All the latest from the Agricultural World, with Sean Dunderdale.
Inspiring the next generation with Tractors into Schools and the story of one new entrant into farming, who made it against the odds! Crop, livestock and grain market reports. Important agronomy advice. And a BIG announcement from the Farming Programme! The week in agriculture, with Steve Orchard.
A look ahead to the Low Carbon Ag Show, on this week at Stoneleigh. An update on the work of the Lincolnshire Rural Support Network. The latest fly-tipping numbers. Crop doctor Sean Sparling talks slugs, grass weed control, herbicide, manganese, nitrogen and asks if now is the time to plant the spring crops? Plus the markets and weather. The week in agriculture with Steve Orchard.
How did the gold winner at the Yield Enhancement Network awards achieve a record-breaking oat yield? How do we get new entrants into agriculture, how do they make it a success, how do they fund it and if you're thinking of retiring, how do you hand over to the next generation? Dates for your diary, crop, livestock and grain market reports. Important agronomy advice, The week in agriculture with Steve Orchard.
A new bursary to help new entrants to farming. A new finance facility for transitioning farmers. Tech update from the recent LEAF Conference. Crop, livestock and grain market reports, plus important agronomy advice. The week in agriculture with Steve Orchard.
Have your say on hare coursing sentencing. Some early support for this year's Open Farm Sunday. Mental Health in focus at the start of the 2025 Mind Your Head Week. Plus crop, livestock and grain market reports, agronomy advice and the week's farming news. The week in agriculture with Steve Orchard
A look ahead to the Lincolnshire Farming Conference 2025. The latest Savills Farmland Market Survey results. Neonicotinoids, crops, livestock and grain market reports, agronomy advice and the week's news and weather. The week in agriculture with Steve Orchard.
More shiny new kit launched at LAMMA from Manitou, Kubota and Garford. Previewing the LEAF Conference 2025. Agronomy advice with a focus on glyphosate. Lincolnshire Showground host a big ag careers event. Crop, livestock and grain markets reports. Steve Orchard with the week in agriculture.
New farming kit launched at LAMMA. New-ish funding for farm tech projects. Farming fatality numbers disappoint. The markets and weather. Steve Orchard has the week in agriculture.
Reporting from the Oxford Farming Conference 2025 - what did the Defra Secretary have to say? Should neonicotinoid treatment for sugar beet seed be banned? Is there too much (imported) soya in animal feed? Are there opportunities for UK farmers? How are the markets doing and what does the weather have in store this week? All these questions answered with Steve Orchard.
We preview the 2025 LAMMA show. What to do with agricultural plastics? News, weather, livestock and grain market reports. The week in agriculture with Steve Orchard.
A look ahead to the Oxford Farming Conference with its new Chair, Geoff Sansome. A look back at the finances of 2024 with Virgin Money's Head of Agriculture, Brian Richardson. A festive message from agricultural chaplain, Canon Alan Robson. The markets and a bit of festive agronomy advice from Sean Sparling. The Christmas week in agriculture, with Steve Orchard.
How are sheep farmers viewing the budget and SFI changes? We visit a new Lincolnshire vineyard. Market updates: potatoes, livestock and grain.Crop reports and timely agronomy advice. The week in agriculture with Steve Orchard
A new gene-edited crop project takes a step forward. We've some thoughts on what WE can do to make farming life better. Details of a new blueberry harvester made in Lincolnshire. Plus crop, livestock and grain market reports.The week in agriculture with Steve Orchard.
Updates and advice on SFI/ag transition/capital grants/Future Farm Resilience Fund. A look ahead to a Lincolnshire festive favourite. Flooding, crops, markets weather and news. The week in agriculture with Steve Orchard
Reporting from a big day at Westminster. Looking ahead to CropTec. Some new bits of kit on display at the Midlands Machinery Show. Crop, livestock and grain market report and timely agronomy advice. Steve Orchard has the week in agriculture.
News on planning and permitted development rights. Tenant Farmers and the budget, plus a bit of good news. A new farming charity tie-up. And we're off to Westminster.Plus crop, livestock and grain markets reports and some important and timely agronomy advice.The week in agriculture with Steve Orchard.
