Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 157: Was Farm to Fork summit just a PR stunt?
Kaleb Cooper and Rishi Sunak © Simon Dawson/No. 10 Downing Street This week, Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper and Rishi Sunak pose for the cameras at No. 10 Downing Street.
So was the Prime Minister’s Farm to Fork summit just a PR stunt? Or is the government finally taking food security seriously?
We take a trip to Ireland, where livestock producers are racing ahead of UK farmers when it comes to environmental footprinting.
See also: Editor’s view: Why the summit was a sedative, not a cure
We find out why a Hampshire grower is planting fruit trees across the middle of his wheat field.
We’ve got all the latest commodity prices – including a special look at the fertiliser market.
And we visit one of the first UK farmers to measure methane emissions from his sheep flock.
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with additional reporting by Phil Case and Judith Tooth.
To contact Johann and Hugh, please email podcast@fwi.co.uk. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
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