Coronavirus: getting food from field to fork

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<p>This week on Over The Farm Gate we&apos;re talking food, We&apos;re discussing how the red meat industry is affected by and dealing with Coronavirus, getting British produce from field to fork. <a href='https://ahdb.org.uk/'>AHDB</a> and <a href='https://www.qmscotland.co.uk/'>Quality Meat Scotland</a> Analysts Duncan Wyatt and Stuart Ashworth tell us about the current red meat market dynamics, and how the industry is trying to counter the drop in beef prices.</p><p><a href='https://britishmeatindustry.org/'>British Meat Processors Association</a> boss Nick Allen talks about the challenges faced in the processing sector, and measures factories have introduced to ensure they observe social distancing.</p><p>Farmer and <a href='https://www.nationalbeefassociation.com/'>National Beef Association</a> trustee Neil Shand touches on the issue of beef imports and the importance of working with retailers at such a critical time. Also on the table is food security - the physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food. What will be the impact and implications of the current pandemic on our food security and resilience of our future food systems?</p><p><a href='https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/christopher-elliott'>Prof Chris Elliot</a>, Director of the <a href='https://www.qub.ac.uk/Research/GRI/TheInstituteforGlobalFoodSecurity/'>Institute for Global Food Security</a>, at Queens University, Belfast, talks about how the Coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of UK food security and what this tells us about how things need to change. <br/><br/>We also ask <a href='https://www.cla.org.uk/advice/adviser/susan-twining'>Susan Twining</a>, the <a href='https://www.cla.org.uk/'>CLA</a>’s Chief Land Use Policy Adviser, what this means for the upcoming Agriculture Bill and its focus on land use and the environment. With many positive examples demonstrating how the farming community rallying together, we speak to two young farmers who herded their sheep to spell out &apos;NHS&apos;, in their own special tribute to key health workers on the front line.</p><p>You can now listen and subscribe on <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/6SVrW9BuuyNLgUxTyuCe2Z'>Spotify</a>, <a href='https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5hY2FzdC5jb20vcHVibGljL3Nob3dzLzVlOTA3MDI4NTUyNmRhNWExYmZkNzY1NA'>Google</a> and <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/over-the-farm-gate/id1508553337'>Apple</a> so you never miss an episode.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2206410/fan_mail/new">Message us</a></p>