The Farmers Weekly Podcast

Should UK farmers join European protests? Spring seed shortage, wet weather woes, Welsh 'land clearances', award-winning YEN wheat crop, & Let's Farm Foundation

February 02, 2024 Season 1 Episode 191
The Farmers Weekly Podcast
Should UK farmers join European protests? Spring seed shortage, wet weather woes, Welsh 'land clearances', award-winning YEN wheat crop, & Let's Farm Foundation
Show Notes

In this episode, we discuss whether UK farmers should take to the streets following protests by French and German growers and livestock producers.,

We look at the impact of the wet weather on spring cropping decisions – and how growers might overcome a shortage of spring seed.

The Welsh government is accused of pursuing an environmental policy which could see livestock and farmers leave the land. How should you respond?

 We speak to the Lincolnshire farmer who won a Yield Enhancement Network award after growing a 16.6t/ha winter wheat crop.

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

And we find out how a new scheme is getting youngsters into dairy farming – ahead of this month's DairyTech event.

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

You can contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast by emailing podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.