Clarkson joins London farm tax protest, 100 rural MPs voice concern over Budget, advice on changes to farm support, NFU anger at human cost of measures
Episode 230 •
18th November 2024 • The Farmers Weekly Podcast • Farmers Weekly
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230.
Clarkson joins London farm tax protest, 100 rural MPs voice concern over Budget, advice on changes to farm support, NFU anger at human cost of measures
229.
Budget uproar - call for peaceful protest, life insurance and inheritance tax, tax on farm pick-ups, basic payment phase-out, future for family farms
227.
Budget preview, HedgeFest - payments fuel hedgerow revival, hill farming vital to upland future, & carbon-friendly fertiliser
226.
New Scientist Live, how to get into farming, flood recovery fund, abattoirs and bluetongue, latest harvest estimates, Cow Burp-o-meter & Vauxhall City Farm
225.
Payments for farmers to store flood water, government faces 'moment of truth' on farming, update on Basic Payment Scheme phase-out, & Rural Communities Mental Health Foundation
224.
Who is to blame for Defra's £358m underspend on farming? Milk prices – has dairy finally turned the corner, gene-edited crops, landscape recovery schemes, & Farm Champion of the Year
223.
Will it really be another wet autumn? Defra farm policy 'on hold' ahead of Autumn Budget, Soil Association Exchange – profitable sustainable farming, & Carbon Farmer of the Year
222.
Budget, banks & bees - how farms are striving to 'do the right thing' after a challenging harvest. Plus Back British Farming Day, tenant farmer land grab and Dairy Day UK
221.
Potato Days UK - do biosolutions really work?, Dyson Farming, carbon footprints and regenerative agriculture, Defra budget cuts, bluetongue outbreak, badger culling v cattle vaccine to combat bovine TB
220.
Brian May under fire over call to end badger cull, ban on sheep and goat dairy imports, Clarkson's Farm boost for ag students, harvest progress latest, & snail farm in tax avoidance probe
218.
Unwrapped: the latest SFI update, potato virus in Scotland, winter linseed break crops, harvest update and market prices, & Aberdeen Angus history book
217.
Government's 'new deal' for farmers, £150m lottery fund for landscapes, more Defra budget concerns, sheep sector future, & Suffolk farmer's American WW2 memorial
216.
Defra farm budget, food security and Net Zero warning, harvest latest, Royal Welsh Show, former farm minister Mark Spencer on 'traumatic' election defeat, & funeral director unveils Land Rover hearse
215.
Young farmer cheats death in bale accident, police target dangerous trailers, Oliver Walston tribute, Farm Safety Week, reboot urged for oilseed rape, & Royal Golden Guernsey Goat
214.
Harvest 2024, blended wheats, supply chain fairness pledge by new Defra secretary Steve Reed, market prices, & shearing 660 sheep in 24 hours
213.
What the Labour government means for your farm business; with former Defra secretary George Eustice and former NFU president Minette Batters
212.
What is best: Conventional v regenerative agriculture? Soil health; Premiums for climate-friendly farming - who should pay? Groundswell 2024; John Kempf; eco-acoustics; & the Rob Stephenson Trust
211.
Rishi Sunak's £1bn pledge for farming, farmer builds own direct drill, future for Scottish agriculture, Farmers Weekly 90th birthday, Ag-onomics with David and Jack, & 5K every day in June
210.
Covid-style business loans for farmers, Cereals 2024, latest wheat varieties, arable input costs, Recommended List 80th anniversary, & world's biggest loaf of bread
209.
Dog attacks on sheep, battle to win farm votes, Cereals event preview, early drilling conundrum, & malting barley prospects
208.
Young farmer culture, muck and slurry legal case, livestock handling safety, & best tractor over 90 years
207.
Lowdown on latest SFI offer, general election candidates target farmers, glyphosate and regenerative farming, Wildfarmed wheat, Green Farm Collective, & 10 years of Yellow Wellies
206.
Farm to Fork Summit 2.0, Rishi Sunak's food security index, Is pig sector recovery all porky pies?, technology helps overcome challenging season, & charity sheep shearing
205.
Defra pledges more support to secure farming future, Transition Live 2024, Cambridge University farm, fertiliser markets, environmental services, & circular dairy economy
204.
Farm safety concerns, AHDB levy board future, dairy prospects, market prices, & worm charming revival
203.
£30k fundraiser for injured farmer, Red Tractor confidence vote, Scottish livestock marts, beef sector future, & Agrikel trailer safety gauge
202.
