Farming Focus

Probably one of the biggest challenges UK agriculture has faced for several years is TB in cattle and it’s certainly something that tests the resilience of all our beef and dairy farmers here in the South West. From the badger cull to movement restrictions and on-farm testing - much has been tried to prevent the spread of the disease, albeit with very limited results. Today we’re going to ask what...

We’ve mentioned regenerative agriculture quite a bit so far in this series but this has often been in relation to the soil and farming practices. What, if any, relevance does it have in the marketplace? Could a regenerative brand or set of values work to increase revenue on farms, add value to west country produce and provide opportunity for a more resilient economic future? Or, should regen ag re...

Today on the show we look at rural crime across Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset. Host Peter Green is joined by rural crime researcher Dr Kate Tudor, PCSO Michael Storey from the Rural Affairs Unit at Avon and Somerset Police and Sergeant Natalie Skinner from Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team to discuss how farmers and rural communities can make their businesses and communities more resilient b...

Today on the show, we’re looking at climate resilience and how south west farmers can reduce overall farm emissions.   Host Peter Green is joined by Becky Willson from the Farm Carbon Toolkit and Mike Roberts, a third generation Cornish beef and mixed crop farmer. Throughout this series we are focusing on the topic of resilience.  Farming Focus is the podcast for farmers in the South West of Engla...

This week we are looking at communication and connecting with the public. How can telling your farming story help not only the reputation and resilience of the farming sector as a whole but also your own farm, influencing how you are perceived in your local community? Why is having positive farming PR important for the overall resilience of the sector?  Host Peter Green is joined by two seasoned c...

Today on the show, we’re putting our focus on the new policy landscape across England and asking to what extent can the sustainable farming incentive, and other schemes make your farm business more resilient, economically and environmentally, over the next few years? Peter is joined by Sabine McEwen who is Farm Environment Advisor and Devon Team Leader for FWAG South West. FWAG provides independen...

Farm Safety Week this year is 17th-21st July 2023. In this episode we discuss farm safety in the south west, reviewed by two members of the Cornish Mutual team - Paul Mahon, who is Head of Technical Development, and Nick Lay who is a Chartered Legal Executive and Claims Technician.  Devon based dairy farmer Fred Collins is also on the show. In February last year Fred was changing a tractor tyre wh...

Peter Green is joined for the second episode of this series by Heather Wildman, who is Managing Director of Saviour Associates. Heather did a Nuffield scholarship in 2012 titled ‘’Communication: influencing and motivating change’’ and having been brought up on a sheep and beef farm in the Lake District, she now lives and works in Scotland.  In this series we are focusing on the topic of resilience...

Peter Green is joined for the first episode by Tom Tolputt and Professor Andy Neal to discuss soil health in the South West. What state are the soils of the South West in and what could be done to improve them? How can better soils make your farm more resilient?  In this series we are focusing on the topic of resilience.  Farming Focus is the podcast for farmers in the South West of England.  For...

In this episode we hear from Cornish Mutual's Managing Director as he reflects on Cornish Mutual's past, present and future. We also reflect on why Cornish Mutual is making the Farming Focus podcast. For more information on Cornish Mutual visit cornishmutual.co.uk Farming Focus is out every fortnight on Tuesdays.    Timestamps 00:09 Host Peter Green comes in. 00:29 Peter Beaumont comes in.  00:46...

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Farming Focus will be available from Tuesday 20th June 2023. The theme for this series is 'resilience' in all its forms.  Episodes will be released every fortnight on Tuesdays.  For more information about Cornish Mutual visit cornishmutual.co.uk