The Farmers Weekly Podcast

As war spreads across the Middle East, we look at the implications for UK farmers – including the impact on fertiliser, fuel and food security.
In a volatile market, we examine the latest information on prices and availability – and what you can do to secure vital farm inputs.
Supply chains both up and down from the farm gate have already been affected as the world gets to grips with a widening conflict at a key time of the farming year.
We also examine the issue of UK food security with Professor Tim Lang.
Part-recorded on location at Origin Soil Nutrition at Great Yarmouth in Norfolk; at farmer-owned buying group Fram Farmers in Framlingham; and on farm at Hoxne, Suffolk.
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker, Louise Impey and Hugh Broom. Edited and produced by Johann Tasker.
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Just what is the government’s long-term plan for farm support? We’ve an exclusive interview with Defra farm minister Angela Eagle.
We get to grips with the latest proposals for the revamped Sustainable Farming Incentive – how your business will be affected.
A campaigning farmer hits out over lack of action on fly tipping – and takes Defra secretary Emma Reynolds to task over the issue
And what next for the National Farmers Union following it’s latest leadership elections?
A bumper episode for you this week – recorded as live at NFU’s annual conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham on 24-25 January 2026.
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 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.

In this episode, we discuss the reasons behind a big drop in farmland sales – and it isn't all to do with inheritance tax.
We join dozens of farmers who’ve teamed up to create the UK’s biggest ever landscape recovery project – worth £100m
We've the latest on the Red Tractor farm assurance scheme; and we've a chocolate spot disease warning for winter bean growers.
And we speak to the farmer with eight reservoirs who has a special message about winter rainfall storage.
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 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.
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In this episode, as concern grows about funding for the government's flagship agri-environment scheme, we look at ways to farm profitably without subsidies.
Farmers who are doing just that share their secrets at the Norfolk Farming Conference and the BASE UK conference in Huntingdon.
They include Nottinghamshire farmer Joe Howard, of Howard Farms and Grassroots Farming; and Cotswolds farmer Henry Astor, of Bruern Farms, who is supplying Gails bakeries.
We also talk to Cambridgeshire farmer David Wheatley, of Petite Peonies; and Lancashire farmer Martin Caunce, of Brow Farm.
We also discuss the LinkedIn article about future funding for the Sustainable Farming Incentive by Geoff Sansome, former head of agriculture at Natural England.
We find out how to add extreme value to farm output – and how to harness the power of social media as a valuable marketing tool to consumers.
And we meet Sam Stables – the Herefordshire farmer who raised more than £40,000 for charity by walking 142 miles to London during Mind Your Head Week.
If you wish to make a donation, you can do so via Sam's fundraising page.
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 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.
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As a wet winter sees leaves many fields under water, a special drainage scheme is delivering benefits for farmers and the environment.
We pay a special visit to the Allerton Project at the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust farm in Leicestershire.
How a closer relationship with the EU could benefit UK growers and livestock producers – if we can get the balance right. Read the EFRA Committee report here.
And we discover how encouraging team spirit on the farm can help improve your mental wellbeing during Mind Your Head week.
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 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.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.