Afleveringen
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Wheat from the Chaff: Wye chicken? Unlocking nature finance - And special guest: Rob Yorke
Class-action-style claim takes on chicken giant, Avara
Report focusses on unlocking finance for nature
Updated carbon offsetting principles aim to combat greenwashing
SPECIAL GUEST: Rob Yorke
Welsh Government: New Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs confirmed
âWhere is the Land Use Framework?â asks EAC
Questions remain over Englandâs plan for improving soil health
Government caps land area used for six key SFI payments
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Four conversations today - first, I'll meet David Wright, the Chief Executive of Ecometric, to find out about how exactly soil carbon is measured - then after that I'll talk to Chris D'Agorne from Life to Land about an analysis that shows that the non-native sycamore is now the UK's third most populous tree species. Later I'll discuss the benefits of having more trees on farms with Huw Evans from Three Pools, and we'll round up the programme with a conversation about the Westminster government's proposals for mandatory method of production labelling with Peter Stevenson and Catherine Jadav from Compassion in World Farming.
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ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) and Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) discuss the week's land use news - and meet special guest, Chris Smaje, author of "Saying NO to a farm-free future"
This is a re-edit of the original podcast, which contained inaccuracies in the first section (soil carbon intro).NEWS ARTICLES DISCUSSED:New paradigm in soil science shows vast potential for carbon storageGood soil management reduces the âhigh risk of conventional grazingâWhite paper connects regenerative agriculture with nutrient density"They belong to this land" - The Reindeer ChroniclesINTERVIEW: CHRIS SMAJEâCities, like feedlots, need to import food and water from afar"THIRD SECTIONNo single stretch of river in England in âgood ecological healthâHedgerow regulations will be brought into English lawFarmers look to help rivers by cutting plough use in maize trialsRiver restoration key to saving Scotlandâs disappearing salmon
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ffinlo Costain meets Judith D Schwartz - the author of Cows Save the Planet, Water in Plain Sight and The Reindeer Chronicles.
Western civilisation has, for generations, sought to extract itself from its dependency on the natural world. Indigenous knowledge has been devalued and lost. And even now, as our monumental folly becomes clearer with each passing day, those who lead us have little real conception of our innate dependency upon an interconnected natural world.Judith D Schwartz has collected evidence of landscape-scale recovery led by visionaries who have reconnected themselves with nature.
ffinlo and Judith discuss what we can learn from reindeer, green colonialism, prey and predator cultures, donkeys in Western Australia, natural capital and economic growth, and the transformation of the Loess Plateaux.
Find Judith at https://www.judithdschwartz.com/ and on X
Buy Judith's book, The Reindeer Chronicles, here.
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Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) and ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) discuss the week's news - and are joined by special guest, farm business and succession adviser, Heather Wildman.
News stories Phil and ffinlo discuss:
Scottish Forestry rejects findings of Royal Society of Edinburgh tree report
Non-native Sycamore is third most common British tree
European Parliament votes to criminalise ecosystem destruction
Government policy âinconsistentâ and failing to deliver on farm antibiotic use
Food and farming policies âfettered by neoliberal economicsâ says SDP
And,
NFFN Cymru unveils five-point plan for Welsh Government
Special guest Heather Wildman is from Saviour Associates - visit her website
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ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) and Phil Carson catch up on the week's land use news - and meet forestry expert, Andrew Heald.
News items they discuss:
Highland estate to generate biodiversity credits with SLR and RePlanet
https://8point9.com/highland-estate-to-generate-biodiversity-credits-with-slr-and-replanet/
How will BNG affect the UK biodiversity credit market? Max Bodmer, RePlanet
https://8point9.com/how-will-bng-affect-the-uk-biodiversity-credit-market-max-bodmer-replanet/
Call for âradical rethinkâ to reap benefits of UK organic market for farmers
https://8point9.com/call-for-radical-rethink-to-reap-benefits-of-uk-organic-market-for-farmers/
40 projects to benefit from ÂŁ25 million funding for natural flood management
https://8point9.com/40-projects-to-benefit-from-25-million-funding-for-natural-flood-management/
African Development Bank policies âundermining biodiversityâ
https://8point9.com/african-development-bank-policies-undermining-biodiversity/
âChina and Brazil can lead harmonised criteriaâ for green agriculture
https://8point9.com/china-and-brazil-can-lead-harmonised-criteria-for-green-agriculture/
SPECIAL GUEST
Is the UK facing a timber crisis?
https://8point9.com/is-the-uk-facing-a-timber-crisis/
Wood-based construction can reduce emissions and store carbon long-term
https://8point9.com/wood-based-construction-can-reduce-emissions-and-store-carbon-long-term/
LONGER CONVO -
Liberal Democrats promise ÂŁ1bn extra for English farmers
https://8point9.com/liberal-democrats-promise-1bn-extra-for-english-farmers/
Prime Minister âneeds to map a realistic future for farmersâ
https://8point9.com/prime-minister-needs-to-map-a-realistic-future-for-farmers/
Welsh Government says âWe are listeningâ
https://8point9.com/welsh-government-says-we-are-listening/
AND Embrace the canopy â Walesâ Sustainable Farm Scheme
https://8point9.com/embrace-the-canopy-wales-sustainable-farm-scheme/
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Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) and ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) are joined by regenerative farming expert, Niels Corfield.
