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The inside track on the biggest stories affecting UK agriculture - with Johann Tasker and Louise Impey. Every Friday.
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In this episode, we visit the AgriTechE REAP conference – the annual showcase for the latest innovations in agriculture.We find out how simple innovations can make farming more profitable – enabling farmers to work smarter rather than harder.From completing Sustainable Farming Incentive applications at the push of a button to using semen analysis to breed better livestock.We talk to start-up agri-tech entrepreneurs and some of the biggest global names in farming who are embracing big ideas to boost productivity.We get together with the Silicon Valley expert who explains how artificial intelligence is available now – and how farmers can get involved.And we meet the co-founder of a fledgling business on a quest to brew the perfect cup of coffee from UK-grown ingredients.This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann TaskerTo contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also message us by texting the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
Hundreds of tractors descend on central London as farmers ramp up protests against the government's autumn Budget.As 500 tractors park outside Downing Street, we speak to farmers and protest organisers – and scrutinise the latest government announcement.Farmer and agricultural historian Oli Fletcher, from the Farming Explained YouTube channel, puts the protests in their wider context.We also analyse claims by Defra that it has injected £350m into farming to boost the UK's food security.Other government policies mentioned in this episode include:Mirror agreements for Countryside Stewardship Higher TierAgreement extensions for Higher Level StewardshipCapital grants: guidance for applicants and agreement holdersFurther protests are being planned – including a rally of opposition politicians, farmers, other business owners at the London Palladium.Farmers fear they will have to sell-up after the government decided to end inheritance tax exemptions for farming families.We examine the knock-on effects of changes on the wider rural economy – and look at what might happen next.This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and specialist arable reporter Louise Impey.To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, email podcast@fwi.co.uk.In the UK, you can also message us by texting the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
In this episode, could ban on autumn manure-spreading applications be the next body blow to hit Britain’s farmers?Well, quite possibly, as industry representatives are summoned to meet Defra officials following two legal challenges over the issue.We delve into the controversy over the decision by dairy processor Arla to use a new feed additive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from dairy cows.With campaigners calling for a milk and dairy boycott – we ask whether their concerns are justified – or just a load of hot air? Fear and loathing in the countryside – we examine Defra’s abrupt halt to capital grants for agri-environment work.We’ve the pick of the bunch of the latest combinable crop recommended list varieties – freshly unveiled for your drilling delight.And farmers prepare to ramp up protests against the government's inheritance tax decision – by driving hundreds of tractors into central London.This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and specialist arable farming journalist Louise Impey.To contact us, email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also message us by texting the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.For the latest news, views and market prices for UK agriculture, visit fwi.co.uk.
Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at Harper Adams University in Shropshire.Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues.This episode focuses on the impact of the autumn 2024 Budget decision to impose 20% inheritance tax on farm assets worth more than £1m.Our panel is:- Julia Buckley, Labour MP for Shrewsbury- Jeremy Moody, secretary to the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers- Clive Bailye, farmer and founder of The Farming Forum- Kelly Seaton, dairy farmer and AHDB knowledge exchange manager- Professor Karl Behrendt, of the Global Institute for Agri-Tech EconomicsSponsored by Lantra, this Farmers Weekly Question Time event was recorded in front of a live studio audience on Thursday, 14 November, 2024.Hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor Johann Tasker. To attend future Farmers Weekly Question Time events, visit fwi.co.uk/questiontime.
1Thousands of farmers gather in London to lobby MPs and protest against changes to inheritance tax rules.From April 2026, agricultural assets worth more than £1m will be liable for 20% inheritance tax – leaving many farmers fearing for their livelihoods.Some 15,000 farmers descended on Westminster to oppose the changes, worried that the autumn Budget decision will force them to leave the land.Join us as we report live from the event - speaking to protest organisers, politicians and farmers on the streets around parliament.Could a compromise be possible – allowing the government to achieve its goal while enabling farmers to continue farming?Or are both sides digging in for the long haul?This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and specialist arable farming journalist Louise Impey.To contact us, email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also message us by texting the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
In this episode, Jeremy Clarkson is set to join thousands of farmers protesting against the government’s decision to impose inheritance tax on farmland.The TV celebrity and star of Clarkson's Farm is expected to address farmers as they gather in London on Tuesday 19 November.Farm business consultants are continuing to wade through the government’s budget documents - looking at ways to mitigate their worst effects.We've a special interview with Richard Means, managing partner of Ceres Rural.And NFU president Tom Bradshaw says he understands farmers' anger at the Treasury for ignoring the "human cost" of the Budget.
