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The regenerative agriculture podcast, in search of practical solutions for ecological security. Produced by 8.9ha: https://www.8point9.com Farming news, regenerative farming, agroecology, land use, natural capital, land news
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The regenerative agriculture podcast, in search of practical solutions for ecological security. Produced by 8.9ha: https://www.8point9.com Farming news, regenerative farming, agroecology, land use, natural capital, land news
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×ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) and Joe Stanley (GWCT Allerton Project) discuss: The UK Government’s farm profitability review The UK Nature Market Accelerator The importance of historic maps Restoring farmland in Ukraine And a report by anonymous whistleblowers, calling for investor and creditor action to address the nature crisis.…
8point9 editor, ffinlo Costain, is joined by Tim Coates, a co-founder of Oxbury Bank, which launched in 2021 as the only UK bank dedicated exclusively to the rural economy. In Farm Gate Leaders, ffinlo talks to someone who's played a defining role in our food and farming system - someone who's helping to deliver lasting and progressive change.…
In Ukraine, explosive munitions have contaminated the soil with chemicals and heavy metals - hundreds of thousands of hectares will have to be surveyed and demined - and countless craters will have to be refilled. We consider the cost of restoring Ukraine's agricultural soils. ffinlo Costain is joined by Professor Wilfred Dolfsma from Wageningen, who recently led a study into the economics of Ukrainian soil recovery - and by Nick Padwick from Wild Ken Hill. Read more on 8point9: https://8point9.com/cost-of-repairing-ukraines-war-ravaged-soils-could-be-20-billion/ More information about the research here…
We're investigating how farmers and land managers can create income streams from restoring peatland. Why is peatland important? What's the difference between upland and lowland peatland markets? How can farmers fund projects and sell credits? And what's the role of the IUCN UK Peatland Programme? I'm joined by Andy Howard, Chief Executive of CSX Carbon - and Sam Welsh, Head of Sales and Marketing at Forest Carbon. This is the eighth episode in our series: Filling the Funding Gap, in which we discuss how natural capital markets can help farmers transition towards resilient and regenerative food production. Filling the Funding Gap is sponsored by Barclays, Environment Bank, Forest Carbon, Howdens Insurance, Regenerate and Saffery. Farm Gate is part of 8point9.com - the land use news channel.…
In this programme, 8point9.com's ffinlo Costain investigates how farmers and other land stewards can earn money from creating and managing woodland. ffinlo is joined by George Hepburne-Scott, Director, Forest Carbon - by David Robertson, Director of Investment and Business Development, Scottish Woodlands - by David McCulloch, Head of CarbonStore, Tilhill - and by Mark Lee, who farms at Torpenhow Farm in Cumbria. They discuss woodland carbon credits, additionality, biodiversity, nature credits, timber production and input savings resulting from woodland integration. This is the seventh episode in Farm Gate's Filling the Funding Gap series, sponsored by Barclays, Environment Bank, Forest Carbon, Howdens Insurance, Regenerate and Saffery. You can find more in this series in your feed, or by visiting https://8point9.com/farm-gate/…
8point9.com editor, ffinlo Costain, is joined by farmer and columnist, Joe Stanley - they discuss the abrupt closure of SFI24, the Sustainable Farming Scheme, and what that means for farmers and the countryside - they look at Paying The Price, a report by the Food Farming & Countryside Commission into UK diets - and they talk about the opportunity to stack natural capital services with food production. (Views expressed in the podcast by Joe and ffinlo do not necessarily represent the views of their respective companies and organisations.)…
Many farmers have been dismayed by a clause in the UK Planning and Infrastructure Bill that will give Natural England the power to acquire farmland compulsorily to meet nature recovery objectives. The concern has been heightened further because compulsory purchase prices will exclude 'hope value'. 8point9.com's ffinlo Costain is joined by Rob Hindle from Rural Solutions and Gabriel Connor-Streich from Greenshank Environmental.…
In the first of our monthly food and farming 'Leaders' series, ffinlo Costain speaks to Shelagh Hancock who became Chief Executive of First Milk at a challenging time and led the company to becoming the UK's first regenerative co-operative dairy.