Previewing the Midlands Machinery Show. Finding out all about Farmhouse Breakfast Week. A bit of good news on fly-tipping. Crop, livestock and grain market reports. The week's farming news.The week in agriculture with Steve Orchard.
How will the budget affect farmers? The thoughts of industry leaders. The Arable Farmer of the Year (from Lincolnshire) joins us to tell his story. Plus important and timely agronomy advice, the markets and weather.
What happens to the farm when mum or dad , or a senior partner, dies? It's a difficult subject, but we're talking succession planning this week, as well as a look ahead to the Farm Business Innovation Show. Plus crop, livestock and grain market reviews and some important agronomy advice - the slugs are back!
Reporting from the Lincolnshire Association of Agricultural Valuers' 150th Conference - the problems and opportunities facing farming and the view from Westminster. Planning continues for next year's Cereals, back in Lincolnshire - the latest from Leadenham.Crop, livestock and grain market reports , timely and important agronomy advice.The week in agriculture, with Steve Orchard.
We're talking fodder - how do you know if you've got enough? Rural crime - an update. Agronomy - is it blackgrass time? What can you do about it? How are the livestock and grain markets doing? What's the weather going to do to us?It's the week in agriculture, every Sunday from 7am.
Tenant farmers - help and advice with rent reviews. Young farmers - new members month is here. Thoughts on straw, winter cereal drilling, crop report, livestock and grain markets and timely agronomy advice. The week in agriculture.
Steve's back with the week in agriculture. More on miscanthus from some growers. The Bluetongue restricted area grows, we explain. And CLA Director Cath Crowther returns from maternity leave - what's waiting in her in-tray? Sean Sparling has a crop report and some timely agronomy advice, we'll check the livestock and grain markets and the weather for the week to come.
The week's farming news, crop reports, the markets and timely agronomy advice.
The week in agriculture with news, crop and market reports, agronomy advice and farming features - bluetongue and British Food Fortnight.
The latest SFI update, with some welcome changes. We look at the trial plots at last week's Potato Days UK in Lincolnshire. There's advice for sheep farmers bringing in new/returning out-grazed sheep to farm. Livestock, grain and crop reports and important agronomy advice.Plus, the week's farming news.
Potato Days is coming to Lincolnshire this week - what's on? Are gene-edited cereals a step closer? You can have your say and get involved in the growing. Sean Sparling is back with crop reports and some timely agronomy advice. Plus the week's farming news and weather and a look at the livestock and grain markets.
A look back at how we got to where we are with harvest 2024. Two Lincolnshire farmers share how their harvest is going. Livestock and grain market reports. The week's farming news and weather.
A new gizmo to keep your tractor on the straight and narrow. A new environmental farmers group comes to Lincolnshire. And a Lincolnshire yield record breaker ! Plus the livestock and grain markets, farming news and weather.
More on diversification with business advice firm Investec. The latest rural crime figures are in - we hear from a Lincolnshire farmer, and the police. Plus livestock and grain market reports, the week's farming news and weather.
A diversification special this week - we pick the brains of three farmers who have done it successfully. Plus livestock and grain market reports and the week's farming news.
Farm 24 gets close - how can you support? LRSN has opportunities. How can you enter an award to showcase your excellence? We have a safety poem, agronomy advice, crop, livestock and grain market reports, the week's farming weather and news.
A new year for Lincolnshire Young Farmers - what's planned and how can you get involved? Farming has the poorest safety record in UK industry - why and what will Farm Safety Week achieve? The UK's biggest village show happens each year in Lincolnshire, what's on at Heckington Show next weekend? Plus crop, livestock and grain market reports, important and timely agronomy advice and the week's farming news.
Post election thoughts - how will the result affect farmers? How was Open Farm Sunday this year? The numbers look good. Crop, potato, livestock and grain market reports. And the week's farming news.
Grass growing for pasture and grazing. A new fungicide from Syngenta. We talk silicone with Amstelagro. Crop, livestock and grain market reports. Timely agronomy advice and the week's farming news.
This week: growing grass with the professionals. Looking ahead to the 165th Great Yorkshire Show. What can you do with wool? Agronomy advice, crop, livestock and grain market reports. And the week's farming news.