Clarkson's Farm series 3 preview, red diesel prices, herbal leys – simple or not? Space food – vertical farm in orbit, & farm charity London Marathon runners
201.
Defra relaxes flood compensation rule, landlords v tenant farmers, huge solar farm controversy, bumper spring lamb trade, & 60-year-old vintage tractor run
200.
Emission fears for Scottish beef producers, illegal meat scandal one year on, latest market prices, & farmers share a sauna for mental wellbeing
199.
London tractor protest, illegal meat imports, Pig World, Sustainable Farming Incentive restrictions, & Scottish young farmers ask #AreEweOK?
198.
Red Tractor abandons Greener Farms Commitment, big drop in UK cereals area, artificial intelligence in agriculture, market prices, & Farmers' Choir raises £46k for charity
197.
Gene-edited crops to be grown by farmers in England, water management as wet weather continues, commodity prices, & porn MP launches farming podcast
196.
What the spring budget means for your farm business, farm protests, commodity prices, & farmers row Atlantic for charity
195.
Growers abandon waterlogged crops, Welsh farm protests, market prices, & farmer's signed picture raises money for Ukraine
194.
Rishi Sunak unveils support package for farmers, Lib Dems promise £4.2bn for agriculture, 'reset moment' for NFU leadership, & what the public really think of farming
193.
NFU president Minette Batters stands down, 'Judge us on Red Tractor outcome' says successor, latest market prices, time management on the farm, & nutrient density tool
192.
Thousands join Welsh farm protest, Scottish farmers seek profitable future, market prices, soil guru Jay Fuhrer, & Big Farmland Bird Count
191.
Should UK farmers join European protests? Spring seed shortage, wet weather woes, Welsh 'land clearances', award-winning YEN wheat crop, & Let's Farm Foundation
190.
LAMMA 2024, call for Red Tractor resignations, market prices, bull beef using less barley, & bell-ringing farmer raises money for charity
189.
Heated debate over Red Tractor future, who will be next NFU president? why farming must be more professional, & quadbike safety at LAMMA
188.
More money for Sustainable Farming Incentive, delinked payments, cross-compliance abolished, Oxford farming conferences, the power of diversity, Level the Field campaign, & Six Inches of Soil film
187.
Farming predictions for 2024, food security, NFU general election manifesto, urea fertiliser rules, ammonia restrictions, & festive farm walk helps local food bank
186.
Bluetongue battle as disease hits UK – what you need to know, autumn washout, spring cropping options, making money from biodiversity net gain, & criminals jailed for GPS theft
185.
Under scrutiny: Defra secretary Steve Barclay, new recommended list for cereals and oilseed rape varieties, badger culling and bovine TB, & what can English farmers learn from Welsh farmers?
184.
World's biggest sale of Massey Ferguson memorabilia, what Autumn Statement means for your farm business, CLA president unveils priorities, latest market prices, & combating sheep scab in Scotland
183.
Jailed farmer has 'no regrets' after dredging river, new Defra secretary Steve Barclay, dismay over Welsh bovine TB strategy, oilseed rape prospects, & farmer survives heart attack after reading Farmers Weekly
182.
Is UK food security under threat? What cereal levy rise means for growers, how to combat climate change profitably, Level the Field campaign promotes equality in agriculture, & Coronation Food Project
181.
Paying farmers to store flood water, egg industry review, technology v tradition - can regen farming and science go hand-in-hand? cashflow prospects and winter interest rates, & celebrating agricultural shows
180.
NFU apologises over Red Tractor debacle, Scottish farm policy uncertainty, Pig producer levy increase, market prices, diversification boost for farm incomes, & New Scientist Live
179.
Farmer fury at Red Tractor scheme hits new high, heated NFU council meeting, Welsh farm budget slashed, latest market prices, Farmers Weekly Question Time: should consumers pay more for food?, & Borderway Expo preview
178.
Red Tractor controversy over greener farm commitment, bluetongue virus warning, what would a Labour government mean for UK farming? & London city farms get youngsters into agriculture
177.
Tories in disarray over farming, AHDB levy hike plan, latest commodity prices, how to balance nature and food production, Farmers Weekly awards, & farmers prepare to row across Atlantic
176.
Extra £1bn for farmers promised by Lib Dems, UK farmers donate 210 trucks to wartorn Ukraine, Pickups4Peace, reducing beef costs, herbal leys, latest market prices, & UK's first carbon farmer
175.
Maize seed dressing ban averted, Defra launches digital plan for cows, bank boss highlights farmer uncertainty, US beef numbers fall again, & Britain’s Fittest Farmer
174.
