Defra Farming Podcast

← Defra Farming Podcast20. Apr. · 33 Min.

Farming for the Future: building resilience through soil and water management - Hannah Barrett, Charlie Ennals, Thomas Gent

Farming for the Future: building resilience through soil and water management - Hannah Barrett, Charlie Ennals, Thomas Gent20. Apr.33 Min.

In episode 20 of the Defra Farming podcast, guest host Hannah Barrett—a Catchment Sensitive Farming adviser in the East of England—speaks with Norfolk farmer Charlie Ennals and Cambridgeshire farmer Thomas Gent. Together, they explore how working with nature can help farms become more resilient in the face of changing weather patterns, rising costs and increasing uncertainty. Charlie shares how gradual changes—such as cover cropping, introducing livestock and improving soil organic matter—hav...