Podcasts about inside farming

Four experts join Inside Farming host Johann Tasker to discuss the implications of the spring 2020 Budget for farmers.Has red diesel really received a reprieve? Or is it just temporary? And what impact will changes to entrepreneur relief have on the agricultural sector?With Rob Hitch of Dodd Accountants; Gary Markham of tax advisers Land Family Business; Farmers Weekly deputy business editor Andrew Meredith; and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom.

Reports suggest farmers could be among the big losers in Budget 2020 – with Chancellor Rishi Sunak targeting red diesel and inheritance tax.But what is the truth behind the rumours?In this special podcast, Inside Farming host Johann Tasker examines the likelihood of an end to the red diesel subsidy enjoyed by farmers for more than 90 years.He discusses the implications with agricultural accountant Rob Hitch, Surrey farmer Hugh Broom and Farmers Weekly deputy business editor Andrew Meredith.

Barnstorming UK is an initiative which sees prominent politicians interviewed in front of a live audience by a journalist with an interest in similar issues.I interviewed Neil Parish MP, chairman of the House of Commons environment, food and rural affairs committee, which scrutinises the government's policies for agriculture.We covered a range of issues – including Neil's work, his views on Defra secretary of state Michael Gove, food standards, animal welfare, environmental payments to farmers, international trade in agricultural products and – of course – Brexit.This episode of Inside Farming was recorded live on Thursday, 7 March 2019 in the Old Tithe Barn at Bix Manor, Henley on Thames.With thanks to Neil Parish, Barnstorming UK and Bix Manor.

Reports of illegal drone flights caused travel mayhem at Gatwick airport days before Christmas 2018 - sparking a clampdown against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).This episode of Inside Farming examines how new restrictions will affect farmers, agronomists and the UK agri-tech sector – who all use drones legitimately.Includes a visit to a farm next door to Heathrow airport and interview with a former military pilot who was praised for avoiding a collision between a drone and RAF fighter jet.Featuring: Berkshire farmer Colin Rayner, Jeff Goulding of Hummingbird Technologies, independent consultant Keith Norman, agronomist Martyn Cox of Blackthorn Arable and Russ Delaney of uVue Drones.

Some British farmers see Brexit as an opportunity – but others fear a flood of substandard food imports will be allowed into the country.Examples include hormone-treated beef, chlorine-washed chicken and ecologically damaging food produced on swathes of deforested land.This episode of Inside Farming examines the situation – and looks at how politicians and farmers believe substandard imports can be prevented.Featuring Defra secretary Michael Gove, shadow farm minister David Drew, NFU president Minette Batters and UK farmer Joe Stanley.A special podcast recorded at the 2019 Oxford Farming Conference.

  Farming is changing. Whether your food comes from smaller local farmers, large scale commodity farmers, self grown or imported from the other side of the world, it is inevitable that new ideas will play an important part in the quality and quantity of what the world has to eat. When societies stopped using washboards and started using washing machines, there were skeptics and to this day there are some who believe that we would be better off using horses instead of tractors. Mistrust of the intentions, greed and/or unintended consequences is primary reasons for concerns. Still, smart use of new technology keeps advancing. Tom Farms in Northern Indiana was started in 1837 and has changed with the times. Kip Tom joins Farm To Table Talk to talk about generational adaptation through the years and the future of farming. To sustainably feed a global population of over 9 billion people, even more creative solutions will be required, both outside and inside. New ‘inside’ farming ventures are indoors, hydroponic, near large urban areas and housed in warehouses or abandoned factories. With a concoction of water, nutrients, genetics, light and ingenuity urban retailers and restaurants have a supply of select produce right in their backyards. Irving Fain, CEO and Founder of Bowery Farms, joins Farm To Table Talk to explain the premise and the promise of Inside Farming.    

Plans by UK environment secretary Michael Gove to phase out farm subsidies herald the biggest changes faced by British farmers for more than 50 years. Rather than making annual direct payments to farmers, Mr Gove wants to abolish subsidies and replace them with a system of 'public money' for public goods. Yet thousands of farmers rely on those payments to stay in business. In this first episode of Inside Farming, we look at the likely impact of Mr Gove's plans – and examine what his forthcoming Agriculture Bill might put in their place. With Mark Suthern (Barclays Bank), Michael Haverty (The Andersons Centre), Julie Robinson (Roythornes Solicitors), Tom Bradshaw (NFU), Martin Lines (Nature Friendly Farming Network), Ben Underwood (Country Land & Business Association) and Sean Sparling (Association of Independent Crop Consultants).