Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 223: Can farmers expect another wet autumn?
© Tim Scrivener In this episode, after a week of torrential rain and floods washes away newly drilled cereal crops, we ask: will it really be another wet autumn?
We find out why Defra policy is on hold ahead of the Autumn Budget – in a special interview with NFU president Tom Bradshaw.
See more: Long wait for Budget puts Defra’s plans ‘on pause’
We discover how farmers are measuring their environmental and social impact –and making their businesses more profitable as a result.
You can find out more about environmental and social baselining by visiting Soil Association Exchange and the Lloyds Banking Group.
And we speak to Andrew Brewer – the newly crowned Carbon Farmer of the Year, courtesy of the Farm Carbon Toolkit.
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and specialist arable reporter Louise Impey.
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