ffinlo Costain investigates how farmers can earn money by stacking renewable electricity generation with other farming activity. Featuring: Louise Daniels, Head of External Affairs for Thrive Renewables Roger Stones, Senior Energy Consultant for NFU Energy Harvie Agnew, Policy Analyst at Solar Energy UK Nick Spicer, Chief Executive at YourEco Nature Friendly Farming Network's Farming Champion, Jon Fish Farm Gate's Filling the Funding Gap series is sponsored by Barclays, Environment Bank, Forest Carbon, Howdens Insurance, Regenerate and Saffery. Farm Gate is part of 8point9.com - the land use news channel. Further reading from Solar Energy UK Farming Sustainably Report - https://solarenergyuk.org/resource/farming-sustainably-report/ Solar Habitat 2024: Ecological Trends on Solar Farms in the UK - https://solarenergyuk.org/resource/solar-habitat-2024-ecological-trends-on-solar-farms-in-the-uk/…
In this programme ffinlo Costain investigates how farmers and other land stewards can earn money from managing water effectively on their land. Interviews and discussion cover: What sort of payments are available to farmers? Where might those payments come from? Maintenance payments focussed on water infiltration The relationship between farmers and water companies The future of nutrient neutrality ffinlo is joined by: Andy Cato, Co-founder of Wildfarmed Gabriel Connor-Streich, Chief Executive of Greenshank Environmental Tim Stephens, Catchment Partnerships and Delivery Manager at Wessex Water Lee Truelove, Head of Regenerative Farming at First Milk This is the fifth episode in Farm Gate's Filling the Funding Gap series, in which we discuss how natural capital markets can help farmers to bridge the gap between public payments and the real costs of transition towards resilient and regenerative food production. Farm Gate's Filling the Funding Gap series is sponsored by Barclays, Environment Bank, Forest Carbon, Howdens Insurance, Regenerate and Saffery. Farm Gate is part of 8point9.com - the land use news channel.…
8point9.com editor, ffinlo Costain, is joined by farmer and columnist, Joe Stanley, for Farm Gate's monthly chat through the big land use topics of the moment. In this podcast the duo discuss the ongoing battle around inheritance tax - the government's land use framework - and ask whether gene editing is a force for good? (Views expressed in the podcast by Joe and ffinlo do not necessarily represent the views of their respective companies and organisations.)…
What’s a nature credit, what are they worth and how are they sold? We take a tour of the nature credit market - looking the differences between voluntary and statutory credits - governance mechanisms - and how the biodiversity net gain market in England actually works. Featuring: Peter Harker, Partner at Saffery And Emma Toovey, Chief Land and Nature Officer at Environment Bank With ffinlo Costain Filling the Funding Gap is sponsored by Barclays, Environment Bank, Forest Carbon, Howdens Insurance, Regenerate and Saffery.…
This is the third episode in our series: Filling the Funding Gap, in which we discuss how particular natural capital markets work and whether they can help farmers to bridge the gap between public payments and the real costs of transition towards resilient and regenerative food production. ffinlo Costain is joined by two experts from Regenerate Outcomes: Matt Jordon, Chief Scientific Officer and Tom Dillon, Director. Farm Gate's Filling the Funding Gap series is sponsored by Barclays, Environment Bank, Forest Carbon, Howdens Insurance, Regenerate and Saffery.…
In this programme we'll ask - what do UK farmers need to do first to access nature payments? ffinlo Costain is joined by: Holly Story, Head of Nature-based Solutions at National Parks Partnerships Guy Thallon, Head of Natural Environment at Castle Howard And David Wright, founder and CEO of Ecometric We're talk about what can be measured and how - options for payments - actions that can be stacked with food and fibre production - and baselining and outcome measures.…
8point9.com editor, ffinlo Costain, is joined by a new co-host, Joe Stanley, for Farm Gate's monthly chat through the big land use topics of the moment. Joe Stanley is a Farmers’ Weekly columnist, author and Head of Sustainable Farming at the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s Allerton Project. In this podcast they discuss NFU leadership tactics - whether the ongoing campaign against inheritance tax changes is performative or effective - the UK government's decision to uphold a ban on noenicitinoid use - and new financial incentives to boost on-farm water management. (Views expressed in the podcast by Joe and ffinlo do not necessarily represent the views of their respective companies and organisations.)…
