How to beat uncertainty in farming, autumn drilling options for cereals, Thame sheep fair, Fenland soil initiative, & auctioneer celebrates 40 years selling cattle
Aug 11, 2023
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This week's podcast discusses strategies for dealing with uncertainty in farming, including diversification and cost reduction. It also explores a groundbreaking soil restoration project in the Fens and the potential for similar initiatives in other regions. The podcast touches on the challenges farmers face and the importance of sustainable agriculture practices. Lastly, it covers rural crime and the global beef market.
Farmers should maximize existing income streams, reduce costs, and identify new markets and opportunities to adapt to challenges.
Farmers in the Fennland Soil Initiative are experimenting with maintaining water levels and adapting to wetter growing conditions to produce crops and reduce emissions.
Deep dives
Concerns over farm business future in the UK
Almost half of respondents to a Farmers Weekly Transition Survey expressed concern over replacing lost income from cuts to the basic payment scheme. Confidence in government farm policies has steadily declined from 72% in 2021 to 87% in the latest survey.
Adapting to farming challenges and uncertainties
Farmers are advised to maximize existing income streams, reduce costs, and identify potential new markets and opportunities to adjust to challenges. Successful management and staying on top of the numbers are essential.
Soil restoration and polluda culture in mildland England
Farmers in the Fennland Soil Initiative are exploring new techniques to produce crops, reduce emissions, and meet climate targets. They are experimenting with maintaining water levels to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to wetter growing conditions.
40 years of auctioneering experience
Derek Bierce, an auctioneer with Greenslade Taylor Hunt, celebrates 40 years of selling dairy cows and witnessing significant changes in the industry, including reduced attendance at auctions, the transformation of dairy cow genetics, and the importance of competition in auctions.
This week, we find out how UK farmers can best deal with uncertainty – and secure a more profitable future for their farm business.
As a challenging harvest continues, we look at autumn drilling options for winter cereal varieties – what's hot and what's not?
We visit the farmers and environmental groups who have joined forces for a groundbreaking soil restoration project in the Fens.
We've all the latest commodity prices – including a special report from the Thame Sheep Fair in Oxfordshire.
And we meet the auctioneer who has been selling cattle in south-west England for more than 40 years.
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by Louise Impey and Jon Riley.
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.
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