LEAFcast

To mark the start of Zoom Into LEAF Marque week and the run up to COP26, LEAF Chief Executive, Caroline Drummond, chats through the role of LEAF in delivering and promoting Climate Positive action to build resilience and support the health, diversity and enrichment of farming and food systems.

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LEAF Chief Executive, Caroline Drummond, welcomes in our 30th anniversary year with a discussion around Brexit; the challenges and opportunities it offers to rethink current agricultural policy to address economic, environmental and climatic ambitions, and where LEAF’s new 10-year strategy fits in. 

Episode recorded on 13th January 2021.

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With continuing political uncertainty, there has never been a more important time for farmers and researchers to start meaningful conversations about UK agriculture, as well as share best practice, show techniques, reveal trade-offs and demonstrate where farming creates environmental sustainability.  Caroline Drummond, LEAF CEO, Emily Trivett, LEAF Technical Coordinator and Charlotte Bickler, Knowledge Exchange and Policy Manager at the Organic Research Centre, discuss how LEAF's Speak Out Toolkit is helping to inspire, inform and reignite farmers and researchers communications expertise.

LEAF's Speak Out Toolkit has been developed with funding from H2020 DIVERSify project.
Access it here: https://leafuk.org/speakout 

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In the midst of Lockdown 2.0, LEAF CEO Caroline Drummond reflects on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the British farming industry, whilst giving a glimpse into the upcoming LEAF Annual Conference, centred around Climate Change.

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Off the back of Storm Francis, LEAF CEO Caroline Drummond discusses the current situation with British farming in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit.

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LEAF Senior Technical Consultant, Kathryn Green, discusses the importance of water management in agriculture and it's prevalence within Integrated Farm Management.

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In this podcast, LEAF Technical Co-ordinator Lucy Redmore discusses the importance of assurance schemes like LEAF Marque and how it differs from other assurance schemes.

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Following her appointment on to the Government's Trade and Agriculture Commission, LEAF CEO Caroline Drummond discusses LEAF's preparations for Brexit and how the organisation is helping farmers prepare for change.

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LEAF Technical Assistant Emily Trivett chats with Ali Karley and Rob Brooker from the James Hutton Institute about the benefits of intercropping and the exciting projects that LEAF is involved with.

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LEAF Chief Executive, Caroline Drummond, discusses the futures of LEAF and sustainable agriculture, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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