The Farmers Weekly Podcast

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 bonanza

October 28, 2022 Season 1 Episode 130
The Farmers Weekly Podcast
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 bonanza
Show Notes

In this week's episode, are you ready for Rishi? 

We look at what the food security promises made by Rishi Sunak – the UK's third Prime Minister in just seven weeks – mean for farmers.

Can the government really strike the right balance between boosting food production and looking after for the environment?

On the markets, we look at why diesel is so stubbornly expensive.

Why some experts want to make it easier to breed cows without horns – and how it will benefit beef and dairy producers.

And it's a pumpkin bonanza – how UK farmers are cashing in on the craze for Halloween more than ever before.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker, Charlotte Cunningham and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom.