Farming Advice Service podcast

Join Laura Harpham and Sarah Starkey as they discuss the business support available to farmers and land managers during the early years of the agricultural transition through the Future Farming Resilience Fund.

Organisations giving free FFRF advice (listed by county): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/get-free-business-advice-for-your-farm/organisations-giving-free-advice-in-your-area-listed-by-county

Links to the resources mentioned in the podcast:
FAS webinar: Nutrient Management with Mel Holloway
FAS technical article: Nutrient Management and Farming Rules for Water
AHDB Nutrient Management Guide (RB209)
PLANET (Planning Land Applications of Nutrients for Efficiency and the environmenT) - nutrient management decision support tool
MANNER-NPK - software tool that provides farmers and advisers with a quick estimate of crop available nitrogen, phosphate and potash supply from applications of organic manure.
Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) advice for farmers and land managers
Tried & Tested online nutrient management tools
Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF) provides business support to farmers and land managers in the first few years of adapting to agricultural transition.

Laura Harpham is joined by Mark Thomas from FCN and Caroline Harrison from RABI to talk about the particular challenges for mental health in those who working in the farming industry. They talk about how attitudes are changing, how people approach taking care of their own and others' wellbeing, and where they can get help if they need it.

rabi.org.uk/how-we-help
Freephone Helpline: 0800 188 4444

fcn.org.uk / farmwell.org.uk
FCN Helpline (7am - 11pm): 03000 111 999

Samaritans( 24 hours a day, 365 days a year) - 116 123

National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK (6pm–3:30am every day) - 0800 689 5652 

Hear from members of the FAS helpline team on what they can help with, the process for free expert referrals and how the team triage calls for other teams or services. 

In this podcast, we speak to Ian Cairns about livestock movements and identification. Ian is farmer and consultant with 15 years of experience in proving advice to farmers. Laura asks Ian about the key things to know about this area of compliance and his tips on how to stay compliant with the rules.

In this podcast, we speak to Suzy Deely who is the head of partnerships at RABI. Suzy is from a farming background so has an understanding of the challenges farmers face both through her personal life and her work. Keesje asks Suzy her views on resilience in agriculture, including how she thinks it has changed over the years and key findings from RABI's Big Farming Survey which asked farmers about their business, mental and physical wellbeing. 

In this podcast, we speak to John Morgan of Creedy Associates about ammonia emissions and how they can be reduced on farms. John is keen to keep advice practical and affordable for farmers. Keesje and John talk about what ammonia is, what this means for farms and practical ways the emission can be reduced.

In this podcast, we speak to Andrew Wells from Arable Alliance about the changes to cross compliance in 2022. Andrew is an independent farm consultant and has been advising farmers on cross compliance for more than 15 years. Laura asks Andrew about the updates for 2022 and he provides his tips on how to stay compliant with the rules.