Is Back British Farming Day worth it? Meet the man who could be running Defra, prospects for milk prices, winter forage outlook, & Frankenstein pumpkins
173.
Empty promises or action... did Rishi Sunak's Downing Street summit achieve anything for farmers? Sugar beet price talks in deadlock, Great British Calf Week, & meet the 94-year-old ploughman - is he Britain's oldest?
172.
U-turn on water pollution rules, nutrient neutrality, beef prices, SSSI farmers quit Penwith Moors, EU food security concerns, & classic combo for forage contractors
171.
Spy in the sky: Farmers blast government over remote sensing gaff, delays for flagship SFI agri-environment scheme, harvest report, Buy British campaign for online food, & eight-year-old farm boy on charity bike ride
170.
Farming in Canada, malting barley, Alberta beef, fire-fighting farmer flies helicopters against wildfires, family farming future, & the agricultural college with its own brewery
169.
How to beat uncertainty in farming, autumn drilling options for cereals, Thame sheep fair, Fenland soil initiative, & auctioneer celebrates 40 years selling cattle
168.
Ex-SAS soldier wages war on farm crime, cereal harvest grinds to standstill, UK gene-editing future in doubt, market prices, & get-well-soon messages for young farming enthusiast
167.
Farm leaders boycott support scheme, why dumbing down Net Zero could be bad for farming; big export contract for UK lamb; more farmers consider strip tillage; & Royal Welsh Show ambassador – with a difference
166.
Is Natural England really anti-farming? Welsh farm support woes; Killer Cows – are cattle becoming more dangerous? Beef price drop explained, & Royal Welsh Show preview
165.
Farm deaths hit record high, compensation for beaver damage, have grain markets peaked? Milk contracts one step closer, & can daffodils in dairy diets really reduce methane?
164.
Stuttering start for harvest 2023, Natural England faces challenge over conservation area, livestock vaccine disruption, latest Black Sea grain deal, & #LensLight tractor run for mental health awareness
163.
Groundswell 2023: Regen v conventional who is winning? Organic or not; the Soil Association is coming to see you, carbon from the Sky, regen potato systems
162.
SFI 2023 Final Cut: What's in it for your farm? Hollywood encounter at the Royal Highland Show; Cost of living crunch for meat and dairy; Brexit seven year itch, & the tractors that power Glastonbury Festival
161.
AHDB plans levy hike after 'near death' experience, SFI payment rate preview, Cereals event, wheat and barley diseases, oilseed rape prospects, & The Wurzels gig for charity
160.
Police action to tackle rural crime wave, prospects for this year's cereal harvest, how to improve farm profits, red-tape threat to non-assured livestock, & epic combine harvester drive for charity
159.
New season fertiliser prices, expert warning over food security, tractor market analysed, how to run the countryside, & Cereals event preview
158.
Pickups For Peace – UK farmers deliver 100 four-wheel-drive vehicles to Ukraine, tenant farmers accuse Defra of dragging heels on Rock Review, small abattoir revival, British wool prospects, & Cornwall Council backs local farmers
157.
Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper visits Downing Street – was food summit just a PR stunt?, environmental footprinting, agroforestry, fertiliser markets, & how to measure methane emissions from sheep
156.
Rishi Sunak's Farm to Fork summit, farm input costs, Defra's ageing IT systems, food security, sheep prices, pig producers bounce back, & celebration of farming in Surrey
155.
Farmer confidence survey, Small Robot Company in battle for survival, crowdfunding agritech startups, free range eggs, & Coronation fund for rare breed livestock
154.
Warmer weather to follow wet spring, ag-inflation, buying groups, fertiliser prices, carbon-sucking shrubs, sugar beet prospects, & NFU London Marathon runners raise £30k for Farm Africa
153.
Is it time to scrap the Red Tractor? WildFarmed boost for arable regenerative farmers, golden glow for UK sunflowers, & RyanAir boss Michael O'Leary's pedigree beef herd
152.
Dairy doldrums, spring crop nutrition, liquid v solid fertiliser, beef markets, greenhouse gas emissions, & farmer runs ultramarathon – in the Sahara desert
151.
Meat: Our Expectations campaign, high energy prices threaten food production, biodiversity net gain rules explained, & do consumers recognise the Red Tractor label?
150.
Criminal inquiry into ‘rotten meat’ scandal, urea fertiliser threat, succession planning, milk price cuts, & dairy farming couple launch cheese brand
149.
Latest Countryside Stewardship offer – pros and cons, Natural England data leak, arable commodity prices, UK v Australia sheep management, how to get a better farm-life balance, & MooCall calving device on Clarkson's Farm
148.
