The Farmers Guardian Podcast

This week on Over The Farm Gate we're talking food. It’s now eight weeks since the Coronavirus lockdown, and for some it has brought a completely new way of living and working. For a lot of farming businesses though, the soaring demand for British produce has brought commercial opportunities, with numerous producers up and down the country turning to direct selling. We're finding out how...

When the Government announced its unprecedented lockdown measures, restricting people’s movement and closing businesses, many farm diversification businesses were forced to shut their doors. To see how farmers are coping, Abi Kay speaks to North Yorkshire B&B owner Christine Ryder . Martyn Dobinson , partner at accountants Saffery Champness, gives us the low down on the Government support avai...

This week on Over The Farm Gate , we're talking labour. Growers across the UK face serious challenges to keep the nation fed, whilst balancing training an influx of British workers when social distancing. We speak to farmers at the forefront of the recruitment crisis and find out how they’re working to address the shortfall in the workforce, plus we hear about the extraordinary journeys some...

This week on Over The Farm Gate we're talking food, We're discussing how the red meat industry is affected by and dealing with Coronavirus, getting British produce from field to fork. AHDB and Quality Meat Scotland Analysts Duncan Wyatt and Stuart Ashworth tell us about the current red meat market dynamics, and how the industry is trying to counter the drop in beef prices. British Meat P...

Welcome to the very first episode of Over The Farm Gate! Now more than ever it is the time for agriculture to be heard, so we're kicking off with a series of Coronavirus specials - digging deeper into the main issues affecting agriculture. This week, we're joined by CLA President Mark Bridgeman. Mark talks about the Government’s decision to allow furloughed workers to work on UK farms, h...