Will it really be another wet autumn? Defra farm policy 'on hold' ahead of Autumn Budget, Soil Association Exchange – profitable sustainable farming, & Carbon Farmer of the Year

SEP 27, 202444 MIN
The Farmers Weekly Podcast

Will it really be another wet autumn? Defra farm policy 'on hold' ahead of Autumn Budget, Soil Association Exchange – profitable sustainable farming, & Carbon Farmer of the Year

SEP 27, 202444 MIN

Description

In this episode, after a week of torrential rain and floods washes away newly drilled cereal crops, we ask: will it really be another wet autumn?

We find out why Defra policy is on hold ahead of the Autumn Budget – in a special interview with NFU president Tom Bradshaw.

We discover how farmers are measuring their environmental and social impact –and making their businesses more profitable as a result.

You can find out more about environmental and social baselining by visiting Soil Association Exchange and the Lloyds Banking Group.

And we speak to Andrew Brewer – the newly crowned Carbon Farmer of the Year, courtesy of the Farm Carbon Toolkit.

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

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