This is the first of 11 programmes in a series called Filling the Funding Gap. Throughout the series we'll discuss how natural capital markets work and whether they can help farmers to bridge the gap between public payments and the real costs of transition towards resilient and regenerative food production. In this introductory programme we're taking a broad overview - discussing what we mean by natural capital markets - the extent to which they currently function - and we'll consider some of the ethical dimensions of monetising the natural world in the first place. Featuring: Martin Lines, Chief Executive of the Nature Friendly Farming Network Peter Harker, a partner at Saffrey Tom Johnstone from We Are Nature-Based With ffinlo Costain, Editor of 8point9.com This series is sponsored by Barclays, Environment Bank, Forest Carbon, Howdens Insurance, Regenerate and Saffrey.…
When we think of regenerative food and farming, we tend to think of small to medium-scale farmers, supplying into small or perhaps independent supply chains. But what about big companies – what about massive corporations – can their supply chains be regenerative too? Nestlé has become the great big regen corporation – but who’s responsible for that decision, what does regen mean for a global food brand, and how do you deliver transition through such an enormous network of suppliers? I spoke to Emma Keller, Head of Sustainability, and Matt Ryan, the Regeneration Lead for Nestlé UK and Ireland.…
In this programme, ffinlo Costain talks to two storytelling giants from the world of farming - Graham Harvey, former scriptwriter and farming story editor for the long-running BBC Radio drama, The Archers - And Ben Eagle who runs the podcast agency RuralPod Media and is the host of two farming podcasts: Rural Business Focus and Meet The Farmers. They talk about the public perception of farming, the stories the industry chooses to tell, and how storytelling helps to shape the political, scientific and practical choices of farmers and policymakers. They also talk about The Archers and the role that it's played in shaping the public and political perception of farming issues. Graham's book, Underneath the Archers can be found at Waterstones and on Amazon . RuralPod Media can be found here .…
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1 Farm Gate 110: Are regenerative cereals possible? 1:03:08
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In this programme, Farm Gate addresses the challenge of growing regenerative cereals in Britain. Is it possible? How can farmers deliver regeneration while producing the yields and profits necessary for viable farm businesses and a healthy food system? ffinlo Costain talks to Tim Parton from Brewood Park Farm, who's passionately championed regenerative agriculture for 15 years - and to Joe Stanley, the Head of Sustainable Farming at the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust's Allerton Project and a Farmers' Weekly columnist. The trio discuss soil-building rotations, livestock integration, the impact of climate change, glyphosate and the cost of Wildfarmed bread.…
ffinlo Costain is joined by Charlie Bennett, author of Down the Rabbit Hole - The misadventures of an unlikely naturalist. They discuss the nature, language, heritage and history that Charlie showcases in his book - which is a perfect stocking filler. Down the Rabbit Hole is now available in Northumberland bookshops - across the UK in Waterstones - and for international listeners, direct from CharlieBennettauthor.co.uk .…
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1 Farm Gate 108: At Work in the Ruins 1:05:12
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ffinlo Costain speaks to Dougald Hine, author of 'At Work in the Ruins: Finding our place in the time of climate crisis and other emergencies'. Hine is a social thinker, writer and speaker, and one of the great minds behind the Dark Mountain Project. We talk about his new book, and about the role of agriculture and food production in taking humanity through ecological, social and economic collapse. You can buy Hine's book - At Work in the Ruins - at all good book shops, on the street, or online.…
In this programme, we're previewing LandAlive - the regenerative agriculture conference taking place at the Bath & West Showground on the 22nd and 23rd of November. ffinlo Costain is joined by: Tamara Giltsoff, co-founder of LandAlive George Dunn the chief executive of the Tenant Farmers' Association And Abby Allen, director of Pipers Farm and author of The Sustainable Meat Cookbook And to claim the exclusive half-price discount for Farm Gate and 8point9.com readers and listeners: Go to the LandAlive website - landalive.co.uk Click on 'Buy Tickets' Select 'General - 2 day delegates' And enter the discount code '8point9'…
Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft - he's a good guy, right? Africa's food system has been a major recipient of Gates' $59bn philanthropy. But is Gates helping African food systems - or destroying them? Is he ending hunger - or depleting land resilience and contributing to food insecurity and societal instability? I'm joined by Tim Schwab , author of the new book, The Bill Gates Problem - and by Million Belay , the co-founder of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa.…
