Description
Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at Rothamsted Research in Hertfordshire.
Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues.
Our panel is:
Climate change minister Lord Benyon
Victoria Vyvyan, president of the Country Land & Business Association
Rothamsted Research scientist Jonathan Storkey
Charlie Ireland, farm business consultant, Ceres Rural
Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate & Hertfordshire farmer Stuart Roberts
Sponsored by The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture, Lightsource BP, plant breeder KWS and Lantra, this Question Time event was recorded on Thursday, 22 February 2024.
With grateful thanks to Rothamsted Research 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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