Lincolnshire Show special - hear from NFU President Tom Bradshaw; LRSN Head of Charity, Amy Thomas with an important announcement; agronomy with Sean Sparling live from the show and round-Britain charity tractor her, Taron Lee - how much did they raise and who for? How safe are ATVs (quad bikes), how to make them safer and there's training available. What was new at Cereals? Plus crop, livestock and grain market reports and thew week's weather.
A bumper edition this week! A look ahead to Groundswell. Reports from Cereals including with the CLA President, Savills and TIAH. The week's farming news, weather, crop, livestock and grain market reports and some timely and important agronomy advice.Ad a big announcement for Cereals 2025!
A look ahead to the 139th Lincolnshire Show.Blowfly in sheep - particularly nasty, what can you do about it?An early look at some sugar beet herbicide trials.Timely agronomy advice and crop report.The week's farming news, livestock and grain market reports and the weather for the week ahead.
What's on at Cereals 2024?Advice and guidance for school leavers this summer.Lincs Wolds Tractor Run previewed.The week's farming news and weather.Crop, livestock and grain market reports and timely agronomy advice.
Farming careers.Farm Safety Foundation's 10 years.More new pig & poultry products.Agronomy, news, weather and market reports.Possibly the biggest charity tractor run ever?THE WEEK IN AGRICULTURE.
We're reporting on new products on show at the Pig & Poultry Fair. Hear from the Farm to Fork Summit and look ahead to the Farm Safety Foundation Conference.Lincolnshire Rural Support Network, LRSN, is celebrating 25 years, how are they doing and what's planned for the second half of the year?Take it easy with the first grass cut of the year - why?Plus important agronomy advice; crop, livestock and grain market reports; the week's farming news and weather.
A soil sensor that tells us when it's time to spray.A look ahead to the Pig & Poultry Fair and Louth Lions charity Tractor Run.NFU Deputy-President, David Exwood, is our guest to review the latest Farmer Confidence Survey. Are things really that bad? What's to be done?Plus crop, livestock and grain market reports. Important agronomy advice and the week's farming news.
Tenant farmers: a year on from the Rock Report - what's changed?How was the sugar beet campaign for you?Lincolnshire Young Farmers - on the move and rallying soonCrop, livestock and grain market reports, the week's farming news, timely agronomy adviceTHE WEEK IN AGRICULTURE
Nottinghamshire County Show previewA new public education campaign to stamp out livestock worryingA farmer who's cycling over 1,000 miles for a farming charity, using an interesting route!Crop and market reports, agronomy advice and the week's farming news.
Looking ahead to Beef Expo 2024 and Open Farm Sunday.Considering hydrogen power - the next big thing for agricultural machinery?Crop, livestock and grain market reports.Important and timely agronomy advice.Plus the week's farming news and weather.
Help for flooded farmers - but is it fit for purpose?It's many people's favourite Sunday lunch, is it yours? Great British Beef Week launches on St George's DayAn important contractors' survey launchesImportant agronomy advice, crop and market reports, the week's faming news and weatherThe week in agriculture!
Which Lincolnshire farmer will we be cheering on at next week's Manchester Marathon and why?BYDV, Septoria and Sclerotinia - all on the way, but what can you do about it? That and more timely agronomy advice.Why thousands of families will be at Lincolnshire Showground next Sunday?Plus the week's farming news and weather, crop, livestock and grain market reports.
Farms still under water 6 months on, what's being done?How is lambing going, how are the crops and markets doing, what's the weather for the week ahead and what's in the news?New urea restrictions come into force tomorrow - detail and more timely agronomy advice from crop doctor Sean Sparling.THE WEEK IN AGRICULTURE - subscribe on your favourite podcast platform and never miss an episode.
Rural crime and organised crime. Changes at Louth Livestock Market.A new partnership between Openfield and FCNThe aphids are arriving early and in big numbers this year - what's to be done? Important agronomy advice from Sean Sparling.The markets, weather and the week's farming news.THE WEEK IN AGRICULTURE EVERY SUNDAY FROM 7AM
Should you be spraying yet, should you be planting now? Agronomist Sean Sparling has some key advice.Opportunities from agricultural transition, future farm funding, grants, land and food security.A Lincolnshire company is innovating to make farm machinery parts better quality and better value.Plus crops, markets, farming news and weather.THE WEEK IN AGRICULTURE, EVERY SUNDAY MORNING FROM 7.