The Farmers Weekly Podcast
Inside the biggest news stories impacting UK agriculture - with Johann Tasker from Farmers Weekly and Scottish farmer Sandy Kirkpatrick. Every Friday.
The Farmers Weekly Podcast
Pig sector hit by labour shortage, harvest and transport challenges, Scottish harvest, market prices, machinery dealerships, & £2m charity sunflowers
In this episode, thousands of pigs could be culled on UK farms due to a shortage of labour in abattoirs and meat processing plants
The labour shortage is also affecting arable farmers, hauliers and the wider food supply chain – with safety campaigners warning of fatal consequences.
Industry leaders are calling for a 12-month Covid-19 recovery visa to help alleviate the workforce shortages that are causing serious disruption to food supplies.
As the catchy harvest continues, we check out yields and crop quality with a special report from north-east Fife, Scotland.
We look at what seems to be the constant churn of restructuring in the world of machinery dealerships – and technology buy-outs.
And we visit the farming family who have raised £2m for a nature conservation charity – by growing bird seed.
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom – with Edd Mowbray from the Farmers Weekly machinery desk.