ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
The Defra Farming Podcast is produced by Defra’s Farming and Countryside team.
Each episode brings together farmers and people from across the sector to share real experiences, explore practical challenges, and talk about what government support and policy changes mean on the ground.
It’s a space for open conversations about farming in England, from innovation and environmental schemes to productivity, resilience and the future of food production.
The podcast is part of Defra’s commitment to open and transparent communication with the farming community.
For regular updates, you can also subscribe to the Defra Farming blog:
https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/subscribe
Hosts:
Update frequency:
every 98 days
Average audio length:
31 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United Kingdom
21 episodes
since Feb. 16, 2021
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
In episode 21, Chris Lyons from Innovate UK speaks to two successful recipients of government innovation funding to find out how it has helped them test new ideas, reduce risk and deliver results on-farm.
Dominic Swan from Catalyst Farming explains how four Norfolk farming businesses used a Researc…
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In episode 20 of the Defra Farming podcast, guest host Hannah Barrett—a Catchment Sensitive Farming adviser in the East of England—speaks with Norfolk farmer Charlie Ennals and Cambridgeshire farmer Thomas Gent.
Together, they explore how working with nature can help farms become more resilient in …
The government’s Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) Fund helps farmers access funding to test practical ideas on their own farms, from new crops and soil systems to technology and collaborative trials.
It is part of the Farming Innovation Programme delivered in partnersh…
Episode 18 of the Defra Farming podcast is hosted by Richard Thompson, the UK’s first Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA). He is joined by Paul Tompkins, NFU Dairy Board Chair, and Michael Masters Head of Milk Supply & Operations at Barber’s Cheesemakers.
Richard explains his role in …
In episode 17 of the Defra Farming podcast, host Neil Pickard—a farming adviser with more than 45 years’ experience in livestock and mixed farming—speaks with Soil Farmer of the Year 2023, Stuart Johnson, and Understanding Ag farming adviser, Kyle Richardville.
Stuart, a tenant farmer in Northumber…
Episode 16 – How IPM works for us: a farmer and agronomist’s perspective
In this episode of the Defra Farming Podcast, guest host Tom Allen-Stevens—an arable farmer in Oxfordshire and founder of the British On Farm Innovation Network (BOFIN)—is joined by Cambridgeshire farmer Martin Lines and agron…
Defra Animal Health and Welfare lead Martin Jenkins talks to North West dairy farmer Karen Halton and vet James Russell about the support that is available from government to help livestock farmers drive down disease and improve animal health and welfare on their farms.Guidance for farmers and appl…
In episode 14 of the Defra Farming podcast, Michael Sturla talks to Robin and Christopher Milton, a father and son team farming beef and sheep on the Exmoor uplands, who have recently signed up to SFI.Robin and Christopher share how they found the SFI application process and the SFI actions they ha…
In episode 13 of the Defra Farming Podcast, Defra Productivity and Innovation Lead Andrew Powley spoke to Richard Wordsworth, NFU Senior Adviser (Support Schemes), and North Yorkshire beef and sheep farmer Richard Findlay.The group's in-depth conversation covers everything you need to know as …
The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pays farmers for actions that support food production, farm productivity and resilience, whilst protecting and enhancing the environment. In 2023, the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) will be bigger and more flexible with 23 pick and mix actions for farmer…
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