Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 145: Coffey v Starmer at NFU Conference
This week, opposition leader Keir Starmer sets out his stall at NFU conference – as Defra secretary Therese Coffey comes under fire from farmers.
Farm minister Mark Spencer announces new funding for small abattoirs – but can’t say exactly how much is available.
Could prospects be about to improve for tenant farmers? We find out from Baroness Kate Rock – author of the Rock Review on tenant farming.
On the markets, we’ve all the latest prices and find out the winner of this week’s Commodity Cashback competition.
Red meat exports have hit a record high – we discover why.
And we talk to the young farmer who resurrected his local club and won a national Aspiring Rural Leader Award for his efforts.
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by Farmers Weekly deputy editor Abi Kay and chief reporter Phil Case.
To contact Johann and Hugh, email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
For full terms and conditions for our Commodity Cashback competition, please visit www.fwi.co.uk/commoditycashback.
Cashback Commodity Competition
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Be in with a chance of winning £50!
Each week in the Farmers Weekly Podcast, Johann & Hugh will pick a farm commodity (wheat, milk, beef etc) and ask UK listeners to text FARM to 88440 followed by their prediction for the price of that commodity the following week. Texts are charged at your network provider’s regular rate and our international listeners can email podcast@fwi.co.uk.
The winner is the listener who guesses closest to the number, as published in Farmers Weekly magazine on that Friday.
All correct entries will be put into a draw and the winner will be drawn at random by the Farmers Weekly Podcast hosts.
The winner must answer when called or the next nearest winner will be chosen and contacted.
Please read the terms and conditions for entering this competition.