<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, red diesel prices reach new highs as the Iran War escalates.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The government unveils it&amp;rsquo;s long-awaited &lt;a href="https://defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/18/planning-for-the-future-englands-first-land-use-framework/"&gt;Land Use Framework&lt;/a&gt; &amp;ndash; and says farmland must be managed differently and some must come out of production.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;There's concern for &lt;a href="https://foundationforcommonland.org.uk/news/commons-excluded-from-elm"&gt;upland farmers who face being shut out of two flagship agri-environment schemes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;And how one farmer is managing to make a profit &amp;ndash; despite all these challenges and more.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker, Louise Impey and Hugh Broom. Edited and produced by Johann Tasker.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Contact or follow Johann:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanntasker/"&gt;linkedin.com/in/johanntasker/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Contact or follow Louise: &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-impey-95470b20b/"&gt;linkedin.com/in/louise-impey-95470b20b/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Contact or follow Hugh: &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugh-broom-9b11906a/"&gt;linkedin.com/in/hugh-broom-9b11906a/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For Farmers Weekly, visit &lt;a href="https://fwi.co.uk/"&gt;fwi.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; or follow &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/farmers-weekly"&gt;linkedin.com/company/farmers-weekly&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;To contact, sponsor or advertise on the Farmers Weekly Podcast, email&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:podcast@fwi.co.uk"&gt;podcast@fwi.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0. We'd love to hear from you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Farmers Weekly Podcast

Farmers Weekly

Red diesel prices reach new highs, Land Use Framework, upland farmers shut out of schemes, and farmer fends off industry challenges

MAR 20, 202646 MIN
The Farmers Weekly Podcast

Red diesel prices reach new highs, Land Use Framework, upland farmers shut out of schemes, and farmer fends off industry challenges

MAR 20, 202646 MIN

Description

In this episode, red diesel prices reach new highs as the Iran War escalates. The government unveils it’s long-awaited Land Use Framework – and says farmland must be managed differently and some must come out of production. There's concern for upland farmers who face being shut out of two flagship agri-environment schemes. And how one farmer is managing to make a profit – despite all these challenges and more. This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker, Louise Impey and Hugh Broom. Edited and produced by Johann Tasker. Contact or follow Johann: linkedin.com/in/johanntasker/ Contact or follow Louise: linkedin.com/in/louise-impey-95470b20b/ Contact or follow Hugh: linkedin.com/in/hugh-broom-9b11906a/ For Farmers Weekly, visit fwi.co.uk or follow linkedin.com/company/farmers-weekly To contact, sponsor or advertise on the Farmers Weekly Podcast, email [email protected]. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0. We'd love to hear from you.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.