Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 128: Is solar on farms under threat?
© Tim Scrivener In this episode, could solar panels really be banned from much of England’s farmland? We look at the reasons for and against.
How milking just 10 times in seven days could mean a better work-life balance for dairy farmers – and be good for the cows and profitability too.
As lamb exports resume from the UK to the USA after more than 20 years, we look at the benefits for the sheep sector.
See also: How solar panel diversification is working for a sheep enterprise
On the markets, we have all the latest commodity prices.
And we speak to photographer Amy Bateman, whose Forty Farms project has been documenting life on 40 farms in Cumbria.
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker with Charlotte Cunningham and Surrey Farmer Hugh Broom.
Additional reporting by Ed Henderson.
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