Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 195: The farmers abandoning crops amid rain

In this episode, farmers are taking land out of production because wet weather and rising costs mean planting crops is just too risky.

We find out what they are doing instead.

Protests escalate in Wales as growers and livestock producers say government policies for agriculture will destroy their livelihoods.

See more: Kent farmers stage tractor protest over food imports

We’ve our regular market round-up – and all the latest commodity prices.

And we speak to the farmer who is raising money for Ukraine with a picture signed by President Zelensky and UK prime minister Rishi Sunak.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Scottish farmer Sandy Kirkpatrick.

Additional reporting by Farmers Weekly news reporter Matilda Bovingdon and chief reporter Phil Case.

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