NFU leader condemns 'unacceptable behaviour' in UK agriculture, Spring Budget – winners and losers, phosphate fertiliser prospects, market prices, & sibling rivalry at the sheep shearing world championships
147.
Exclusive: Supermarket sells South American beef labelled as British, how to boost hill farm incomes, why arable markets are falling, & Scottish farmers fuel farmland bird revival
146.
Carbon farming, Scottish farm policy 'bromance', record-breaking beef prices - how high will they go? What Windsor Agreement means for Northern Ireland’s farmers, Commodity Cashback competition, & sending Easycare sheep genetics to New Zealand
145.
'Car-crash' Coffey vs 'Slick' Starmer at NFU conference, Sustainable Farming Incentive, tenant farming prospects, Rock review, small abattoirs, red meat exports, & Young Farmer awards
144.
Clarkson's Farm 2 – our verdict, what future for UK regenerative agriculture? Scotland's farm policy vacuum, NFU conference preview, winter fodder prices, AHDB spending plans for cereals and oilseeds, & farm invention competition
143.
Fury and frustration at £1m farm arson attack, cost of living crisis hits farm incomes, beef and lamb prices, Animal Health Pathway update, bovine TB, & pea growers celebrate Valentine's Day
142.
How to grow a world record wheat crop, tree planting v food production, agri-food exports, cheap food, FW Question Time, DairyTech & milk prices, farm minister Mark Spencer, & Clarkson's Farm returns – should Clarkson be cancelled?
141.
New environmental payments for farmers, NFU job losses and regional restructuring – will it work? Farmers combat river pollution, & cookbook raises money for farm charity
140.
Soil health, beef and sheep challenges, grain storage, energy prices, farm jobs for young Brits abroad, & win £50 with our Commodity Cashback competition
139.
LAMMA 2023 - Farm machinery special, supply chain bounces back from Covid, electric tractors, restored John Deere, & Young Engineer of the Year Award
138.
New payment rates for Sustainable Farming Incentive, nitrogen fertiliser alternatives, Oxford farming conferences, farm environment groups, & MBE for farm safety campaigner
137.
Prospects for farming in 2023 – including combinable crops, dairy and beef, with a special focus on the importance of soil health and regenerative agriculture
136.
UK faces 'food supply crisis', charcuterie adds value to bull calves, latest commodity prices, AHDB red meat strategy scrutinised, & landowner restores Cornish mine
135.
ELMs delayed - can Defra really make it work? What will ELMs look like? Prospects for pig sector, new recommended list for cereals and oilseeds, barley bonanza, & tributes to farmer and rugby legend Doddie Weir.
134.
Slurry grants, how to solve farming's labour shortage, how garlic can fight dairy mastitis, latest grain prices, & next generation of young farmers
133.
Egg crisis, Autumn Statement and spending cuts, crop establishment, arable pests and diseases, & Jimmy's Farm 20 years on
132.
Government warned against farm support cuts, farm business survey data concerns, lamb prices surge, AHDB levy spending plans& Thankful Villages
131.
Why politicians must back British farmers, pig crisis, oilseed rape prospects, young farmers in West Africa, & seed supplier helps local food bank
130.
Rishi Sunak and food security – what the Prime Minister's promises mean for UK farmers, how to balance food production and the environment, red diesel prices, polled cattle - breeding hornless cows, & Halloween bonanza
129.
How to combat huge rise in farm input costs, ag-inflation, methane-fuelled tractor, bird flu restrictions, livestock auction profits, & Young Farmer cookery experts
128.
Food v fuel: should solar farms really be banned from most farmland? Dairy farmer reaps rewards from ‘10 in 7’ milking strategy, UK lamb exports to USA, & Forty Farms project in Cumbria
127.
Food security, farm productivity plan, £10k for small farmers, wheat harvest verdict, dairy farming in Norfolk, global grain prices, & ploughman's marriage proposal
126.
Mini-budget impact on farming, interest rates, future for ELMs, getting the most out of farmyard manure, latest market prices, & Dying To Feed You safety campaign
125.
Arson attacks on farms – what can be done? Livestock farmers face grazing and forage shortage, market prices, focus on sheep sales, John Deere and agri-technology, & Britain's Fittest Farmer
124.
Priorities for new Defra secretary Ranil Jayawardena, challenges for Red Tractor arable sector, £1bn Duchy estate changes hands, & farmer has key role in Royal succession
123.
'The day I met the Queen' – farmers tell their personal stories of meeting HM Queen Elizabeth II, her passion for farming and her love for the British countryside
122.
