In this episode, we discuss whether UK farmers should take to the streets following protests by French and German growers and livestock producers.,We look at the impact of the wet weather on spring cropping decisions – and how growers might overcome a shortage of spring seed.The Welsh government is accused of pursuing an environmental policy which could see livestock and farmers leave the land. How should you respond? We speak to the Lincolnshire farmer who won a Yield Enhancement Network award after growing a 16.6t/ha winter wheat crop.We've our regular market round-up – and all the latest commodity prices.And we find out how a new scheme is getting youngsters into dairy farming – ahead of this month's DairyTech event.This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Scottish farmer Sandy Kirkpatrick, with additional reporting by Emma Gillbard, Shirley Macmillan, Phil Case and Abi Kay.You can contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast by emailing podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

In this episode, we find out what's hot and what's not with thousands of farmers at the LAMMA machinery show in Birmingham. Red Tractor bosses face a call to resign as growers and livestock producers say the farm assurance scheme is too onerous and delivers little benefit. We've our regular market round-up – and all the latest commodity prices.We meet the Yorkshire livestock producer generating bigger profits by using less barley to finish his beef bulls. And we go bell-ringing with the Worcestershire farmer diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, who is raising money for charity.This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Scottish farmer Sandy Kirkpatrick, with additional reporting by Abi Kay.You can contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast by emailing podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at the Great Yorkshire Showground.Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues.Our panel is:Defra minister Robbie Moore MPSophie Thoup, head of agriculture and sustainable sourcing for Morrisons Guardian journalist Robyn VinterEfra committee chairman Sir Robert Goodwill MPFera Science executive director Andrew SwiftSponsored by The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture, Lightsource BP and GSC Grays, this Question Time event was recorded on Thursday, 11 January 2024.With grateful thanks to the Yorkshire Agricultural Society and the Future Farmers of Yorkshire for providing the venue for this event.Hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor Johann Tasker. To attend future FW Question Time events, visit fwi.co.uk/questiontime.

Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair.Recorded in front of a live studio audience at Builth Wells,  farmers quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues.Our panel is:NFU Cymru President Aled JonesWelsh Rivers Union founder Kim WatersLlyr Gruffydd MS (Plaid Cymru), North WalesAnne-Marie Harries, Farmers Food At HomeProfessor Glyn Hewinson Sêr Cymru research chair in the Centre of Excellence for Bovine Tuberculosis for Wales, Aberystwyth UniversitySponsored by The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture and Lightsource BP, this Question Time event was recorded on Monday, 27 November 2023.With grateful thanks to the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society for providing the Royal Welsh Showground venue for this event.Hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor Johann Tasker. To attend future FW Question Time events, visit fwi.co.uk/questiontime.

Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at Newcastle University.Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues.Our panel is:Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board chairman Nicholas SaphirLiberal Democrat parliamentary candidate Julia AglionbyNorthumberland & LEAF demonstration farmer John RennerNewcastle University Farms director James StandenFood Newcastle partnership coordinator Ellen HolmesSponsored by The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture and Lightsource BP, this Question Time event was recorded on Thursday, 19 October 2023.Hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor Johann Tasker. To attend future FW Question Time events, visit fwi.co.uk/questiontime.

This week, the Liberal Democrats are making some bold pledges – including an extra £1bn for farmers – if they form the next UK government.We find out what it could mean for your farm business – and find out whether the Lib Dems stand a chance of winning the next general election.With livestock farmers battling to keep a lid on costs, we meet the north-east beef producer who has cut inputs by 40%.As Russia's illegal war continues, a Scottish charity founded by farmers delivers its 200th pickup truck full of humanitarian aid to Ukraine.To contact Pickups4Peace, visit www.facebook.com/pickupsforpeace or email pickupsforpeace@memus.com.On the markets, we've all the of this week's commodity prices. And what the latest sugar beet price means for growers.And we meet the UK's first carbon farmer of the year,This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by Phil Case, Michael Priestley and Louise Impey. To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at the Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester.Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues.Our panel is:Former Defra secretary Rt Hon. George Eustice MPHertfordshire farmer Jo FranklinProfessor of Rural Policy & Strategy Tom MacMillanCountry Land & Business Association president Mark TufnellBritish Meat Processors Association chief executive Nick AllenChartered rural surveyor and rural commentator Rob YorkeSponsored by Lloyds Bank and AB Agri, this Question Time event was recorded on Thursday, 11 May 2023.Hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor Johann Tasker. To attend future FW Question Time events, visit fwi.co.uk/questiontime.

Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at the John Innes Centre, Norwich.Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues.Our panel is:Shadow Labour Defra farm minister Daniel Zeichner MPConservative MP for Broadland Norfolk Jerome MayhewRed Tractor Assurance chair Christine Tacon CBEJohn Innes wheat geneticist Dr Simon GriffithsNational Pig Association chairman and Norfolk farmer Rob MutimerSponsored by Lloyds Bank and AB Agri, this Question Time event was recorded on Thursday, 20 April 2023.Hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor Johann Tasker. To attend future FW Question Time events, visit fwi.co.uk/questiontime.

In this episode,  farm leader Minette Batters has condemned unacceptable behaviour in UK agriculture – including at work and work-related events.It comes after a woman at last month's NFU conference in Birmingham deliberately avoided sitting near her NFU county chairman so he couldn't “lean all over her.”Other women in agriculture have since come forward saying they too have faced unacceptable behaviour in the workplace.In other news, we examine the prospects for fertiliser and ask:  is the world really going to run out of phosphate – or do we just need to use it better?We've all the latest market prices – and we discover the winner of this week's Commodity Cashback competition.We get the low-down on the UK government's Spring Budget – and find out what it means for your farm business.And we meet the record breaking sheep shearer sharpening the clippers to go head-to-head with his brother at the world championships.This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker with Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with Farmers Weekly deputy editor Abi Kay.To contact Johann and Hugh, email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.For full terms and conditions for our Commodity Cashback competition, please visit www.fwi.co.uk/commoditycashback.

Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at SRUC Oatridge, Scotland's Rural College in West Lothian.Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues.Our panel is:NFU Scotland president Martin KennedyFood safety professor Nicola HoldenScottish government farming & rural policy director George BurgessDairy farmer Sally WilliamsAward-winning environmental author Louise GraySponsored by Bank of Scotland and AB Agri, this Question Time event was recorded on Thursday, 2 March 2023.Hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor Johann Tasker. To attend future FW Question Time events, visit fwi.co.uk/questiontime.

Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at Harper Adams University.Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues.Our panel is:Defra farm minister Mark SpencerHarper Adams vice chancellor Michael LeeVicki Hird, head of farming at SustainMerseyside farmer and YouTube influencer Olly HarrisonQuestions include:What is the best way to encourage farmers to take part in Defra's Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme?How can the outcomes and value of ELM be measured without any baselining before the scheme starts?With land expensive and finance scarce, what is the best way for youngsters to get into farming?Will trade deals between the UK and other countries be good or bad for the sustainability of UK agriculture?Does the panel agree with the principle that consumers must pay the real cost of food?What should be done to secure UK food production from the loss of agricultural land for large-scale tree-planting projects, including the purchase of family farms for carbon offsetting by large corporations?Is Jeremy Clarkson still a good ambassador for UK agriculture? Or should he be cancelled?Sponsored by Lloyds Bank and AB Agri, this Question Time event was recorded on Thursday, 2 February 2023.Hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor Johann Tasker.

Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – brought to you in association with plant breeders Limagrain UK.Rising input costs, market volatility and climate change all mean more robust wheat varieties are increasingly sought after.Better genetics mean better performance – agronomically as well as financially – both in the field and in the marketplace.Farmers Weekly arable correspondent Louise Impey went to Suffolk in search of the perfect package when it comes to winter wheat.

A special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – looking at the prospects for oilseed rape growers this spring.Farmers are returning to oilseed rape – having abandoned the crop due to pressure from cabbage stem flea beetle following the ban on neonicotinoid seed treatments.Some UK growers are learning to live with the pest, say experts – and high rape prices are helping to offset rising input costs, making the crop attractive again.We look at the planted area, as well as the prospects for yields and prices.Interviews and reporting by Hugh Broom and Farmers Weekly arable correspondent Louise Impey.Presented by Johann Tasker and produced in association with plant protection company Corteva.