• 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

  • Oct 4 2024
  • Length: 42 mins
  • Podcast

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

  • Summary

  • In this episode, we ask who is to blame for Defra's reported £358m underspend on farming – and can it really be justified?

    A better year ahead? After a challenging time, the latest forecasts suggest UK dairy has finally turned the corner.

    We get to grips with the latest developments on precision breeding – which could pave the way for UK farmers to grow gene-edited crops.

    We find out how blended finance is helping farmers fund nature recovery projects on a landscape scale.

    And we speak to the newly crowned Farm Champion of the Year.

    This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and specialist arable reporter Louise Impey.

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

    In the UK, you can also message us by texting the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.

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