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The Farmers Guardian podcast brings you real farmer stories, the latest news and discussion about all the issues affecting the farming community.
Listen on the go as the Farmers Guardian team talk through the latest issues across the dairy, livestock and arable sectors affecting your farming business, featuring special guests who share their personal experiences.
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Thousands of tonnes of perfectly good arable produce never leave the farm gate, due to spoilage, market gluts, or shifting contracts. But what actually happens to that surplus? In this episode, head of arable Ash Ellwood visits a re-distribution site in Merseyside to dig into the true scale of on-farm waste and follow the journey of surplus produce beyond the field. Discover how FareShare and The Felix Project are turning overlooked harvests into vital food supplies for nearly 8,000 charities...
Following last week's judicial review into the changes to Inheritance Tax, the Farmers Guardian news team discuss the case and what it means. We hear from Jane Thynne who was reporting in the court room, alongside claimant and farmer Tom Martin, Shadow Defra Secretary Victoria Atkins and businessman Steve Perez. Message us
The Farm Retail Association (FRA) conference focused on making the most of your diversified farm business, whilst focusing on the wider benefits to society - food miles, the economic contribution of farm shops and markets and the national health crisis. Emily Ashworth speaks to tv presenter Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall about farm-to-fork connection and if it really means something, and former FRA chair Emma Mosey, farmer and farm shop owner. Message us
As more deaths are reported on farm, reaching 30 for the year since April 2025, the Farmers Guardian team discuss reporting on these incidents and speak to Jill Hewitt from the NAAC about what the industry needs to change the safety culture. Message us
Farmers Guardian’s news and business team reflect on the NFU Conference, from Emma Reynolds speech, more clarity on the Sustainable Farming Incentive Scheme, Tom Bradshaw’s re-election to farmer views on the NFU and Defra Message us
The Farmers Guardian team discuss the latest milk prices, when the market may see a turnaround and the health trends which could drive the milk price of the future. Message us
In the second of a two-part series, Farmers Guardian's Alex Black speaks to Sarah Aughwane from Withers to answer farmers' questions on wills and disputes in light of the upcoming changes to Inheritance Tax Message us
Lambing is rarely perfect, even in the best-run flocks. In this episode, the Farmers Guardian podcast takes a practical look at navel health in lambs. Along with sheep vet Fiona Lovett and NoBACZ international business consultant, Dave Charles, we explore why problems like joint ill persist, where systems can break down under pressure, and how farmers can reduce risk through hygiene, colostrum management and consistent routines. Supported by NoBACZ Healthcare Message us
In the first of a two-part series, Alex Black speaks to Carly Russell, partner at Collyer Bristow, about the upcoming changes to Inheritance Tax and what it means for those making succession plans and Mia Willemsen talks to Tom Martin about the granting of an urgent hearing for a judicial review into APR and BPR changes. Message us
Farmers Guardian's news and business team discuss the top news stories, including a look at the impact of Donald Trump's rhetoric on Greenland, protests at distribution centres by farmers and ask where the money is going as bread prices rise with grain in the doldrums Message us
Most of the Farmers Guardian team headed to LAMMA Show 2026 to host various panels, talk to manufacturers and discuss the issues that are impacting the industry most. This year saw LAMMA play host to two other major Agriconnect shows too - CropTec and Low Carbon Agriculture. FG's new Agriworks campaign, Future of Farming, also launched with multiple panels on topics such as profitability and succession. Listen to this week's special LAMMA podcast covering all of the above, plus the fight to g...
The Farmers Guardian news team reports from the Oxford and Oxford Real Farming Conferences and we hear from NFU president Tom Bradshaw as he reflects on the events of his two-year tenure. Message us
Tuesley Farm in Surrey welcomes more than 3,000 visitors each year on Open Farm Sunday. We meet managing director Jim Floor to find out why, in these uncertain times, such events bring some much-needed positivity. Message us
In what has been a turbulent year in agriculture, the FG team take a look back on the biggest events of the year. But, of course, it is the people that make agriculture, so who scoops this year's favourite feature? Message us
In this Christmas special, Emily Ashworth heads to Cannon Hall Farm to cook some festive recipes up with the Nicholson family. Sat around the farmhouse table, Rob, Dave, Richard and Roger talk about the farm, and memories of food growing up. Message us
In this Christmas in the Countryside special with Harriet Cowan, Emily Ashworth visits Clarkson's Farm star Harriet Cowan at her farm in Derbyshire, to find out about Harriet's farming life, her newfound stardom and what her farming future looks like. Message us
As 2025 draws to a close, Alex Black speaks to auctioneers Joe Bowman, Hywel Evans and LAA’s Zanna Dennis about the trade over the past year, the impact of bluetongue on trade and expectations for 2026. Message us
In this regenerative farming special, Farmers Guardian regen blogger Silas Headley-Lawrence talks about farmers who have changed practices and seen the benefits in both their land and their finances Message us
A one-off special episode brought to you by the Dairy Data Warehouse (DDW) explores how data, technology, and collaboration are reshaping the future of dairy farming. Fernando Mazeris, Managing Director of Dairy Data Warehouse, joins us to unpack what 12 years of working with one of the world’s largest dairy datasets has revealed. We discuss how consistent data drives better decision-making, the shift from reactive to predictive herd management, and how breaking down industry silos can accele...
Following Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget last week, Jane Thynne and Alex Black discuss what the change to spousal allowances means, speak to one of the farmers arrested at the Budget day protest and look at what happens next on Inheritance Tax Message us
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The muddled dialect of the podcast hosts is unacceptable to me the listener.
what a shame for such an interesting podcast to be marred by poor sound quality.