Description
Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at the Great Yorkshire Showground.
Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues.
Our panel is:
Defra minister Robbie Moore MP
Sophie Thoup, head of agriculture and sustainable sourcing for Morrisons
Guardian journalist Robyn Vinter
Efra committee chairman Sir Robert Goodwill MP
Fera Science executive director Andrew Swift
Sponsored by The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture, Lightsource BP and GSC Grays, this Question Time event was recorded on Thursday, 11 January 2024.
With grateful thanks to the Yorkshire Agricultural Society and the Future Farmers of Yorkshire for providing the venue for this event.
Hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor Johann Tasker. To attend future FW Question Time events, visit fwi.co.uk/questiontime.
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