Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 165: Farm deaths hit record high

FW Podcast 07 August 2023

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This week, as Farm Safety Week begins, we ask why so many farmers are being killed on UK farms.

MPs are told they need to compensate farmers for beaver damage and, on the markets, we look at current global trends in the grains market.

See more: Farm Safety Week 2023: Farm fatalities worryingly high

And we find out how daffodils are cutting cow methane.

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

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.

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Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 165: Farm deaths hit record high