The Farmers Weekly Podcast
Farmers Weekly
Inside the biggest news stories impacting UK agriculture - with Johann Tasker from Farmers Weekly and UK farmer Hugh Broom. Every Friday.
Episodes
Soil health, beef and sheep challenges, grain storage, energy prices, farm jobs for young Brits abroad, & win £50 with our Commodity Cashback competitionJanuary 20, 2023
LAMMA 2023 - Farm machinery special, supply chain bounces back from Covid, electric tractors, restored John Deere, & Young Engineer of the Year AwardJanuary 13, 2023
New payment rates for Sustainable Farming Incentive, nitrogen fertiliser alternatives, Oxford farming conferences, farm environment groups, & MBE for farm safety campaignerJanuary 09, 2023
Prospects for farming in 2023 – including combinable crops, dairy and beef, with a special focus on the importance of soil health and regenerative agricultureDecember 16, 2022
UK faces 'food supply crisis', charcuterie adds value to bull calves, latest commodity prices, AHDB red meat strategy scrutinised, & landowner restores Cornish mineDecember 09, 2022
ELMs delayed - can Defra really make it work? What will ELMs look like? Prospects for pig sector, new recommended list for cereals and oilseeds, barley bonanza, & tributes to farmer and rugby legend Doddie Weir.December 02, 2022
Slurry grants, how to solve farming's labour shortage, how garlic can fight dairy mastitis, latest grain prices, & next generation of young farmersNovember 25, 2022
Egg crisis, Autumn Statement and spending cuts, crop establishment, arable pests and diseases, & Jimmy's Farm 20 years onNovember 18, 2022
Government warned against farm support cuts, farm business survey data concerns, lamb prices surge, AHDB levy spending plans& Thankful VillagesNovember 11, 2022
Why politicians must back British farmers, pig crisis, oilseed rape prospects, young farmers in West Africa, & seed supplier helps local food bankNovember 04, 2022
Rishi Sunak and food security – what the Prime Minister's promises mean for UK farmers, how to balance food production and the environment, red diesel prices, polled cattle - breeding hornless cows, & Halloween bonanzaOctober 28, 2022
How to combat huge rise in farm input costs, ag-inflation, methane-fuelled tractor, bird flu restrictions, livestock auction profits, & Young Farmer cookery expertsOctober 21, 2022
Food v fuel: should solar farms really be banned from most farmland? Dairy farmer reaps rewards from ‘10 in 7’ milking strategy, UK lamb exports to USA, & Forty Farms project in CumbriaOctober 14, 2022
Food security, farm productivity plan, £10k for small farmers, wheat harvest verdict, dairy farming in Norfolk, global grain prices, & ploughman's marriage proposalOctober 07, 2022
Mini-budget impact on farming, interest rates, future for ELMs, getting the most out of farmyard manure, latest market prices, & Dying To Feed You safety campaignSeptember 30, 2022
Arson attacks on farms – what can be done? Livestock farmers face grazing and forage shortage, market prices, focus on sheep sales, John Deere and agri-technology, & Britain's Fittest FarmerSeptember 23, 2022
Priorities for new Defra secretary Ranil Jayawardena, challenges for Red Tractor arable sector, £1bn Duchy estate changes hands, & farmer has key role in Royal successionSeptember 20, 2022
'The day I met the Queen' – farmers tell their personal stories of meeting HM Queen Elizabeth II, her passion for farming and her love for the British countrysideSeptember 10, 2022
Liz Truss outlines priorities for UK farming, articulated trailer safety warning, surge in farm machinery sales, Love Lamb Week, & tractor pulling in LancashireSeptember 02, 2022
Fertiliser fears over plan to halt ammonia production, buying group combats ag-inflation, harvest round-up, farmer survives cow attack, & farmers work with conservationists to boost wildlifeAugust 26, 2022
Will the UK's next Prime Minister be good for farming? Labour shortages and drought challenges, greenhouse gas emissions, dairy and farmland markets, & The Great Plant-Based ConAugust 19, 2022
Drought battle for growers and livestock farmers, winter forage prospects, when to drill oilseed rape, gleaning onions, low protein wheat, UK-NZ trade deal, & farm invention helps fire fighters tackle field firesAugust 12, 2022
How green paint combats crime in the countryside, Liz v Rishi - who will be best Prime Minister for UK agriculture, sheep breeding sales. youngstock conference, & farming friends swim Lake Geneva for charityAugust 05, 2022
Why Defra uncertainty is bad for agriculture, what farmers can do about it, Australia-UK trade deal, UK cereal prices, £150k classic tractor, Auction Torque podcast, & harvesting wheat with a hedge trimmerJuly 29, 2022
40.3°C - Hottest UK harvest ever: field fires, combusting combine harvesters and overheated grain, MPs launch inquiry into ELMs, Straw - chop or bale?, why cows are too big, & Royal Welsh ShowJuly 22, 2022