Episodes
We're reporting on new products on show at the Pig & Poultry Fair. Hear from the Farm to Fork Summit and look ahead to the Farm Safety Foundation Conference. Lincolnshire Rural Support Network, LRSN, is celebrating 25 years, how are they doing and what's planned for the second half of the year? Take it easy with the first grass cut of the year - why? Plus important agronomy advice; crop, livestock and grain market reports; the week's farming news and weather.
Published 05/19/24
Published 05/19/24
A soil sensor that tells us when it's time to spray. A look ahead to the Pig & Poultry Fair and Louth Lions charity Tractor Run. NFU Deputy-President, David Exwood, is our guest to review the latest Farmer Confidence Survey. Are things really that bad? What's to be done? Plus crop, livestock and grain market reports. Important agronomy advice and the week's farming news.
Published 05/12/24
Tenant farmers: a year on from the Rock Report - what's changed? How was the sugar beet campaign for you? Lincolnshire Young Farmers - on the move and rallying soon Crop, livestock and grain market reports, the week's farming news, timely agronomy advice THE WEEK IN AGRICULTURE
Published 05/05/24
Nottinghamshire County Show preview A new public education campaign to stamp out livestock worrying A farmer who's cycling over 1,000 miles for a farming charity, using an interesting route! Crop and market reports, agronomy advice and the week's farming news.
Published 04/28/24
Looking ahead to Beef Expo 2024 and Open Farm Sunday. Considering hydrogen power - the next big thing for agricultural machinery? Crop, livestock and grain market reports. Important and timely agronomy advice. Plus the week's farming news and weather.
Published 04/21/24
Help for flooded farmers - but is it fit for purpose? It's many people's favourite Sunday lunch, is it yours? Great British Beef Week launches on St George's Day An important contractors' survey launches Important agronomy advice, crop and market reports, the week's faming news and weather The week in agriculture!
Published 04/14/24
Which Lincolnshire farmer will we be cheering on at next week's Manchester Marathon and why? BYDV, Septoria and Sclerotinia - all on the way, but what can you do about it? That and more timely agronomy advice. Why thousands of families will be at Lincolnshire Showground next Sunday? Plus the week's farming news and weather, crop, livestock and grain market reports.
Published 04/07/24
Farms still under water 6 months on, what's being done? How is lambing going, how are the crops and markets doing, what's the weather for the week ahead and what's in the news? New urea restrictions come into force tomorrow - detail and more timely agronomy advice from crop doctor Sean Sparling. THE WEEK IN AGRICULTURE - subscribe on your favourite podcast platform and never miss an episode.
Published 03/31/24
Rural crime and organised crime. Changes at Louth Livestock Market. A new partnership between Openfield and FCN The aphids are arriving early and in big numbers this year - what's to be done? Important agronomy advice from Sean Sparling. The markets, weather and the week's farming news. THE WEEK IN AGRICULTURE EVERY SUNDAY FROM 7AM
Published 03/24/24
Should you be spraying yet, should you be planting now? Agronomist Sean Sparling has some key advice. Opportunities from agricultural transition, future farm funding, grants, land and food security. A Lincolnshire company is innovating to make farm machinery parts better quality and better value. Plus crops, markets, farming news and weather. THE WEEK IN AGRICULTURE, EVERY SUNDAY MORNING FROM 7.
Published 03/17/24
Lots of reports from the Low Carbon Ag Show: methane, drones, eco crops, livestock movements. A new slurry inoculant formulation Tractors (and lambs) into Schools Plus the week's farming news and weather, the markets, crops and some timely and important agronomy advice The week in agriculture.
Published 03/10/24
A year of farm pick-ups and 4x4s going to Ukraine; and they're on their way again. We speak to the organiser en-route to Lviv. Updates on potatoes, crops, markets and weather. Timey and important agronomy advice. Details of a farm safety event in Newark this week. Getting maize away successfully in waterlogged soil.
Published 03/03/24
What's on at the forthcoming Low Carbon Agriculture Show? What does the CLA want from the next government? Thoughts on carbon calculators, eating better and the true cost of cheap food. Plus agronomy advice and should we grow companion crops with oilseed rape to reduce cabbage stem flea beetle? The week's markets, news and weather.
Published 02/25/24
Another Lincolnshire farming champion - how did he do it? Lots of tractors will soon be rumbling into playgrounds - why? Could you get involved? We're talking problems with peat with one of the speakers from the recent Lincolnshire Farming Conference. Plus, agronomy advice, the week's farming news, weather and markets.
Published 02/18/24
Hear the thoughts of many of the speakers at the recent Lincolnshire Farming Conference - 'Future Farming Opportunities: Biodiversity and Carbon'. How did this year's Yield Enhancement Network's champion achieve his fantastic yields? Why is all not rosy in the tenant and landlord garden? Plus crop and market reports, the week's farming news and weather.
Published 02/11/24
Will SFI kill food production in the UK? We're looking ahead to the Lincolnshire Farming Conference and Mind Your Head Week. The Big Farmland Bird Count is on, can you help? Plus the week's farming news, weather and markets.
Published 02/04/24
We're out with the police this week and we've got the latest fly-tipping stats. We play Farming Simulator and hear about an upcoming ag careers event in Lincolnshire. Plus the week's farming news, markets and weather AND the return of our crop guru, independent agronomist, Sean Sparling with a walk through the fields and some important and timely agronomy advice.
Published 01/28/24
Lots from LAMMA; a new, free 'Farm for the Future' programme; new grant money for solar; the week's farming news, weather and the livestock and grain markets and prices.
Published 01/21/24
All you need to know on the changes to SFI; new land drainage training; LAMMA preview; the livestock and grain markets; the farming news and weather for the week ahead.
Published 01/14/24
Reports from the Oxford Farming Conference; celebrating some big agricultural anniversaries in 2024; details of a new sustainable farming scholarship; a social group for women in ag; plus the livestock & grain markets, farming news and weather for the week ahead.
Published 01/07/24
Continuing our look back at 2023 in agriculture and crystal ball gazing at 2024. This week: crops and the weather, steel, the markets and rural crime. Plus Lincolnshire Rural Support Network and the Tenant Farmers Association join Steve Orchard. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Published 12/31/23
Looking back at the year and ahead to 2024 with industry leaders, local and national - joined by the NFU, CLA, Pick Ups For Peace, Young Farmers. First of two hour-long specials, the second on New Year's Eve. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Published 12/24/23
De-mystifying carbon and carbon credits and looking forward to the Oxford Farming Conference. Plus agronomy advice, the markets, weather and week's farming news.
Published 12/17/23
A new Green Tractor scheme - no it's not the old one changing colour! We'll hear about one of the best Lincolnshire Christmas sights and open up a whole new can of (Lincolnshire) beans. Plus the week's news, weather and market reviews and some important agronomy advice.
Published 12/10/23