Back British Farming Day what impact does it really have on politicians ?
 
 We meet the new shadow Defra secretary, how would he make farmers lives better if Labour won the next election.
 
 Milk prices, how has the cost of living crisis hit retail milk sales.
 
 As foragers get busy across the UK , what are the prospects for your maize harvest?
 
 And we meet the farmer growing Frankenstein-shaped pumpkins for Halloween. 

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by  Farmers Weekly deputy editor Abi Kay, Phil Case and Louise Impy.
 
 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.

This week, Rishi Sunak made a  host of promises to farm leaders at a Downing Street summit held in back in May.

But industry representatives have voiced frustration at what they say is a lack of progress when it comes to delivering the Prime Minister's pledges.

We ask: what is going on?
 
It's deadlock when it comes to sugar beet price talks between the NFU and processing giant British Sugar. Can a price deal be struck?
 
We preview this year's Great British Calf Week.
 
And will you still be ploughing in your 90s? We speak to the man still trying to impress the judges at 94.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Hugh Broom and Farmers Weekly deputy editor Abi Kay, with additional reporting by Johann Tasker.
 
 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.

This week, farmers are set to lose access to a market worth millions after the government scrapped water pollution rules for housing developers.

What are the implications for growers and livestock producers? And how will they make up the unexpected shortfall?

Farmers in Cornwall start to sell up and quit the industry after more than 3,000ha of Lands End is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

An American commentator voices concern that Europe's push towards organic farming could threaten food security.

On the markets, beef values are on the rise – and we've all the latest commodity  prices, from arable to livestock.

And we go silaging with the farmers who are using a fleet of classic farm machinery to run a successful contracting business.

A video of the American motorist driving along with a huge African bull riding shotgun in the car can be viewed here.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Farmers Weekly deputy editor Abi Kay, with additional reporting by Phi Case.

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 .

In this episode, the Environment Agency is under fire after accusing farmers of breaching rules to protect water quality.

Defra blames technical issues as it delays the opening of its flagship Sustainable Farming Incentive to applications.

On the markets, we've all the regular commodity prices.

We talk to the MP who says it should be easier for online shoppers to buy British food and drink, which he argues should be more clearly labelled.

And we go for a ride with the eight-year-old farmers' son who spent his summer holiday riding his bike 100 miles to raise money for charity.

Listeners can donate to young farmer William Pearson's Peddling for Pounds charity bike ride, by visiting JustGiving.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Farmers Weekly deputy editor Abi Kay, with additional reporting by Phi Case.

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 .

In this episode, we take a special look at farming in Canada – visiting family farms in the western prairie province of Alberta.

We look at the vast scale of prairie agriculture, meeting producers, processors and politicians with farming interests.

We discover how Canadian farmers are adding value to commodities like malting barley and discuss the future for Alberta beef production.

We meet the fire-fighting farmer who has been flying helicopters over Alberta  in the battle to stop wildfires from destroying  homes and businesses.

And we visit the agricultural college that has its own microbrewery – brewing beer for students as well as local bars.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and special guest Canadian agricultural journalist Owen Roberts.

To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, email podcast@fwi.co.uk.

Recorded on location in Alberta, Canada, with thanks to Olds College of Agriculture & Technology, and the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists.

This week, we find out how UK farmers can best deal with uncertainty – and secure a more  profitable future for their farm business.

As a challenging harvest continues, we look at autumn drilling options for winter cereal varieties – what's hot and what's not?

We visit the farmers and environmental groups who have joined forces for a groundbreaking soil restoration project in the Fens.

We've all the latest commodity prices – including a special report from the Thame Sheep Fair in Oxfordshire.

And we meet the auctioneer who has been selling cattle in south-west England for more than 40 years.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by Louise Impey and Jon Riley.

To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

In this episode, we're at the Royal Welsh Show, where farm leaders say they will boycott a new agri-environment scheme.

Welsh government plans requiring trees to be planted on 10% of farmland make the proposed Sustainable Farming Scheme unworkable, says NFU Cymru.

Dumbing down Net Zero might be popular with politicians seeking votes – but what impact will it have on farm?

A major export contract will see 3000 lambs per week shipped abroad – helping to boost incomes for sheep producers.

Amid stubbornly high fuel and machinery prices, more farmers are considering strip tillage to establish autumn crops – we discuss the pros and cons.

And we meet the Royal Welsh Show ambassador with a difference.
 
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by Farmers Weekly deputy editor Abi Kay and Welsh correspondent Debbie James.
 
To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

In this episode, we ask does Natural England have an anti-farming bias when it comes to rolling out new habitat schemes? Or is it simply doing its job?

Organic producers are concerned they will be shortchanged by an interim agri-environment scheme in Wales.

We find out why the ex-farm beef price of beef falling  – and we have our regular commodity market report.

Killer Cows...  just how many incidents occur involving walkers and cattle? One blog site thinks many incidents go unreported.

And we talk to one of the organisers of the Royal Welsh Show to discover what's on offer at this year's flagship  event.
 
