In this episode, farm leader Tom Bradshaw says a bigger budget is needed for British farmers to deliver food security and reach Net Zero.
The NFU president wants the government to set aside £5.6bn for agriculture – more than twice the current annual amount.
We visit the Royal Welsh Show where the budget for agriculture in Wales is also a hot topic of debate and discussion.
We’ve a harvest update – and all the latest commodity prices.
And former farm minister Mark Spencer spills the beans on his time in government – and what it’s like to be in the Defra hot seat.
And a Scottish funeral director turns a land rover defender into a hearse.
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is hosted by Johann Tasker with Scottish farmer Sandy Kirkpatrick.
Additional reporting by Farmers Weekly deputy editor Abi Kay, Philip Case, Philip Clarke and Guy Peckett.
You can contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast by emailing [email protected]. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
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In this episode, farm leader Tom Bradshaw says a bigger budget is needed for British farmers to deliver food security and reach Net Zero.
The NFU president wants the government to set aside £5.6bn for agriculture – more than twice the current annual amount.
We visit the Royal Welsh Show where the budget for agriculture in Wales is also a hot topic of debate and discussion.
We’ve a harvest update – and all the latest commodity prices.
And former farm minister Mark Spencer spills the beans on his time in government – and what it’s like to be in the Defra hot seat.
And a Scottish funeral director turns a land rover defender into a hearse.
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is hosted by Johann Tasker with Scottish farmer Sandy Kirkpatrick.
Additional reporting by Farmers Weekly deputy editor Abi Kay, Philip Case, Philip Clarke and Guy Peckett.
You can contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast by emailing [email protected]. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
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