In this episode, Travellers set up an unauthorised encampment in Hertfordshire and new planning rules face their biggest test yet.
The situation has big implications for growers and livestock producers – as Louise finds out when she spoke to one local farmer affected by the development.
How cereal farmers could secure a fairer share from the grain market and help mitigate the impact of rising input costs, and we’ve the latest market prices
And we meet the dairy farmer raising money for the Sepsis trust – in memory of his father.
Milk producer Ross Edwards, who is running the London marathon, has set up a Just Giving page so well-wishers can make a donation to the Sepsis Trust.
Advice for farmers about how to reduce the risk of sepsis – and where to seek help – is available on the Sepsis Trust website.
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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