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.

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 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/people/richard-benyon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lord Benyon</a>Victoria Vyvyan, president of the <a href="https://www.cla.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Country Land &amp; Business Association</a> Rothamsted Research scientist <a href="https://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/people/jonathan-storkey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jonathan Storkey</a> Charlie Ireland, farm business consultant, <a href="https://ceresrural.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ceres Rural</a> Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate &amp; Hertfordshire farmer <a href="https://www.stuartrobertslibdem.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stuart Roberts</a> Sponsored by <a href="https://beta.tiah.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture</a>, <a href="https://lightsourcebp.com/uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lightsource BP</a>, plant breeder <a href="https://www.kws.com/gb/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KWS</a> and <a href="https://www.lantra.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lantra</a>, this Question Time event was recorded on Thursday, 22 February 2024.With grateful thanks to <a href="https://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rothamsted Research</a> for providing the venue for this event.Hosted by Farmers Weekly Podcast editor Johann Tasker. To attend future FW Question Time events, visit <a href="https://fwi.co.uk/questiontime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fwi.co.uk/questiontime</a>.

UK farmers quiz government ministers and industry leaders on issues affecting UK agriculture

Your opportunity to speak directly with industry leaders on issues affecting farmers today - and in the future