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1 8.9 Newsweek - Earthworms, Land Alive prizes, bast fibre, and Nuffield Farming 1:08:59
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Seven conversations today, focussed on Land Alive, a new British regen farming event at the end of November; the findings of three Nuffield Farming Scholars; the potential to integrate bast fibre production within organic farm systems; and the perils faced by earthworms when the land floods. ffinlo Costain speaks to: Professor Mark Hodson, from the University of York - 0'34'' Graham Harvey, from Land Alive - 10'40'' Carol Paris, from the Royal Bath & West Society, and Tamara Giltsoff, from Land Alive - 16'25'' Zoe Gilbertson, a fashion ecologist - 27'14'' Kendra Hall, Nuffield Farming Scholar - 36'02'' Chris Taylor, Nuffield Farming Scholar - 46'08'' Ruth Grice, Nuffield Farming Scholar - 56'20''…
There's an ever-bigger regen farming community at all scales of production - but there are also farmers who say that they've tried regen ag, but it hasn't worked and they've given up. Why are these farmers failing to deliver a regenerative transition on their farms and in their businesses? ffinlo Costain is joined by two regen farming experts, Tim Williams and Clare Hill, and together they flesh out some of the hurdles and identify some possible solutions.…
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1 8.9 Newsweek podcast - Baselining, banking, kelp and trading 1:13:26
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The Farm Gate news channel is part of 8point9.com Today we're frontloading the programme with conversations about baselining, banking and funding the transition - we'll hear from Lee Reeves from Lloyds, Adam White from Barclays and Doug Wanstall who wants to bring integrity into carbon markets. Later, Andrew Whiteford will explain a little of the business-case for tree-planting in Scotland - Valentin Pitiot will extol the virtues of giant kelp - and Dan McAlpine will talk to us about why Compassion in World Farming has turned the spotlight onto UK retailers' chicken supply chains. ffinlo Costain speaks to: Adam White from Barclays Business Banking - 0'54'' Lee Reeves from Lloyds Banking Group - 12'00 Doug Wanstall from Beyond Zero - 24'40'' Valentin Pitiot from Kelp Blue - 37'25'' Andrew Whiteford of Ulzieside Farm - 51'26'' Dan McAlpine from Compassion in World Farming - 1,00' 58''…
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1 8.9 Newsweek podcast - Golden Hooves, bokashi, employee ownership and reparations from Bill Gates 1:01:00
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Well, the summer's over, but for the last week in the southwest of England the sun's been shining while autumn's been gently easing itself into the air - and Newsweek is back with a full, ripe crop of six conversations. ffinlo Costain speaks to: Emma Toovey from the Environment Bank - 1'10'' Leona McDonald, the director of Golden Hooves - 9'12'' Andrew Barbour from Mains of Fincastle - 15'58'' Bishop Takalani Mufamadi from the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute - 25'46'' Emma Bell from The Open University - 40'22'' Alice Groom from the RSPB - 53'24''…
ffinlo Costain speaks to Alpha Lo, the founder of the Climate Water Project, a series of podcasts and articles in which Alpha investigates how to restore the water web. Farm Gate is part of https://8point9.com/ To find out more about the Climate Water Project just visit https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/…
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1 Farm Gate 103: The Wood from the Trees 1:13:48
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Forests are super important - they have enormous environmental, economic, cultural and amenity value as well as being sources of food and nutrition, medicines, habitats, fuel and, of course, building materials. In this programme, we discuss what timber can do - why forests are so important - how public support for commercial forestry could be improved - and where forestry fits within broader land use conversations. ffinlo Costain is joined by Paul Brannen, the author of Timber! How wood can help save the world from climate breakdown - and by sustainable forestry consultant, Andrew Heald.…
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1 8.9 Newsweek: War for soil, regen tech, and reducing nutrient pollution 1:18:15
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* Pat Thomas from A Bigger Conversation - 1'00'' * Emily Bull from FAI Farms - 14'18'' * Professor Sebastian Dötterl from ECH Zurich - 31'08'' * Million Belay from IPES Food and the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa - 42'11'' * Vicki Hird from The Wildlife Trusts - 55'32'' * Alun Thomas from the Beacons Water Group - 1,05'23''…