Liz Truss outlines priorities for UK farming, articulated trailer safety warning, surge in farm machinery sales, Love Lamb Week, & tractor pulling in Lancashire
121.
Fertiliser fears over plan to halt ammonia production, buying group combats ag-inflation, harvest round-up, farmer survives cow attack, & farmers work with conservationists to boost wildlife
120.
Will the UK's next Prime Minister be good for farming? Labour shortages and drought challenges, greenhouse gas emissions, dairy and farmland markets, & The Great Plant-Based Con
119.
Drought battle for growers and livestock farmers, winter forage prospects, when to drill oilseed rape, gleaning onions, low protein wheat, UK-NZ trade deal, & farm invention helps fire fighters tackle field fires
118.
How green paint combats crime in the countryside, Liz v Rishi - who will be best Prime Minister for UK agriculture, sheep breeding sales. youngstock conference, & farming friends swim Lake Geneva for charity
117.
Why Defra uncertainty is bad for agriculture, what farmers can do about it, Australia-UK trade deal, UK cereal prices, £150k classic tractor, Auction Torque podcast, & harvesting wheat with a hedge trimmer
116.
40.3°C - Hottest UK harvest ever: field fires, combusting combine harvesters and overheated grain, MPs launch inquiry into ELMs, Straw - chop or bale?, why cows are too big, & Royal Welsh Show
115.
Heatwave latest: Too hot to harvest? Farm accidents, Farm Safety Week, mental health, #BiteIntoBritish, & the Great Yorkshire Show.
114.
Heatwave warning for crops and livestock, young farmers combat rural crime, UK cereal harvest progress and market prices, land-use strategy for England, & Katsu Curry Oats
113.
Record-breaking early start to harvest 2022, combine harvester shortage, Net Zero progress report, agri-food inflation, bird flu study, & dairy farmer starts OnlyFans TV channel
112.
Carbon markets, soil health, Sustainable Farming Incentive launch, grass in arable rotations, does regenerative agriculture stack up? & Groundswell 2022
111.
New blackgrass herbicide, food strategy verdict, latest commodity prices, farming in New Zealand and Ukraine, & Women in Food & Agriculture
110.
Fertiliser plant closure, agri-innovation funding, farm robots (again), £40/tonne for sugar beet?, farmland market, and how to host the Cereals event
109.
Robot tractors, input costs, rural crime, labour shortages, access to water, beef prices, food banks, & Queen's Platinum Jubilee
108.
Farm input costs are priority for Efra committee chairman, science and gene-editing, bovine tuberculosis vaccination, & Icelandic-style yoghurt production
107.
River dredging court case, latest farm contractor rates, Beef Expo preview, wool prices, AHDB ballot results, & Big Farmland Bird Count
106.
War and Weather: Harvest 2022 prospects, Pig & Poultry Fair, fertiliser prices, Belgian pork and potato producers target UK markets, & #AgriLeadershipWeek
105.
Early support payments, cashflow crisis, oilseed rape prices, Severn Trent pays farmers to prevent pollution, insect protein as animal feed, & pasture based poultry.
104.
Neil Parish resignation, bird flu 'flockdown' ends, egg prices, British Beef Week, suckler cow prospects, NFU agri-food export strategy, AHDB Shape The Future vote, & Stuart Roberts joins Lib Dems
103.
AgInflation: How to fight back against rising input costs, soil carbon, Net Zero, beef and sheep prices, Open Farm Sunday, & mobile health hut
102.
Remembering Lord Henry Plumb, payment rates for Sustainable Farming Incentive, commodity prices, Velcourt & Oakbank, regen ag, carbon capturing trees, & farmer traces 50-year-old tractor
101.
Is the party over for the Conservatives in the countryside? Crowd-funding farming, DairyTech, milk optimism, grain market turmoil, & allotment full of wheat
100.
Reprieve for urea fertiliser, clarity on autumn muck-spreading restrictions, farming rules for water, 88-year-old farmer, farm safety, succession planning, organic farming support, regenerative agriculture, & Min-Till Monday
99.
Money talks: What the spring budget means for your farm business, £4m shortfall at AHDB, Arla recruitment drive for dairy farmers, successful lambing without antibiotics, & Dying To Feed You farm safety campaign
98.
Why Defra policy isn't working for farmers, food production, fertiliser, ELMs, digital grain passports, cull cow prices soar, Clarkson joins farmers on vegan picket line, & Allerton Project advice for young farmers
97.
