The Farmers Weekly Podcast

Mayhem over manure rules, harvest washout, rural crime, beef and lamb prices, & woollen duvets

August 06, 2021 Season 1 Episode 69
The Farmers Weekly Podcast
Mayhem over manure rules, harvest washout, rural crime, beef and lamb prices, & woollen duvets
Show Notes

In this episode,  new rules on autumn manure applications are set to have a big impact on farms, say industry leaders.

Crime in the countryside falls – but the pandemic fuels a sharp rise in dog attacks on livestock.

Harvest? What Harvest? Rain slows ripening and hampers progress across the country.

On the markets, lamb eases as beef firms up

And if you're having difficulties sleeping – why not try a woollen duvet.

This episode co-hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with FW arable correspondent Louise Impey and FW senior livestock reporter Michael Priestley.