The Farmers Weekly Podcast

LAMMA 2024, call for Red Tractor resignations, market prices, bull beef using less barley, & bell-ringing farmer raises money for charity

January 19, 2024 Episode 190
The Farmers Weekly Podcast
LAMMA 2024, call for Red Tractor resignations, market prices, bull beef using less barley, & bell-ringing farmer raises money for charity
Show Notes

In this episode, we find out what's hot and what's not with thousands of farmers at the LAMMA machinery show in Birmingham.

Red Tractor bosses face a call to resign as growers and livestock producers say the farm assurance scheme is too onerous and delivers little benefit.

We've our regular market round-up – and all the latest commodity prices.

We meet the Yorkshire livestock producer generating bigger profits by using less barley to finish his beef bulls.

And we go bell-ringing with the Worcestershire farmer diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, who is raising money for charity.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Scottish farmer Sandy Kirkpatrick, with additional reporting by Abi Kay.

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