The Farmers Weekly Podcast

Farm thieves reveal their secrets, surge in organic farming, dairy margins under pressure, latest grass varieties, & Clarkson's Farm

June 04, 2021 Season 1 Episode 60
Farm thieves reveal their secrets, surge in organic farming, dairy margins under pressure, latest grass varieties, & Clarkson's Farm
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The Farmers Weekly Podcast
Farm thieves reveal their secrets, surge in organic farming, dairy margins under pressure, latest grass varieties, & Clarkson's Farm
Jun 04, 2021 Season 1 Episode 60

In this episode, criminal gangs reveal how they target farmers to locate expensive items of machinery they can then steal to order.

Are you going organic? The latest figures show a surge in the amount of farmland going into conversion.
 
On the markets, are input prices putting dairy margins under pressure?

We take a look at the latest grassland varieties – and ask how many farmers are actually using the recommended list?

And ahead of his new TV show, we find out why Jeremy Clarkson decided to run his own farm – despite knowing nothing about farming.

Show Notes

In this episode, criminal gangs reveal how they target farmers to locate expensive items of machinery they can then steal to order.

Are you going organic? The latest figures show a surge in the amount of farmland going into conversion.
 
On the markets, are input prices putting dairy margins under pressure?

We take a look at the latest grassland varieties – and ask how many farmers are actually using the recommended list?

And ahead of his new TV show, we find out why Jeremy Clarkson decided to run his own farm – despite knowing nothing about farming.