In Britain, Labour has promised to "build 1.5 million new homes by the end of this parliament, with the biggest increase in social housing and affordable housebuilding in a generation." ffinlo Costain asks, can these homes be built in the time available - and just as importantly, can this level of house building be achieved in balance with nature and food production? ffinlo is joined by James Ellis, Director of Planning at Rural Solutions - and by Gabriel Connor Streich, the Chief Executive of Greenshank Environmental.…
Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) and ffinlo Costain ( 8point9.com ) discuss Labour's landslide general election victory, and what it means for food, farming and nature. This is Phil's last WFTC, as he moves on to a new role in Northern Ireland. A BIG thank you for all his knowledge and expert conversation.…
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In this week's programme we'll hear interviews with candidates from three of the parties standing across Britain in next week's UK general election - the Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives and the Green Party. The Labour party were unable to make anyone available for a conversation. Julia Aglionby, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Penrith and Solway - 01'0'' Simon Hoare, the Conservative candidate for North Dorset - 45'25'' Toby Hammond, the Green Party candidate for Beccles and Lowestoft -1,16'05'' A list of all candidates in the Penrith and Solway constituency: Julia Aglionby, Liberal Democrats Markus Campbell-Saviours, Labour Party Susan Denham-Smith, The Green Party Roy Ivinson, Independent Mark Jenkinson, The Conservative Party Chris Johnston, Independent Shaun Long, Social Democratic Party Matthew Moody, Reform UK A list of all candidates in the North Dorset constituency: Si Adams, Independent James Coldwell, Labour Party Simon Hoare, Conservative and Unionist Party Ken Huggins, Green Party Gary Jackson, Liberal Democrats Ash Leaning, Reform UK Lester Taylor, UK Independence Party Daniel Woodruffe, Social Democratic Party A list of all candidates for Beccles and Lowestoft: Peter Aldous, Conservative Jessica Asato, Labour Toby Hammond, Green June Mummery, Reform Adam Robertson, Lib Dem…
Phil Carson and ffinlo Costain discuss what's on offer in the Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Green and Labour manifestos, in terms of food, farming and nature.
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1 8.9 Newsweek podcast – Peter Byck: "AMP grazing smells amazing, it sounds amazing" 1:06:40
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Peter Byck talks about his new documentary series, Roots so Deep - 0'40'' John Gilliland talks about the ARC Zero project - 13'56'' Tom Johnstone from the Usk Catchment Partnership talks about giving nature a voice - 27'17'' Sarah-Jane Laing from Scottish Land & Estates talks about Scottish land reform - 41'22'' Robert Hindle from Rural Solutions on biodiversity net gain - 53'30''…
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1 8.9 Newsweek podcast - "Respect farmer experience to change food systems" 1:04:08
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We'll hear from Jerry Alford from the Soil Association, Beth Metson from the Soil Association Exchange - and Lauren Baker from the Global Alliance for the Future of Food will tell us that we need to respect farmer experience and indigenous knowledge as much as we do peer-reviewed science. I'll talk to Neil Nicholas from Coleg Sir Gar about slurry spreading, and Charlie Taverner from the FFCC will tell us what the UK government's got wrong about food security. First up, I discuss the 'Land squeeze’ report with Nettie Wiebe from IPES-Food. Nettie Wiebe, IPES-Food - 0' 42'' Lauren Baker, Global Alliance for the Future of Food - 11' 40'' Jerry Alford, Soil Association - 25' 40'' Beth Metson, Soil Association Exchange - 34' 42'' Neil Nicholas, Coleg Sir Gar - 44' 35'' Dr Charlie Taverner, Food, Farming and Countryside Commission - 52' 01''…
Farming at its best - agroecological or regenerative farming - can deliver a broad range of positive environmental and social outcomes. But at its heart, farming is a business. To scale the positives we need to scale the business of regenerative and agroecological agriculture - and for that we need investment. Pelican Ag is a venture capital business that invests in regen ag technology - I wanted to know more about what venture capital is - how it can help regen ag - and what makes venture capitalists tick? ffinlo Costain talks to Pelican Ag founder partners, Christopher Ramsay and Simon Evill.…
Six Inches of Soil is the hit UK film that traces the trials and tribulations of three young farmers who are each trying to work regeneratively with their land. Anna Jackson, farms an 800 acre mixed farm in Lincolnshire with her dad, Andrew - (0'50") Beef farmer Ben Thomas has 75 acres of field and agroforestry in Cornwall - (16'24") And Adrienne Gordon produces veges, salad and edible flowers in around four acres of market garden in Cambridgeshire - (29'36")…
