LEAFcast

By LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming)

LEAFcast is the podcast channel for LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming), a charity whose mission is to inspire and enable sustainable farming that is prosperous, enriches the environment an... more

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The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.

LEAFcast episodes:

August 10, 2020 LEAF & Brexit
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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11min
August 04, 2020 Intercropping
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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32min
July 27, 2020 What does the future hold for LEAF?
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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10min
July 17, 2020 Livestock farming and Integrated Farm Management
LEAF Demonstration Farmer, John Renner, discusses how he uses IFM to manage livestock on his beef, sheep and arable farms in Northumberland with LEAF Assurance Manager, Jenny Clark.
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24min
June 23, 2020 Integrated Pest Management
LEAF Project Coordinator, Lucy Bates, talks about the history of Integrated Pest Management and its relevance in the current agricultural landscape.
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29min
June 05, 2020 The Agriculture Bill
In the latest LEAF podcast, Caroline Drummond discusses the latest developments with the UK Ag Bill and the impact it might have on British farming and the work of LEAF.
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12min
June 01, 2020 Environmental Land Management Scheme
In this episode, Justine Hards talks with Lucy Bates, LEAF's Project Co-ordinator for ELMS (Environmental Land Management Scheme). ELMS is Defra's proposed new system by which ‘payment for public goods’ fully replaces the Basic Payment and Countryside Stewardship Schemes by 2028.

Lucy discusses the tests and trials that LEAF is undertaking and explains how farmers can get involved.
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17min
May 12, 2020 Coronavirus and supply chains
In this episode, LEAF Chief Executive Caroline Drummond discusses how Covid-19 might impact on global supply chains and how the food industry will need to adapt to the "new normal".
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9min
May 01, 2020 LEAF & Coronavirus
LEAF Chief Executive Caroline Drummond talks about the impact the global pandemic is likely to have on the food industry, LEAF's wider strategic thinking as it approaches its 30th anniversary in 2021 and the importance of sustainability in a changed global farming landscape post Covid-19.
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12min

FAQs about LEAFcast:

How many episodes does LEAFcast have?

The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.