly Question Time
Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at Newcastle University.
Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other…
Red Tractor controversy over greener farm commitment, bluetongue virus warning, what would a Labour government mean for UK farming? & London city farms get youngsters into agriculture
This week, the Red Tractor farm assurance scheme is embroiled in controversy after asking farmers to measure their carbon footprint.
Farmers say the scheme's plan for a 'greener farm commitment' means…
Tories in disarray over farming, AHDB levy hike plan, latest commodity prices, how to balance nature and food production, Farmers Weekly awards, & farmers prepare to row across Atlantic
This week, former government minister Jacob Rees-Mogg outrages British farmers by saying he would allow hormone-treated Australian beef into the UK.
We visit the Conservative Party conference in Manch…
Extra £1bn for farmers promised by Lib Dems, UK farmers donate 210 trucks to wartorn Ukraine, Pickups4Peace, reducing beef costs, herbal leys, latest market prices, & UK's first carbon farmer
This week, the Liberal Democrats are making some bold pledges – including an extra £1bn for farmers – if they form the next UK government.
We find out what it could mean for your farm business – and f…
Maize seed dressing ban averted, Defra launches digital plan for cows, bank boss highlights farmer uncertainty, US beef numbers fall again, & Britain’s Fittest Farmer
Maize seed success! Fears for next year's UK maize crop disaster averted as the government agrees to new seed dressing licenses.
Are your cows ready to go digital? Are you ready to take up your passpo…
Is Back British Farming Day worth it? Meet the man who could be running Defra, prospects for milk prices, winter forage outlook, & Frankenstein pumpkins
In this episode, we examine the benefits of Back British Farming Day – and ask what impact does it really have on politicians ?
We meet the new shadow Defra secretary. How would he make farmers liv…
Empty promises or action... did Rishi Sunak's Downing Street summit achieve anything for farmers? Sugar beet price talks in deadlock, Great British Calf Week, & meet the 94-year-old ploughman - is he Britain's oldest?
This week, Rishi Sunak made a host of promises to farm leaders at a Downing Street summit held in back in May.
But industry representatives have voiced frustration at what they say is a lack of progr…
U-turn on water pollution rules, nutrient neutrality, beef prices, SSSI farmers quit Penwith Moors, EU food security concerns, & classic combo for forage contractors
This week, farmers are set to lose access to a market worth millions after the government scrapped water pollution rules for housing developers.
What are the implications for growers and livestock pro…
Spy in the sky: Farmers blast government over remote sensing gaff, delays for flagship SFI agri-environment scheme, harvest report, Buy British campaign for online food, & eight-year-old farm boy on charity bike ride
In this episode, the Environment Agency is under fire after accusing farmers of breaching rules to protect water quality.
Defra blames technical issues as it delays the opening of its flagship Sustain…
Farming in Canada, malting barley, Alberta beef, fire-fighting farmer flies helicopters against wildfires, family farming future, & the agricultural college with its own brewery
In this episode, we take a special look at farming in Canada – visiting family farms in the western prairie province of Alberta.
We look at the vast scale of prairie agriculture, meeting producers, pr…
How to beat uncertainty in farming, autumn drilling options for cereals, Thame sheep fair, Fenland soil initiative, & auctioneer celebrates 40 years selling cattle
This week, we find out how UK farmers can best deal with uncertainty – and secure a more profitable future for their farm business.
As a challenging harvest continues, we look at autumn drilling opti…
Ex-SAS soldier wages war on farm crime, cereal harvest grinds to standstill, UK gene-editing future in doubt, market prices, & get-well-soon messages for young farming enthusiast
With wet summer weather making national news headlines, w…
Farm leaders boycott support scheme, why dumbing down Net Zero could be bad for farming; big export contract for UK lamb; more farmers consider strip tillage; & Royal Welsh Show ambassador – with a difference
In this episode, we're at the Royal Welsh Show, where farm leaders say they will boycott a new agri-environment scheme.
Welsh government plans requiring trees to be planted on 10% of farmland make the…
Is Natural England really anti-farming? Welsh farm support woes; Killer Cows – are cattle becoming more dangerous? Beef price drop explained, & Royal Welsh Show preview
In this episode, we ask does Natural England have an anti-farming bias when it comes to rolling out new habitat schemes? Or is it simply doing its job?
Organic producers are concerned they will be sho…
Farm deaths hit record high, compensation for beaver damage, have grain markets peaked? Milk contracts one step closer, & can daffodils in dairy diets really reduce methane?
This week, as Farm Safety Week gets under way, we ask: just why are so many people being killed on UK farms?
MPs tell the government they should compensate farmers for damage caused by the reintroduc…
Stuttering start for harvest 2023, Natural England faces challenge over conservation area, livestock vaccine disruption, latest Black Sea grain deal, & #LensLight tractor run for mental health awareness
This week, as a flaming June means it's all go for harvest 23, we find out whether early yields are meeting expectations.
We ask why the UK animal vaccine supply chain has been so disrupted.
On the mar…
Groundswell 2023: Regen v conventional who is winning? Organic or not; the Soil Association is coming to see you, carbon from the Sky, regen potato systems
This episode recorded at the 2023 Groundswell event in Hertfordshire.
Compare the Market, how do the numbers between conventional and regen systems vary?
Organic or not? The Soil Association divers…