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by Farmers Weekly deputy editor Abi Kay.
 
 To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

This week, as Farm Safety Week gets under way, we ask: just why are so many people being killed on UK farms?
 
MPs tell the government they should compensate farmers for damage caused by the reintroduction of beavers into the countryside.

and we look at current global trends in the grains market .
 
 And we talk to the scientists trying to find out whether daffodils in dairy diets can reduce methane emissions from cattle.
 
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom with Farmers Weekly deputy editor Abi Kay.

To contact the Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

This week, as a flaming June means it's all go for harvest 23, we find out whether early yields are meeting expectations.

We ask why the UK animal vaccine supply chain has been so disrupted.

On the markets, we speak to a grain analyst in Ukraine – and find out the importance  of the latest Black Sea grain deal.

And we speak to the team undertaking a 2000-mile tractor run for charity across the length and breadth of Britain.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by  Surrey farmer Hugh Broom and Farmers Weekly's Louise Impy.
 
 To contact The Podcast, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

This episode recorded at the 2023 Groundswell event in Hertfordshire.
 
 Compare the Market, how do the numbers between conventional and regen systems vary?
 
 Organic or not? The Soil Association diversifies into farm evaluation.
 
 We have the latest market prices, and look at how you can map carbon from the sky and we meet the regen potato growers.
 
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by  Surrey farmer Hugh Broom and Farmers Weekly's Louise Impy.
 
 To contact The Podcast, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

In this episode, we look at the latest offering of government support for English farmers – the long-awaited 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive.

What does it mean for your farm? And what happens to the thousands of farmers who signed up for the 2022 scheme, which is now being scrapped?
 
We head to the Royal Highland Show as a government leak reveals the possible future of Scottish farm policy – and Hollywood actor pays a special visit.
 
We look at all the latest commodity prices – and examine the impact of the cost of living crisis on consumer spending for meat and dairy.
 
Seven years after the EU referendum, how do you feel about Brexit? We look at the results of an exclusive Farmers Weekly survey.
 
And how many tractors does it take to make Glastonbury happen?
 
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by Philip Clarke.
 
To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

In this episode, farmers face a hike in levy rates under plans announced by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board.

It follows what has been described as a 'near death experience' by the levy board and an admission that it hasn't been delivering for growers.

We join the crowds as the Cereals event welcomes visitors to a new venue – the Thoresby Estate in Nottinghamshire.

Defra farm minister farm minister Mark Spencer tells us he plans to put the 'meat on the bones' of the government's Sustainable Farming Incentive.

Payment rates and conditions are due to be unveiled for the 2023 scheme, which rewards farmers for looking after the environment while farming sustainably.

It's been a challenging year for cereal growers – we look at prospects for this year's harvest and what to consider when planning next season's cropping.

And we go to a gig with The Wurzels, who are celebrating more than 50 years in show business and helping to raise money for charity.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and FW arable correspondent Louise Impey, with additional reporting by Hugh Broom.

To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

Recorded live on location at the 2023 Cereals event held on 13 June 2023 at the Thoresby Estate, Nottinghamshire. 

In this episode, a rural crime wave has seen machinery and high-tech equipment stolen from farms across the country.

We ask, what are the police doing about it?

With harvest not far off, we get latest advice for growers seeking to get the most from their wheat and barley crops.

Tighter enterprise margins mean profits are likely to be down this year. So how can farmers maintain or even increase their income?

We look at all the latest commodity prices – and we look at how changes in regulation threaten non-farm assured livestock.

And we meet the farmer who drove a combine harvester from John o'Groats to Land's End – raising thousands of pounds for charity.

To make a donation to the Combine Challenge, which is raising money for mental health charity Mind, please visit Olly's fundraiser for Mind.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by Philip Case.

To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

This week, with new season prices now unveiled, how should you best secure your fertiliser requirements?

A food security expert says the government needs to think differently when supporting farmers to feed the nation healthily – and affordably.

On the markets, we talk to the European tractor manufacturer who has just made a big marketing announcement.

We find out who growers and livestock producers think is best political party to run the countryside.

And we preview this month's Cereals event – which is being held at a new venue for the first time in Nottinghamshire.

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

To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

This week, tenant farmers accuse the government of taking a “pick and mix” approach to reform of the tenanted sector in England.

It follows the government's long-awaited response to last autumn's Rock Review, set up to provide a framework for a more resilient tenanted sector.

We hear about the future for the UK's small abattoirs – and how a resurgence could help meet demand for local food from local farmers.

On the markets, we've all the latest commodity prices and hear about the prospects for the British wool trade.

We chat to the Cornish councillor behind a landmark decision to back British meat and livestock producers.

And we catch up with the farmers who've donated, driven and delivered 100 Pickups for Peace to war-torn Ukraine.

To contact Pickups For Peace, email pickupsforpeace@memus.com.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by Abi Kay.

To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

This week, Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper and Rishi Sunak pose for the cameras at No. 10 Downing Street.

