This week, we examine whether the government’s long-awaited 25-year farming roadmap will deliver the certainty, confidence and investment farmers need.

NFU president Tom Bradshaw gives his reaction to Defra’s plan, while we discuss profitability, agri-environment funding, climate resilience and the value of farming to the wider economy.

We debate the impact of hot weather and this month's record-breaking temperatures on farm enterprises.

We also examine Defra’s refreshed bovine TB strategy, including new testing approaches and the prospect of cattle vaccination by 2030.

With the UK marking 10 years since the Brexit referendum, Cheffins chairman Bill King explains how leaving the EU has changed the trade in second-hand farm machinery.

And we visit Courteenhall Estate in Northamptonshire, winner of a King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with crop protection specialists Certis Belchim.

Guest speakers

* Tom Bradshaw, president, NFU
* Paul Tompkins, deputy president, NFU
* Josh Swain, farm animal vet, Synergy Animal Health
* Bill King, chairman, Cheffins
* Dr Johnny Wake, managing partner, Courteenhall Estate

Chapters

00:00 Intro and headlines
01:13 Defra unveils 25-year farming roadmap
01:45 Tom Bradshaw on whether the roadmap goes far enough
05:42 Louise and Hugh analyse the plan
12:09 Certis Belchim partner message: managing take-all risk
13:48 Defra refreshes bovine TB eradication strategy
14:59 Josh Swain explains new TB testing technology
16:30 Hugh and Louise discuss TB testing, vaccination and farm impact
24:24 Hot weather, harvest prospects and climate adaptation
26:30 Brexit: 10 years on for farm machinery trade
27:04 Bill King on export friction after Brexit
31:25 Hugh and Louise assess Brexit’s farming legacy
36:45 This week’s commodity prices
38:31 Courteenhall Estate wins King’s Award for sustainability
42:41 Looking ahead to Groundswell

Useful links

* Defra farming roadmap
* Defra bovine TB strategy update
* Cheffins farm machinery auctions
* Courteenhall Estate
* King’s Awards for Enterprise
* Groundswell

This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker, Louise Impey and Hugh Broom. Edited and produced by Johann Tasker.

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