Defra Farming Podcast
The Defra Farming Podcast is produced by Defra’s Farming and Countryside Programme (FCP).
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 open and transparent communication with the farming community.
For regular updates, you can also subscribe to the Defra Farming blog:
https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/subscribe
Podcasting since 2021 • 19 episodes
Defra Farming Podcast
Latest Episodes
How farmers can access the government’s ADOPT innovation fund to test ideas on-farm - Thomas Slattery, Bryony Graham, Peter Southwell
The government’s Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) Fund helps farmers access funding to test practical ideas on their own farms, from new crops and soil systems to technology and collaborative trials.I...
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How to build a fairer, more transparent supply chain - Richard Thompson, Paul Tompkins, Michael Masters
Episode 18 of the Defra Farming podcast is hosted by Richard Thompson, the UK’s first Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA). He is joined by Paul Tompkins, NFU Dairy Board Chair, and Michael Masters Head of Mi...
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How to profit from soil health on mixed, arable and upland livestock farms - Neil Pickard, Stuart Johnson, Kyle Richardville
In episode 17 of the Defra Farming podcast, host Neil Pickard—a farming adviser with more than 45 years’ experience in livestock and mixed farming—speaks with Soil Farmer of the Year 2023, Stuart Johnson, and Understanding Ag farming adviser, K...
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Tom Allen-Stevens, Martin Lines, Ed Schofield - How IPM works for us: a farmer and agronomist’s perspective
Episode 16 – How IPM works for us: a farmer and agronomist’s perspectiveIn this episode of the Defra Farming Podcast, guest host Tom Allen-Stevens—an arable farmer in Oxfordshire and founder of the British On Farm Innovation Netwo...
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Martin Jenkins, Karen Halton, James Russell - Improving animal health and welfare on your farm
Defra Animal Health and Welfare lead Martin Jenkins talks to North West dairy farmer Karen Halton and vet James Russell about the support that is available from government to help livestock farmers drive down disease and improve animal health a...
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