In this episode, industry leaders urge farmers not to take direct action following the government’s decision to impose inheritance tax on farmland.Thousands of farmers are expected to descend on London after the Budget announcement sent shockwaves through the industry.The protest will coincide with what the NFU is describing as a ‘mass lobbying’ of MPs to get the government decision reversed.The inheritance tax facing farmers following the Budget has understandably grabbed all the headlines.But the Chancellor also unveiled many more measures affecting agriculture.They included company car tax on farm pick-ups, an increase in employers national insurance – and the faster phase out of direct payments.Life insurance could be one way of mitigating the impact of inheritance tax on farmland.But farmers are urged to take advice rather than making rash decisions.This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and specialist arable reporter Louise Impey.To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, email podcast@fwi.co.uk.In the UK, you can also message us by texting the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
A special episode after an autumn Budget which promises huge changes to farm businesses – and indeed for farming families.The Budget saw Chancellor Rachel Reeves announce major changes to agricultural property relief and inheritance tax rules relating to farming.From April 2026, farmers will be subject to 20% inheritance tax on agricultural and business assets worth more than £1 million pounds.In this episode, four experts discuss ways farmers can reduce their liability.Our experts are:Amy Cowdell, from solicitors Shakespeare MartineauRobert Sullivan, from chartered surveyors GSC GraysJason Beedell, from farm business consultants Strutt & ParkerSam Kirkham, from accountants Albert GoodmanTopics discussed include gifting land and assets to family members; business structures, including limited companies; moving assets into a trust; succession planning; and life insurance.Thank you for listening to the Farmers Weekly Podcast. This episode was conceived, written, edited and produced by Johann Tasker.To contact us, email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also message us by texting the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
In this episode, as the government's Budget looms we ask three experts what farmers should expect in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.We find out why the Sustainable Farming Incentive is fuelling interest in hedgerow management in England – and how farmers can obtain payments.We visit the Lake District, where upland farmers fear they are being left behind by the government's flagship environmental schemes.And we go under the North Sea where a carbon-friendly fertiliser is being mined to replenish sulphur levels on UK farms.Thank you for listening to the Farmers Weekly Podcast. This episode is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Louise Impey.To contact us, email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also message us by texting the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
UK agriculture faces a huge skills gap – with lots of opportunities for people wanting to work in the sector or start their own agri-business.In this episode, we find out how UK farming is encouraging new entrants into the industry – and how to carve a career in agriculture.We visit the New Scientist Live festival of ideas at London's ExCel centre, where food and farming innovation is centre stage in front of 25,000 visitors.Agriculture is very much a Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) sector keen to attract more urban youngsters.We look at opportunities around industry apprenticeships in agricultural engineering, plant science and livestock technology.For more information about the career opportunities mentioned in this episode, please explore the links below:The Institute for Agriculture and HorticultureLantra John Deere Apprentice ProgrammeKWS careersRothamsted ResearchLEAF (Linking Environment & Farming)We Are Land Based EngineeringLondon City Farms & Community Gardens AssociationTo make a donation to Vauxhall City Farm 50th anniversary appeal, please visit https://vauxhallcityfarm.org/50th-anniversary-appeal/This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast was conceived, written, produced and hosted by Johann Tasker.Additional reporting by Philip Case, Charlie Reeve and Louise Impey.To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, email podcast@fwi.co.uk.In the UK, you can also message us by texting the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
In this episode, as the wet autumn continues, we look at flood management – and payments for farmers to protect communities by storing flood water.We have the latest on the NFU's campaign for a fair Autumn Budget for farming – and what is needed to deliver UK food security.We've an update on the phase-out of the Basic Payment Scheme in England – and take a look at Scotland's fledgling farm support system.And we talk to the two farming friends behind the Rural Communities Mental Health Foundation – promoting better wellbing in agriculture.This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and specialist arable reporter Louise Impey.To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, email podcast@fwi.co.uk.In the UK, you can also message us by texting the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
In this episode, we ask who is to blame for Defra's reported £358m underspend on farming – and can it really be justified?A better year ahead? After a challenging time, the latest forecasts suggest UK dairy has finally turned the corner.We get to grips with the latest developments on precision breeding – which could pave the way for UK farmers to grow gene-edited crops.We find out how blended finance is helping farmers fund nature recovery projects on a landscape scale.And we speak to the newly crowned Farm Champion of the Year.This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and specialist arable reporter Louise Impey.To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, email podcast@fwi.co.uk.In the UK, you can also message us by texting the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
In this episode, after a week of torrential rain and floods washes away newly drilled cereal crops, we ask: will it really be another wet autumn?We find out why Defra policy is on hold ahead of the Autumn Budget – in a special interview with NFU president Tom Bradshaw.We discover how farmers are measuring their environmental and social impact –and making their businesses more profitable as a result.You can find out more about environmental and social baselining by visiting Soil Association Exchange and the Lloyds Banking Group.And we speak to Andrew Brewer – the newly crowned Carbon Farmer of the Year, courtesy of the Farm Carbon Toolkit.This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and specialist arable reporter Louise Impey.To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, email podcast@fwi.co.uk.In the UK, you can also message us by texting the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