Food security, fertiliser prices, Russia-Ukraine war, energy spike, red diesel, commodity turmoil, tractor tyres, farm safety day, eco-anxiety & hedgerows
96.
Farming on the frontline: Russia-Ukraine war - its impact on UK feed, fuel and fertiliser prices, commodity markets, & emergency aid shipments organised by British farmers
95.
Ukraine invasion sparks fears for farm inputs, aginflation, NFU conference round-up, farmyard manure v bagged fertiliser, tweaks to pig aid schemes, & how to cook 1000 perfect steaks for 1000 hungry farmers
94.
Storm Eunice edition: Glyphosate supply fears, natural capital tool, Panorama dairy cows, plant-based pariahs, oilseed rape prospects, & blind pig producer's Inclusive Farm
93.
Pig crisis, 'traffic light' manure spreading rules, national food strategy update, BASE conference, regen ag, beneficial insects, vegan council, dairy sales, & #MindYourHead week
92.
Landscape recovery scheme, tenant farmers, Net Zero Northern Ireland, dairy bull calf euthanasia, cattle prices & the Fast and the Farmer(ish) with YouTuber Tom Pemberton
91.
Red diesel rules, plant-based oat drinks, woodland grants, agroforestry, ringside in Yorkshire, soil carbon & livestock dating service
90.
Get your farm productivity grant, fertiliser prices, NFU election preview, tackling phosphate pollution, & sheep milk vodka
89.
ELMs 'blind optimism', Jeremy Clarkson’s planning problem, fight against flea beetle, rare breed meat, & painting the weather
88.
Countryside stewardship uplift, hare-coursing clampdown, Asda ditches beef import pledge, Ed Sheeran and rewilding, & young farmers collect Christmas trees for charity.
87.
Net Zero, carbon emissions, animal welfare labels, basic payment reductions, market prices, & post-Brexit sheep imports
86.
Payment rates unpicked for Sustainable Farming Incentive, Storm Arwen and the ‘forgotten’ north, farmland prices reviewed, AHDB recommended list analysed, & meet the Hedgerow Chaplain
85.
Red Tractor moves to appease non-assured growers, arable cropping decisions, red meat insight, award-winning farm shop, & Farming Simulator 22
84.
£27m Farm Investment Fund - how to apply for your share, 'Bruising' changes at AHDB, dairy input costs surge, Covid and mental health, & farm wedding surprise
83.
Pesticide tests under scrutiny, world's largest vertical farm in Norfolk, wheat prices climb higher, more on methane and livestock numbers, & Boots and Heels podcast
82.
Methane, meat and Minette - full report from COP26, Harper v Cirencester, doctor on farm accidents, boom for beef and sheep, oilseed rape area, farm vet shortage, & meet the Welly Wheelers
81.
Dying To Feed You farm safety campaign, AgInflation: fuel and fertiliser prices soar, budget verdict, agricultural investment allowances, Red Tractor future, & Hallowe'en pumpkin cannon
80.
Net Zero, red meat and livestock numbers, autumn Budget and capital gains tax, UK-NZ trade deal, mental health and RABI charity future, natural capital trading, & Britain's Fittest Farmers
79.
Agri-food inflation rollercoaster, supply chain turmoil, U-turn on pig processing, AHDB levies, arable prices, autumn lambing, & return of the milk churn
78.
Crisis-hit pig farmers slam Boris Johnson, doubts over ELMs scheme, seasonal sheep sales, buoyant beef prices, #EatBetterBalanced, & Farmer of the Year
77.
Christmas turkey shortage, prospects for oilseed rape, gene-edited crops, Labour Party plan for countryside, Adam Henson & Britain's Fittest Farmer
76.
Fertiliser market in turmoil, UK-USA lamb export deal, sugar beet contracts, & Farm Safety 'Granfer'
75.
Glyphosate shortage, Jeremy Clarkson backs British farmers, NFU self-sufficiency report, dairy exports, & opera singing farm worker
74.
Thieves steal dozens of tractor GPS systems, Normac farm machinery event, free bovine TB advice, & dog-walking diversification
73.
Clash over Red Tractor funding, labour shortage worsens, rewilding, harvest prices, & Olympic champion tribute
72.
Pig sector hit by labour shortage, harvest and transport challenges, Scottish harvest, market prices, machinery dealerships, & £2m charity sunflowers
71.
Cash boost against cabbage stem flea beetle, carbon footprinting, market prices and healthy hedgerows
70.
Autumn muck-spreading fiasco, wheat harvest is go, record sheep prices at Thame, 'red warning' on climate change, & Farm to Fork book
68.
