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
Under scrutiny: Defra secretary Steve Barclay, new recommended list for cereals and oilseed rape varieties, badger culling and bovine TB, & what can english farmers learn from the Welsh?December 04, 2023
World's biggest sale of Massey Ferguson memorabilia, what Autumn Statement means for your farm business, CLA president unveils priorities, latest market prices, & combating sheep scab in ScotlandNovember 24, 2023
Jailed farmer has 'no regrets' after dredging river, new Defra secretary Steve Barclay, dismay over Welsh bovine TB strategy, oilseed rape prospects, & farmer survives heart attack after reading Farmers WeeklyNovember 17, 2023
Is UK food security under threat? What cereal levy rise means for growers, how to combat climate change profitably, Level the Field campaign promotes equality in agriculture, & Coronation Food ProjectNovember 10, 2023
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 showsNovember 03, 2023
NFU apologises over Red Tractor debacle, Scottish farm policy uncertainty, Pig producer levy increase, market prices, diversification boost for farm incomes, & New Scientist LiveOctober 27, 2023
Farmers Weekly Question Time: Newcastle UniversityOctober 25, 2023
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 previewOctober 20, 2023
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 agricultureOctober 13, 2023
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 AtlanticOctober 06, 2023
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 farmerSeptember 29, 2023
Maize seed dressing ban averted, Defra launches digital plan for cows, bank boss highlights farmer uncertainty, US beef numbers fall again, & Britain’s Fittest FarmerSeptember 22, 2023
Is Back British Farming Day worth it? Meet the man who could be running Defra, prospects for milk prices, winter forage outlook, & Frankenstein pumpkinsSeptember 15, 2023
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?September 08, 2023
U-turn on water pollution rules, nutrient neutrality, beef prices, SSSI farmers quit Penwith Moors, EU food security concerns, & classic combo for forage contractorsSeptember 01, 2023
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 rideAugust 25, 2023
Farming in Canada, malting barley, Alberta beef, fire-fighting farmer flies helicopters against wildfires, family farming future, & the agricultural college with its own breweryAugust 18, 2023
How to beat uncertainty in farming, autumn drilling options for cereals, Thame sheep fair, Fenland soil initiative, & auctioneer celebrates 40 years selling cattleAugust 11, 2023
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 enthusiastAugust 04, 2023
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 differenceJuly 28, 2023
Is Natural England really anti-farming? Welsh farm support woes; Killer Cows – are cattle becoming more dangerous? Beef price drop explained, & Royal Welsh Show previewJuly 21, 2023
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?July 14, 2023
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 awarenessJuly 07, 2023
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 systemsJune 30, 2023
SFI 2023 Final Cut: What's in it for your farm? Hollywood encounter at the Royal Highland Show; Cost of living crunch for meat and dairy; Brexit seven year itch, & the tractors that power Glastonbury FestivalJune 23, 2023