
About this podcast
The Defra Farming Podcast is produced by Defra’s Farming and Countryside team. Each episode brings together farmers and people from across the sector to share real experiences, explore practical challenges, and talk about what government support and policy changes mean on the ground. It’s a space for open conversations about farming in England, from innovation and environmental schemes to productivity, resilience and the future of food production. The podcast is part of Defra’s commitment to…
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Defra Farming Podcast
About this podcast
The Defra Farming Podcast is produced by Defra’s Farming and Countryside team. Each episode brings together farmers and people from across the sector to share real experiences, explore practical challenges, and talk about what government support and policy changes mean on the ground. It’s a space for open conversations about farming in England, from innovation and environmental schemes to productivity, resilience and the future of food production. The podcast is part of Defra’s commitment to…
Recent episodes
- Farming for the Future: building resilience through soil and water management - Hannah Barrett, Charlie Ennals, Thomas Gent20 Apr · 33 min
- How farmers can access the government’s ADOPT innovation fund to test ideas on-farm - Thomas Slattery, Bryony Graham, Peter Southwell5 Feb · 37 min
- How to build a fairer, more transparent supply chain - Richard Thompson, Paul Tompkins, Michael Masters4 Dec 2025 · 49 min
- How to profit from soil health on mixed, arable and upland livestock farms - Neil Pickard, Stuart Johnson, Kyle Richardville14 Oct 2025 · 37 min
- Tom Allen-Stevens, Martin Lines, Ed Schofield - How IPM works for us: a farmer and agronomist’s perspective22 Apr 2025 · 31 min
- Martin Jenkins, Karen Halton, James Russell - Improving animal health and welfare on your farm8 Mar 2024 · 41 min
- Robin & Christopher Milton, Michael Sturla - How SFI works with our beef and sheep farming business on the Exmoor uplands30 Jan 2024 · 26 min
- Andrew Powley, Richard Wordsworth, Richard Findlay - Everything you need to know about the Defra Farming Resilience Fund3 Oct 2023 · 20 min
- Jonathan Marsden and Claire Robinson - How to get ready for SFI 202329 Aug 2023 · 29 min
- Lisa Warne, John and Charlie Renner - Next steps for environmental land management23 Feb 2023 · 35 min