Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 130: Rishi Sunak’s food security promises
© Pool/Reuters/AdobeStock In this week’s episode, are you ready for Rishi?
We look at what the food security promises made by Rishi Sunak – the UK’s third Prime Minister in just seven weeks – mean for farmers.
Can the government really strike the right balance between boosting food production and looking after the environment?
See also: Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 129: Inflation, methane tractors, and bird flu
On the markets, we ask why diesel is so stubbornly expensive.
We consider why some experts want to make it easier to breed cows without horns – and how it will benefit beef and dairy producers.
And it’s a pumpkin bonanza – UK farmers are cashing in on the craze for Halloween more than ever before.
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker, Charlotte Cunningham and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom.
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