So was the Prime Minister's Farm to Fork summit just a PR stunt? Or is the government finally taking food security seriously?

We take a trip to Ireland, where livestock producers are racing ahead of UK farmers when it comes to environmental foot-printing.

We find out why a Hampshire grower is planting fruit trees across the middle of his wheat field.

We've all the latest commodity prices – including a special look at the fertiliser market.

And we visit one of the first UK farmers to measure methane emissions from his sheep flock.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by Phil Case and Judith Tooth.

To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at the Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester.

Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues.

Our panel is:

Former Defra secretary Rt Hon. George Eustice MP
Hertfordshire farmer Jo Franklin
Professor of Rural Policy & Strategy Tom MacMillan
Country Land & Business Association president Mark Tufnell
British Meat Processors Association chief executive Nick Allen
Chartered rural surveyor and rural commentator Rob Yorke

Sponsored by Lloyds Bank and AB Agri, this Question Time event was recorded on Thursday, 11 May 2023.

Hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor Johann Tasker. To attend future FW Question Time events, visit fwi.co.uk/questiontime.

In this episode, as Rishi Sunak summons farm leaders to Downing Street, we ask: what can we expect from the Prime Minister's food summit?

High inflation has made food increasingly unaffordable for many consumers – but many farmers say high input costs mean food is actually too cheap.

Where does the truth lie?

Meanwhile, MPs slam Defra's IT systems – putting food safety and security at risk in the event of a major animal disease outbreak.

On the markets, we've all the latest commodity prices and a special report from Carlisle as sheep values surge.

Pig producers come together to discuss global opportunities after years of crisis – but will there be enough pork to go around?

And we celebrate all that's good about farming in Surrey.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by Abi Kay and Charlie Reeve.

To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

In this episode, we examine how UK farmers are striving to overcome low confidence in the sector – caused in part by high input costs.

Confidence among farmers is at a low ebb, according to the latest NFU survey – but some sectors are faring better than others.

We look at the future for on-farm robots as a flagship agri-tech start-up warns that it is running out of cash.

As a key investor pulls the plug , we look at how farming entrepreneurs are turning to crowdfunding to secure their future.

We've all the latest commodity prices – and after a brutal year, we find out how free range egg producers are fairing.

Plus, could a King's Coronation fund help ensure the survival of Britain's rare livestock breeds?

To find out more about the Small Robot Company crowd-funding drive, visit www.smallrobotcompany.com.

For details of the Agri-TechE hybrid event ‘Focus on Funding – Follow the Crowd’ at NIAB Park Farm on Tuesday 23 May, visit agri-tech-e.co.uk.

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

To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

This week, it's all about the weather as we cross our fingers in the hope that a cold, wet spring gives way to something a little warmer.

As the latest ag-inflation figures are released, we talk the the buying groups who have joined forces to get a better deal for on farm inputs.

We meet the Welsh dairy farmer who is growing a carbon-sucking shrub that could help combat climate change.

As global sugar prices boom, we look at the prospects for the UK's sugar beet crop – and we've all the latest commodity prices.

And we meet the team from the NFU who have raised more than £30,000 for the Farm Africa charity – by running the London Marathon.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by Phil Case.

To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at the John Innes Centre, Norwich.

Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues.

Our panel is:

Shadow Labour Defra farm minister Daniel Zeichner MP
Conservative MP for Broadland Norfolk Jerome Mayhew
Red Tractor Assurance chair Christine Tacon CBE
John Innes wheat geneticist Dr Simon Griffiths
National Pig Association chairman and Norfolk farmer Rob Mutimer

Sponsored by Lloyds Bank and AB Agri, this Question Time event was recorded on Thursday, 20 April 2023.

Hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor Johann Tasker. To attend future FW Question Time events, visit fwi.co.uk/questiontime.

This week, does the Red Tractor farm assurance scheme still serve its purpose? Or is it time to get rid of it?

Red Tractor assurance chair Christine Tacon insists the scheme very much has its place – but concedes that there is room for improvement.

We find out how regenerative arable farmers are getting a guaranteed price by almost going organic – with help from the WildFarmed initiative.

We've all the latest market prices.  And we discover why more farmers are growing sunflowers this spring.

And we talk to RyanAir boss Michael O'Leary– who tells us why he bought a herd of pedigree Angus cattle.

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

To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

This week, as dairy processors and retailers reduce farmgate and retail milk prices, we examine the prospects for British farmers.

With crop nutrition programmes well under way this spring, we find out why more growers are making the switch to liquid fertiliser.

On the markets, global demand for beef looks set to stay firm – supporting UK values – and we've all the latest UK commodity prices,

We visit the Netherlands, where Dutch scientists are developing ways livestock producers can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

And we meet the Suffolk potato grower who is running six marathons in six days for charity – in the Sahara desert.

To sponsor Andrew Greenwell, who is fundraising for East Anglia's Children's Hospices, please visit his JustGiving page.

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

To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.