The Farmers Weekly Podcast

Food v fuel: should solar farms really be banned from most farmland? Dairy farmer reaps rewards from ‘10 in 7’ milking strategy, UK lamb exports to USA, & Forty Farms project in Cumbria

October 14, 2022 Farmers Weekly Season 1 Episode 128
The Farmers Weekly Podcast
Food v fuel: should solar farms really be banned from most farmland? Dairy farmer reaps rewards from ‘10 in 7’ milking strategy, UK lamb exports to USA, & Forty Farms project in Cumbria
Show Notes
In this episode, could solar panels really be banned from much of England's farmland? We look at the reasons for and against.

How milking just 10 times in seven days could mean a better work-life balance for dairy farmers – and be good for the cows and profitability too.

As lamb exports resume from the UK to the USA after more than 20 years, we look at the benefits for the sheep sector.

On the markets, we've all the latest commodity prices.

And we speak to  photographer Amy Bateman, whose Forty Farms project  has been documenting life on 40 farms in Cumbria.

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker with Charlotte Cunningham and Surrey Farmer Hugh Broom.

Additional reporting by Ed Henderson.