What exactly do the Soil Association mean by a Worm Hunt, and why do they want us to dance for these wriggly ecosystem warriors? Can venture capital really help to scale the transition to regenerative agriculture? Why has deer management become such a divisive issue in Scotland? And the latest UK Peatland Code revision is now open for consultation. Interviews with: Dr Renée Kerkvliet-Hermans from the IUCN UK Peatland Programme - 0'25'' Alex Burton, Head of Worms at the Soil Association - 7'57'' Simon Evill from Pelican Ag - 12'51'' Tom Turnbull from the Association of Deer Management Groups - 22'13''…
Do we seriously need to chop down more trees to address the climate crisis? What about food? Is it possible to make a living from a third of an acre of land? In a world struggling with antimicrobial resistance - what's the WHO doing downgrading a whole class of antibiotics? And what about my farm - regenerative agriculture - it's a great idea, but it'll never work here! I speak to regenerative farming advisor, Tim Williams - 0'40'' Paul Brannen, the author of Timber! How wood can help save the world from climate breakdown - 12'50'' Dr Laura Higham a veterinary consultant for FAI Farms - 25'15'' And Ben Hartman the author of The Lean Micro Farm - 37'10''…
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Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) and ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) discuss the week’s land use news - including: Government must deliver promised flood support, says CLA “Slurry pollution as damaging as sewage” NFFN unveils UK general election manifesto Farmers demand Universal Basic Income Research finds ten times more pests in insecticide-treated corn fields In-field crop diversity could deliver ecological resilience Urgent need for new approach to combat global grassland degradation…
Five interviews today - on topics ranging from the constant struggle for tenant farmers to dangers of slurry pollution. 1'08'' Martin Lines from the Nature Friendly Farming Network discusses the NFFN's general election manifesto, which includes a call for a fit-for-purpose farming budget 12'29'' Peter Powell from the Welsh Dee Trust talks about the terrible impact farm slurry can have on rivers 20'34'' Vicky Vanderstichele from North Star Transition tells me that scale is critical when it comes to financing nature-based solutions 32'09'' George Dunn, the chief executive of the Tenant Farmers Association, tells me about the often poor relationship between tenant farmers and their landlords 42'35'' And finally, Robin Walter from the Soil Association, makes the case for regenerative forestry.…
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Wheat from the Chaff: Wye chicken? Unlocking nature finance - And special guest: Rob Yorke Class-action-style claim takes on chicken giant, Avara Report focusses on unlocking finance for nature Updated carbon offsetting principles aim to combat greenwashing SPECIAL GUEST: Rob Yorke Welsh Government: New Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs confirmed “Where is the Land Use Framework?” asks EAC Questions remain over England’s plan for improving soil health Government caps land area used for six key SFI payments…
Four conversations today - first, I'll meet David Wright, the Chief Executive of Ecometric, to find out about how exactly soil carbon is measured - then after that I'll talk to Chris D'Agorne from Life to Land about an analysis that shows that the non-native sycamore is now the UK's third most populous tree species. Later I'll discuss the benefits of having more trees on farms with Huw Evans from Three Pools, and we'll round up the programme with a conversation about the Westminster government's proposals for mandatory method of production labelling with Peter Stevenson and Catherine Jadav from Compassion in World Farming.…
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1 Wheat from the Chaff (re-edit): Soil science, biodiversity renewal, and special guest: Chris Smaje 45:44
ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) and Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) discuss the week's land use news - and meet special guest, Chris Smaje, author of "Saying NO to a farm-free future" This is a re-edit of the original podcast, which contained inaccuracies in the first section (soil carbon intro). NEWS ARTICLES DISCUSSED: New paradigm in soil science shows vast potential for carbon storage Good soil management reduces the “high risk of conventional grazing” White paper connects regenerative agriculture with nutrient density "They belong to this land" - The Reindeer Chronicles INTERVIEW: CHRIS SMAJE “Cities, like feedlots, need to import food and water from afar" THIRD SECTION No single stretch of river in England in “good ecological health” Hedgerow regulations will be brought into English law Farmers look to help rivers by cutting plough use in maize trials River restoration key to saving Scotland’s disappearing salmon…
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