DIY auto-steer for under £1000, farmers unprepared for BPS withdrawal, Agricultural Transition, beef prices firm, sheep dipping, & World-Record Sheep Shearer
67.
Combines roll for Harvest 2021, new rules for Red Tractor scheme, farmland prices, Farm Safety Week, & interview with British & Irish Lion Wyn Jones
66.
Prince Charles' warning over family farms, water for agriculture, arable futures, national food strategy, & the Great Yorkshire Show
65.
4x4 rivals: Ineos Grenadier v Land Rover Defender, Carbon payment schemes – are they worth it? Cattle vaccination and Bovine TB, free agri-environment advice, & red squirrel revival
64.
Cereals 2021: Uplift pledged for soil health payments, future for cereal varieties, latest robotic tractor, & clash over sugar beet prices
63.
Groundswell: Regenerative agriculture – does it work? Sustainable Farming Incentive, carbon farming, min-till drills, & Secrets of Soil
62.
Oat wars, farm shows go ahead despite lockdown, Royal Highland Showcase, beef fears over UK-AUS trade deal, fertiliser prices, & Kaleb Cooper – star of Clarkson's Farm
61.
Farmer flips parked car with telehandler, blended wheat mixtures, arable prices soar, slow broadband, & farmer sends veg to foodbank
60.
Farm thieves reveal their secrets, surge in organic farming, dairy margins under pressure, latest grass varieties, & Clarkson's Farm
59.
TikTok tractor video warning, farm machinery insurance, annual farm incomes, Australia and USA trade deals, & keeping the lid on your lunchbox
58.
Lump sum exit scheme, Aussie rules: free-trade threat to UK farming, grain merchant goes under, pledge to plant more trees, & Farmers Club reopens after lockdown
57.
GPS receiver problems, AHDB job cuts, planning proposals, animal welfare, building material prices soar, methane and cattle, & David Richardson's farming memoirs
56.
Fuel filter blockages, dairy labour shortages, are farm rents too high? Will the lamb bubble burst? & Victorian seed barrow
55.
Robot tractor makes UK debut, how to tackle succession planning, agro-forestry open weekend, keeping a digital eye on livestock marts, & Durham farmer receives royal visit
54.
Crops and grass desperate for rain, farm machinery shortages, latest carbon targets, market prices, & Picnics in the Vineyard
53.
Farming's shocking fatality rate, mixed forecast for farm incomes, beef prices on the up, water pollution controversy, & farmers remember Prince Philip
52.
How tractor scam cost farmer £8.5k, cold snap slows crop progress, pig prices, farm road safety warning, & school children make Countryside Code video
51.
How to get the best harvest jobs, stiffer sentences against dog attacks, new Countryside Code, support for AHDB levy, & YouTube cash buys farmer new sprayer
50.
Vote to scrap levy means smaller AHDB, sugar beet 'just too risky', boomtime for farm staycations and teenager takes on family dairy farm
49.
Giant solar farm sparks food v fuel debate, precision livestock production app Breedr, beef prices, Red Tractor verdict from cereals, livestock and dairy farmers, & Goat Shed Farm Shop
48.
Net Zero farming, early disease warning for cereals, RABI to sell off care homes, lamb retail sales, farm consultants go it alone, farm classroom, & fly-tipping webcam surprise
47.
Cattle and footpath fatalities, food imports and standards, trade deals, government's give-and-take Budget, oilseed rape prices soar, & young sheep shearers
46.
Thieves target farm dogs, 'economic shock' for family farms, all AHDB levies now face levy vote, lamb prices up (again), £2m food export campaign, Labour farm policy review, & Fieldwork Book Club
45.
Rebel levy payers eye next target, AHDB Horticulture, sugar beet support, lamb price surge, Red Tractor cereals, Covid, mental health, farm charity beer, & #MindYourHead week
44.
Early retirement scheme, lump sum support payments, new entrants, lambing students, store cattle prices, Countryside Stewardship, & Farmers Weekly Award winners
43.
Worrying rise in dog attacks on sheep, how to eat fit for farming, commodity prices, ELMs and environmental delays, & Farmers Weekly awards preview
42.
National Trust threat to family farm, Red Tractor pros & cons, how best to manage flood water, calf prices, marathon for #Run1000, & Pub Yields podcast
41.
Ban on dirty tractor exports, ELM payments and costs, Brexit meat and livestock backlog, fury at vegan 'milk' ads, & prospects for farm shows in 2021
40.
