The Farmers Weekly Podcast

In this episode, an influential group of MPs launches a campaign to boost farm profitability.
The Labour Rural Research Group has already had some success persuading the government to ease back on inheritance tax for farmers.
We speak to Noah Law MP and ask: will their campaign be successful this time around?
Lamb prices boom in Scotland – we find out why and how long the good times will last.
Hugh visits Denmark where he gets to grips with livestock biosecurity.
And with the Easter holidays approaching, Louise visits an indoor ski slope – on a farm near Luton.
Abi Kay's article asking: Are farmers really to blame for water pollution? is available online and in Farmers Weekly on 27 March 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, 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.

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.

UK cereal farmers earn less than the minimum wage, according to the latest government figures.
Why environmental payments aren’t delivering for growers and livestock producers.
And Reform leader Nigel Farage is under fire after saying we shouldn’t worry about cheap imports of chlorinated chicken.
Farm business income figures for England are published by Defra based on information collected from farmers by the annual Farm Business Survey.
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.

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.
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.

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.