Farm Gate

Sheep lameness is a painful symptom that severely reduces mobility.  It's regarded by many as endemic - ever present, regardless of the efforts made to curb new infections.  But is lameness endemic?  Can better monitoring and treatment effectively eradicate it from flocks?

In this episode we discuss how to implement the nationally-adopted FAI Five Point Plan - with Ruth Clements, head of veterinary programmes from Benchmark Animal Health, and by Clare Hill, the farm manager at FAI Farms.

Produced by Farmwel and FAI Farms.

Coronavirus has led to lock down, the loss of work, jobs and income - it has forced people with little or no savings to turn to charities and institutions - just to be able to eat.  Food aid providers, already working to capacity, have had to swiftly adapt their service models to cope with the influx of new, fearful, hungry, and potentially infected, people.  

In this programme, Farm Gate speaks to three people working to provide food at the front line of the social crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic: Dee Woods from Granville Community Kitchen (Kilburn, London), Greg Silverman, Executive Director of the West Side Campaign Against Hunger (New York City), and Mark Game, Chief Executive of The Bread and Butter Thing (Greater Manchester, UK).

Produced by Farmwel.

'Food security' is suddenly on the agenda - but what is it?  Was it ever about calories & cheap food for the masses?  And if it was, isn't it time that we redefined food security for the modern world - recognising the essential role that land use, food system resilience, and nutrition play in ensuring that all citizens can eat, and eat well.

This programme features Vicki Hird from Sustain, Professor Tim Benton from Chatham House, and Patrick Holden from the Sustainable Food Trust.

Produced by Farmwel.

In this programme we're looking at the psychology of panic buying - and asking the question, is our food system resilient enough to cope?

The media has been full of food jeopardy & empty shelves, but isn't panic buying an entirely reasonable response to crisis?  We've been watching this modern-day plague unfold since the start of the year, and the dramatic lock downs were trailed for weeks before they were enacted.  Despite the abrupt shift in consumer behaviour (we're all eating at home now) supermarkets are generally well-stocked, and farm shops are doing a roaring trade. 

I'm joined by Jo White from Human Behaviour Change for Animals - and by Roland Bonney, a co-founder of FAI Farms.

Produced by Farmwel.

Why are facts no longer enough to change attitudes & behaviours?  How can we communicate new ideas & information in the modern world?  How can we persuade people to make the changes necessary to combat environmental & supply chain challenges?  In this programme we look at the psychology of Human Behaviour Change.

We're joined by Jo White & Suzanne Rogers from Human Behaviour Change for Animals, & by Ruth Layton, a vet & co-founder of FAI Farms.

Produced by Farmwel.