The Farming Programme

We hear about more shiny new stuff launched at LAMMA, Lincolnshire kids learn about the importance of breakfast, an update on last year's direct drilling trial and the return of Sean Sparling with agronomy advice and frost news for sugar beet growers. Plus the market prices and weather for the week to come.

Reports from LAMMA, some good news on Stewardship and SFI payments and we meet a Lincolnshire tech start-up helping with crop forecasting. Plus market reports and the weather for the week to come.

We welcome special guest Minette Batters, President of the NFU. We'll preview LAMMA and look at some new grain-drying tech. Plus the weekly grain and livestock market reports.

How was 2022 in agriculture? How did the markets do? How is the sugar beet campaign progressing? Will it be a happy New Year? - It will be from all of us at the Farming Programme!

The final podcast of the year! A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours from all of us at The Farming Programme.

We visit a community farm, look at a charity cookbook for busy people and get some important agronomy advice and review the markets.

We look at what's claimed to be the world's first seeding AND weeding autonomous robot. The CLA are unhappy with progress towards the introduction of ELMs - why? Plus details of grant funding available to farmers. And, of course, our weekly crop and market reports and some timely and important agronomy advice.

Lots of new tech from CropTec reviewed. Is the new hare coursing legislation working? We've been to Fatstock and we'll review the livestock and grain markets. Plus important agronomy advice and the weather for the coming week.

Profit vs sustainability - conflicting or complementary? The view of a Lincolnshire farmer and the NFU. We catch up with the Lincolnshire Rural Support Network and Virgin Money takes a look at the Chancellor's Autumn Statement. Plus, agronomy advice, crop and market reports and will the rain continue for another week?

We hear what's new at the Midlands Machinery Show, get timely agronomy advice and market reports, talk flooding, meet a farming lifetime achievement award winner and find out about the new Lincolnshire 'Ag Zone'.

Can a farm business really be both profitable and sustainable? What's in store at this week's Midlands Machinery Show at Newark Showground? The answers, plus crop and market reports, agronomy advice and we meet yet another Lincolnshire farming award winner.