The Farmers Guardian Podcast

Coronavirus: getting food from field to fork

<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>

Coronavirus: Staff shortages and the Dairy crisis

<p>Welcome to the very first episode of Over The Farm Gate! Now more than ever it is the time for agriculture to be heard, so we&apos;re kicking off with a series of Coronavirus specials - digging deeper into the main issues affecting agriculture.<br/><br/>This week, we&apos;re joined by CLA President Mark Bridgeman. Mark talks about the Government’s decision to allow furloughed workers to work on UK farms, how the loss of migrant workers is affecting operations up and down the country, and why the sector needs to work harder to sell itself as a vibrant, forward thinking industry, with innovation and technology at its core. Coronavirus has brought turmoil to the global dairy markets, forcing businesses to make some very difficult decisions. We hear candidly from Llyr Griffiths, who was forced to take the heart-breaking decision to dump his milk. Looking ahead, Dairy market analyst  Chris Walkland, gives his thoughts on where producers and processors go from here.<br/><br/>With the rainbow becoming a symbol of support for people wanting to show solidarity with NHS workers, one farmer and her daughter have made their own striking tribute<br/><br/>This podcast is brought to you by Farmers Guardian, in association with the <a href='https://www.cla.org.uk/'>CLA</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2206410/fan_mail/new">Message us</a></p>