Muddy mayhem in the Covid countryside, Brexit red tape hits farm supplies, farm invention competition, flood proposals 'could decimate farms', & #Run1000
39.
Oxford Farming Conference, gene-editing, Brexit deal, 2021 outlook, hare coursing, Helmut Claas tribute, & New Year Honours
38.
Clampdown on modern slavery in UK farming, Red Tractor, British & Irish beef, Brexit, farming filmsets, new FW editor, & bumper year for farm shops
37.
Flood-hit farmer v Environment Agency, hill farming future, natural capital, Red Tractor, dairy bull calves, AHDB strategy, & potato waste fertiliser
36.
Money for ELMs, new entrants, early retirement scheme, live exports, post-Brexit trade, young farmers & Drive-Thru Nativity
35.
ELMs sneak preview, JCB electric telehandler, natural capital, regenerative agriculture, Groundswell Agronomy, 'car crash' cattle accidents, legal action against bank, on-farm cricket centre
34.
Sugar beet virus yellows, 'Mutually Assured Farm Destruction', livestock antibiotics, how dairy farmers can cut methane, & Hollywood farm trailer advert
Special Episode: Brexit, Butter & Beef - Defra secretary George Eustice hits back over 'laughable' no-deal claims
33.
Machinery dealer shake-up, lower Basic Payments, oilseed rape, ELMs, methane, Net Zero farming, regenerative agriculture, & myth-busting glyphosate
32.
Defra plan to ban fertiliser, Government U-turn on food standards, Lockdown 2.0, What US election means for UK farmers, AHDB consumer trends, &Young Farmer awards
31.
Where next for Red Tractor farm assurance? Protests over food standards, flood-hit farmer one-year on, market prices, & insects for animal feed
30.
Red Tractor chair must resign, say farmers; regenerative agriculture; British beef exports; straw prices; & Britain's Fittest Farmers
29.
Farm fires, BBC bias, footpath diversions, food standards, Agriculture Bill, sheep sales, & Young Farmerados
28.
Grain quality dispute, Agriculture Bill, Livestock Information Service, blueprint for farmed environment, & #AgMentalHealthWeek
27.
Beef 'carbon tax', grain market prospects, future of AHDB Horticulture, Bovine TB special, Britain's Fittest Farmer, & National Harvest Festival
26.
Wet autumn worries, wheat drilling dates, weather outlook, market prices, pig prospects, Donald Trump and US farmers, & robotic grain meter
25.
Net Zero, carbon-friendly farming, soil health, Brexit agri-food uncertainty, & British lamb barbecue
24.
Badger cull, Hotel California Brexit, fair deal for dairy farmers, latest market prices, & world's largest monthly farm machinery auction
Special Episode: AHDB chairman Nicholas Saphir outlines timetable for 'root and branch' reform of levy board
23.
Back British Farming Day, family farms, Brexit, challenging Yorkshire harvest, AHDB reform, & Britain's most expensive broadband
22.
Countryside stewardship, sugar beet contracts, no-deal Brexit lamb compensation, bovine tuberculosis vaccine, & rally driving farmer
21.
Food security, Defra targets farm pollution, milk and dairy alternatives, harvest update, & 100 episodes of the Dewing Grain Podcast
20.
£1m combine harvester, breeding sheep sales, oilseed rape dilemma, wheat and barley, & Prince Charles backs new farm charity
19.
Fertiliser explosion, farm thefts, spring barley harvest, min-till and cover crops, & wool petition
18.
Three-crop rule scrapped, food imports, challenging harvest, planning reform benefits, & BBC Countryfile
16.
Farm safety week, dairy costings, rural crime, animal health and welfare, environmental stewardship, & straw prices
15.
Hydrogen tractors, oilseed rape harvest, AHDB rebels, autumn sales innovation, market prices & comment
14.
Barley harvest, trade and agriculture commission, AHDB commodity outlook, market prices, & farm safety apps
13.
Have your say on ELMs, cabbage stem flea beetle, worthless wool, farm investment, market prices, & drive-thru strawberries.
12.
Huge support for farmers, rethinking rotations, land prices, small abattoirs, machinery sales, & Black Lives Matter
10.
Killer cows, cereal varieties, red meat revival, mobile phone offences, & pizza with the Henry Plumb Foundation
9.
Drought fears, gene-editing, new season lamb, fertiliser prices, Strategic Farm Week, & Jersey potatoes
8.
Tractor GPS thefts, Prince Charles & harvest workers, tariffs, barley bulge, & mental health awareness
7.
Lockdown eased, fight over food standards, fungicide ban, online livestock sales, & lemons in the Outer Hebrides