In this episode, we look at the future for farm support following a UK cereal harvest said to be among the worst in living memory.We travel to London for Back British Farming Day as growers and livestock producers meet MPs to get the farming message across to politicians.We look at NFU calls for an increase in the UK budget for agriculture – and industry calls for recognition of the wider benefits farming brings.We examine how high street banks are offering special deals for farmers prepared to adopt more sustainable management practices.We discuss the merits of the HSBC Sustainable Farming Pathway and the Soil Association Exchange initiative supported by Lloyds Bank.And we discover how bees are helping Euston Estate Farms in Suffolk ensure that landscape management delivers the benefits it promises.The harvest 2024 report referred to in this episode was published by the Economic and Climate Change Unit.This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and specialist arable reporter Louise Impey.To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. We would love to hear from you!In the UK, you can also message us by texting the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
In this episode, we look at the future of the UK potato sector with a special visit to the Potato Days UK event at Dyson Farming.With the crop under pressure to reduce its carbon footprint, we find out how potato growers and processors are reducing greenhouse gas emissions.We discuss the role regenerative agriculture has when it comes to potato production – a crop which involves moving huge amounts of soil.And we look at the latest research on biostimulants and ask: do they really work and what is the science behind them?We also discuss prospects for budget cuts at Defra, the latest on the UK bluetongue outbreak and vaccines for combating bovine tuberculosis.This special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and specialist arable reporter Louise Impey.To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also message us by texting 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 Cookstown in Northern Ireland.Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues.Our panel is:- John Gilliland, Professor of Practice in Agriculture & Sustainability, Queens University Belfast - John McLenaghan, deputy president, Ulster Farmers Union. - Bronagh O'Kane, livestock farmer- Jude McCann, Farming Community Network- Michael Meharg, Loch Neagh PartnershipTopics include:- How to solve Lough Neagh pollution- Support for smaller livestock farms- How to get new entrants into farming- Making the most of Jeremy Clarkson- Tenancies and rental opportunities- Northern Ireland Farm Welfare Bill- Health and wellbeing among farmers- Tips for profitable farmingSponsored by Lantra, this Farmers Weekly Question Time event was recorded in front of a live studio audience on Thursday, 29 August 2024.Hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor Johann Tasker. To attend future Farmers Weekly Question Time events, visit fwi.co.uk/questiontime.
In this episode, Queen guitarist and wildlife campaigner Brian May is under fire after calling for an end to badger culling in England.The complaints come head of a BBC TV documentary in which Sir Brian argues that badgers are wrongly blamed for spreading bovine tuberculosis.We look at why British holidaymakers have been banned from bringing back feta cheese from Greece this summer.The move is part of a wider ban on UK imports of sheep and goat products from Continental Europe, which is being ravaged by a ruminant disease. We've a harvest update and all the latest commodity prices – and find out why Clarkson's Farm means a boost for agricultural students.And we discover why a snail farm in a Liverpool office building is at the centre of allegations about tax avoidance.This special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Scottish farmer Sandy Kirkpatrick. To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, 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 pay a special visit to the UK's biggest farmer-owned grain storage facility at the height of harvest. Camgrain stores up to 500,000 tonnes of cereals, oilseed rape and pulse crops every year on behalf of its 500 farmer-members.Camgrain's four advanced processing centres work around the clock to take in hundreds of lorry loads of grain from the field every day.We follow the grain trail from the field into the store where grain is tested and blended to get the best value for growers.We visit the grain laboratory and discover how Camgrain ensures grain meets the strict specifications and consistent supply demanded by customers.This special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Farmers Weekly arable correspondent Louise Impey.To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, 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 get to grips with the latest Sustainable Farming Incentive – and what it means for your farm business.Scottish growers face heavy losses after virus-hit potato crops are destroyed in an effort to protect high-health status seed production.Could more winter linseed be grown as an alternative break crop?We've a harvest update and all the latest market prices.And we review a sumptuous history book of Aberdeen Angus cattle – the world's most popular pedigree beef breed.This episode is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Sandy Kirkpatrick, with additional reporting by Philip Case and Adam Clarke.To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, 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, the government pledges a new deal for farmers to boost confidence across the industry.We look at what the promise might mean – and what it might deliver.Lottery money for landscapes – farmers could be among the winners from a £150m heritage fund to revitalise wildlife habitats and the environment.Industry leaders highlight the importance of the sheep sector – and the contribution it makes to rural communities and the environment.We find out more during a visit to the National Sheep Association's flagship sheep event at the Three Counties Showground in Worcestershire.We’ve our regular market round-up and all the latest commodity prices.And a Suffolk farmer unveils a memorial to an American aircrew whose bomber crashed on his farm in World War Two.This episode is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Farmers Weekly arable correspondent Louise Impey, with additional reporting by Philip Case and Charlie Reeve.To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, 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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Moment of unfairness from FW abt family farms - many are innovative and profitable and may just not want to expand. Being bigger isn't a sign of a better business necessarily- especially if not addressing current crisis.