Soil health, beef and sheep challenges, grain storage, energy prices, farm jobs for young Brits abroad, & win £50 with our Commodity Cashback competition

This week – just how important is soil health? Well not as important as it should be, say critics, who accuse the government of not taking it seriously enough.

Livestock farmers are cutting back on numbers – we look at the reasons why. Is it just down to high input costs? Or is it something else?

On the markets, we've all the latest prices and – we discover the winner of this week's Commodity Cashback competition.

Grain storage co-ops join forces in a bid to combat high energy costs.

And we look at work opportunities available for young Brits who want to travel, visit the USA, and get a job in farming abroad.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by FW deputy editor Abi Kay.

To contact the Farmers Weekly Podcast, email podcast@fwi.co.uk.

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