In this episode, the government appoints former NFU president Minette Batters to lead a Defra review to solve farming's 'profitability problem'.
Her appointment – by Defra secretary Steve Reed – aims to help growers and livestock producers increase their profit and financial resilience.
We ask three experts what Baroness Batters should really be looking at – and whether farmers should be encouraged to diversify.
Emily Norton, from Farm Foresight; Richard King, from Andersons farm business consultants; and Jonathan Armitage, from Strutt & Parker, share their thoughts.
We get out in the field, where resistant wheat crops are showing signs of yellow rust - samples for analysis should be sent to the UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS).
We look ways farmers can supply more local food - according to the Local Food Plan.
And we try to track down a giant red fibre glass cow after it goes missing.
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker, Louise Impey and Hugh Broom.
Contact or follow Johann (X): @johanntasker
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For Farmers Weekly, visit fwi.co.uk or follow @farmersweekly
To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, email [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, the government appoints former NFU president Minette Batters to lead a Defra review to solve farming's 'profitability problem'.
Her appointment – by Defra secretary Steve Reed – aims to help growers and livestock producers increase their profit and financial resilience.
We ask three experts what Baroness Batters should really be looking at – and whether farmers should be encouraged to diversify.
Emily Norton, from Farm Foresight; Richard King, from Andersons farm business consultants; and Jonathan Armitage, from Strutt & Parker, share their thoughts.
We get out in the field, where resistant wheat crops are showing signs of yellow rust - samples for analysis should be sent to the UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS).
We look ways farmers can supply more local food - according to the Local Food Plan.
And we try to track down a giant red fibre glass cow after it goes missing.
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker, Louise Impey and Hugh Broom.
Contact or follow Johann (X): @johanntasker
Contact or follow Louise (X): @louisearable
Contact or follow (X): @sondesplacefarm
For Farmers Weekly, visit fwi.co.uk or follow @farmersweekly
To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, email [email protected]. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
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