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Hosted by Defra · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 21 episodes
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The Defra Farming Podcast is produced by Defra’s Farming and Countryside team. Each episode brings together farmers and people from across the sector to share real experiences, explore practical challenges, and talk about what government support and policy changes mean on the ground. It’s a space for open conversations about farming in England, from innovation and environmental schemes to productivity, resilience and the future of food production. The podcast is part of Defra’s commitment to open and transparent communication with the farming community. For regular updates, you can also subscribe to the Defra Farming blog: https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/subscribe
Defra hosts Defra Farming Podcast, a government show with 21 episodes published.
In episode 21, Chris Lyons from Innovate UK speaks to two successful recipients of government innovation funding to find out how it has helped them test new ideas, reduce risk and deliver results on-farm. Dominic Swan fr
In episode 20 of the Defra Farming podcast, guest host Hannah Barrett—a Catchment Sensitive Farming adviser in the East of England—speaks with Norfolk farmer Charlie Ennals and Cambridgeshire farmer Thomas Gent. Together
The government’s Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies ( ADOPT) Fund helps farmers access funding to test practical ideas on their own farms, from new crops and soil systems to technology and collaborati
Episode 18 of the Defra Farming podcast is hosted by Richard Thompson , the UK’s first Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA) . He is joined by Paul Tompkins , NFU Dairy Board Chair, and Michael Masters Head of Mil
In episode 17 of the Defra Farming podcast, host Neil Pickard—a farming adviser with more than 45 years’ experience in livestock and mixed farming—speaks with Soil Farmer of the Year 2023, Stuart Johnson, and Understandi
Episode 16 – How IPM works for us: a farmer and agronomist’s perspective In this episode of the Defra Farming Podcast, guest host Tom Allen-Stevens—an arable farmer in Oxfordshire and founder of the British On Farm Innov
Defra Animal Health and Welfare lead Martin Jenkins talks to North West dairy farmer Karen Halton and vet James Russell about the support that is available from government to help livestock farmers drive down disease and
In episode 14 of the Defra Farming podcast, Michael Sturla talks to Robin and Christopher Milton, a father and son team farming beef and sheep on the Exmoor uplands, who have recently signed up to SFI. Robin and Christop
In episode 13 of the Defra Farming Podcast, Defra Productivity and Innovation Lead Andrew Powley spoke to Richard Wordsworth, NFU Senior Adviser (Support Schemes), and North Yorkshire beef and sheep farmer Richard Findla
The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pays farmers for actions that support food production, farm productivity and resilience, whilst protecting and enhancing the environment. In 2023, the Sustainable Farming Incentive
In episode 11 of the Defra Farming podcast, Defra payments lead Lisa Warne talks to father and son John and Charlie Renner, who farm on the border of the Northumberland National Park between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Alnwic
In episode 10 of the Future Farming podcast, to celebrate National Young Farmers' Week 2022, Matt McGuire welcomes 3 up-and-coming young people in farming to the podcast. Charlie Beaty, Ed Dungait and Charlotte Garbutt d
In episode 9 of the Future Farming podcast, Defra farming strategy lead Briony Turner talks to CLA (Country Land and Business Association) land use advisor Harry Greenfield and TFA (Tenant Farmers Association) farm advis
The Sustainable Farming Incentive is now open for applications. Through SFI, farmers will be paid for looking after the natural environment while they're farming. This year, we’ll start paying farmers for taking care of
In the seventh episode of the Future Farming podcast, Tim Mordan, Defra’s Head of Farming Innovation, Productivity and Science talks to Rui Andrês, CEO of Fieldwork Robotics, about their innovative raspberry robot picker
In the fifth episode of the Future Farming podcast, Defra Future Farming and Countryside Programme Director Janet Hughes talks to policy lead for the Farming Investment Fund Sarah Evered. Listen to find out how the team
In the sixth episode of the Future Farming podcast, Janet talks with British Farming Awards Arable Innovator of the Year Tim Parton. Tim is Farm Manager at Brewood Park Farm, Staffordshire, where he manages 300 hectares
In September 2021 the Farming Forum held a two-part Q&A session with Janet Hughes, Defra’s Future Farming and Countryside Programme Director. Farmers were invited to submit their questions about the Sustainable Farming I
In our third Future Farming podcast, Janet Hughes talks to Gabe Brown. Gabe has been named one of the twenty-five most influential agricultural leaders in the United States. He is one of the pioneers of the soil health m
In our second Future Farming podcast, Janet Hughes talks to Nic Renison. Nic farms with her husband Paul on the edge of the North Pennines in Cumbria, where they produce cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens. They are part of
Richard Thompson
Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA) · Fairport Convention
1 appearance on this show
James Russell
technology and data specialist at Fieldfisher Silicon Valley · Custom House Maritime Museum
1 appearance on this show
Claire Robinson
Senior Countryside Adviser · National Farmers Union
1 appearance on this show
David Prior Hope
Fibe
1 appearance on this show
Chris Lyons
Innovate UK
1 appearance on this show
Dominic Swan
Catalyst Farming
1 appearance on this show
Michael Masters
Barber’s Cheesemakers
1 appearance on this show
Kyle Richardville
Understanding Ag
1 appearance on this show
Karen Halton
North West dairy farm
1 appearance on this show
Richard Wordsworth
NFU
1 appearance on this show
Richard Findlay
North Yorkshire beef and sheep farmer
1 appearance on this show
Jonathan Marsden
Defra
1 appearance on this show
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