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

In this episode, paying farmers to look after the environment could create more stable farm incomes, say researchers.

We examine possible payment rates for the forthcoming Environmental Land Management Scheme – and who will pay to get your farm in order?

Second-hand tractor sales are the latest victim of new Brexit rules – with machinery having to be thoroughly cleaned of mud before it can be exported.

The new requirement aims to stop plant diseases spreading from country to country – we look at the implications for farmers selling machines.

Meat processors are also warning of problems with Brexit red tape – as export delays mean livestock are starting to back up on farms.

We examine the latest advertisement campaign from vegan drink manufacturer Oatly. Dairy farmers are furious – are they right to complain?

And we look at the prospects for the agricultural show calendar – which events will go ahead this summer? And which ones are deciding to postpone?

Special guests include crop scientist Caroline Harkness (Rothamsted Research & Reading University), Leicestershire farmer Phil Jarvis (NFU environment forum chairman), Nick Allen (British Meat Processors Association), Pembrokeshire dairy farmer Steve Evans,  machinery auctioneer Bill Pepper (Cheffins), Richard Parris (Parris Tractors),  consumer insight manager Susie Stannard (AHDB), Steve Hughson (Royal Welsh Agricultural Society), Chris Riddle (Royal Cornwall Show) and Michael Stocker (Cranleigh & South Eastern Agricultural Society).

This episode is co-hosted by Farmers Weekly chief reporter Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with Farmers Weekly livestock reporter Michael Priestley and senior machinery reporter Edd Mowbray.