Stories discussed:
Fluke control & prevention, beyond testing & treatment
River Action taking government to court over River Wye pollution
First Milk announces acquisition of BV Dairy
Cost of living crisis causing loneliness epidemic for young peopleâŻ
New housing developments to deliver a boost for nature in landmark move
Labour pulls ahead in crucial battle for the countryside vote
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Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) and ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) chew through the week's land news, and talk to special guest, Rachel Jones (Sustain), about local food.
News topics discussed:
Scotland: Yousaf to continue 70 per cent direct funding, dependent on greening
https://8point9.com/scotland-yousaf-to-continue-70-per-cent-direct-funding-dependent-on-greening/
Survey reveals bleak relations between landlords and tenant farmers - FFINLO
https://8point9.com/survey-reveals-bleak-relations-between-landlords-and-tenant-farmers/
âHiddenâ record of UKâs historic biodiversity to be digitised - PHIL
https://8point9.com/hidden-record-of-uks-historic-biodiversity-to-be-digitised/
UK-wide exhibition spotlights regenerative food producers - FFINLO
https://8point9.com/uk-wide-exhibition-spotlights-regenerative-food-producers/
Traceability markers to deliver transparency in recycled cotton supply chain - PHIL
https://8point9.com/traceability-markers-to-deliver-transparency-in-recycled-cotton-supply-chain/
Cairngorms awarded ÂŁ10.7 million to become first net zero UK National Park
https://8point9.com/cairngorms-awarded-10-7-million-to-become-first-net-zero-uk-national-park/
National Parks must work for everyone
https://8point9.com/national-parks-must-work-for-everyone/
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Four interviews today:
Rowan Phillimore from The Gaia Foundation about the We Feed The UK arts project Pete Ritchie from Nourish Scotland about the country's progress towards being a Good Food Nation Jon Parker from the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission in Wales talking about Welsh farm policy And Ignas van Schaick, the co-producer of a new movie, Planet Soil, which delves deep into the earth, turning invertebrates into stars.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/farmgate/message -
ffinlo and Phil talk through the week's land use news and are joined by special guest, Rhys Evans, from the Nature Friendly Farming Network, Wales.
News stories discussed:
High-tech aerial mapping reveals Englandâs hedgerow landscape
Economists calculate multi-trillion dollar opportunity to fix global food system
UK-Canada trade talks halted over safeguarding British food standards
âDeep concerns about biosecurityâ at new GB border
Soil Association pushes back against criticism of organic salmon
A big win for grassland, but farmers need more
Farming risks being âluredâ by far-right rhetoric
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Regular hosts Phil Carson and ffinlo Costain are joined by Stephen Alexander from the Nature Friendly Farming Network in Norther Ireland.
News we discuss:
NFU and AHDB to commission independent review of farm assurance
Scottish Government publishes long-awaited Good Food Nation plans
Supermarkets accused of âacting like a cartelâ
Farmers aim to save Long Compton Abattoir from closure
Northern Ireland: Four-point plan to back nature-friendly farming
NI faces a âpublic health emergencyâ unless permanent access to vet medicines is secured
Future Amoc collapse linked to Greenland ice loss could have âprofound impactsâ
Research says human behavioural crisis at root of ecological breakdown
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A bumper programme, with five interviews covering everything from natural capital markets available to farmers to the fact that climate change is happening faster than predicted in Scotland. We'll hear from the Food Ethics Council about their proposals for UK dairy, from the head of the RSPB's Fair to Nature, and from a farmer who's successfully introduced hemp as a break crop.
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Helen Avery from the Green Finance Institute
Abi Williams from the Food Ethics Council
Christy York from the Hutton Wandesley Estate
Mark Varney from Fair to Nature
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Breed is critical to any livestock operation and an active breeding programme helps farmers to develop their herd around particular beneficial traits.
In the run up to the British Cattle Breeders Club conference this January, we've been taking an in-depth look at how the traits and characteristics needed for regenerative farming differ from mainstream cattle production.
We'll hear from three farmers with active on-farm breeding programmes - Sophie Wilson from Starveall Dairy - Silas Hedley Lawrence from FAI Farms - and Phyllis van Amburgh from Dharma Lea in the USA. We also hear from Rob Havard, who runs the breeding farm, Phepson Angus.
From 8point9.com
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This week Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) and ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) are joined by Rob Havard from Phepson Angus.
Links to news stories discussed:
Up to ÂŁ25,000 for farmers affected by flooding
Nuffield report investigates carbon farming and soil carbon markets
A whole-sector approach needed to create resilience in UK dairy sector
Over half of adults want UK farmers to prioritise nature-friendly farming
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8.9 TV: Regenerative beef breeding: Rob Havard, Phepson Angus
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Flexible approaches needed to bring new entrants into small farming businesses
New Toolkit will empower farmers to assess nature market opportunities
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ffinlo Costain (8.9) and Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) discuss the week's news - and welcome special guest, Clare Hill from Planton Farm.
Links to topics discussed:
First Milk farms revolutionising biodiversity and soil health assessment
Changes to Woodland Carbon Code threaten UK timber supplies
Woodland regeneration increases by 25% at Highlands National Nature Reserve
Why nature-based solutions are essential in the carbon market
Roots to Regeneration: a year-long transition programme for farmers and food professionals
Cash boost and new incentives for nature-friendly farming welcomed
Wildlife at risk on farms as vital hedge and river rules vanish
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In Field, Fork, Fashion, Alice V Robinson takes readers on a journey into the afterlife of Bullock 374, to help people understand the origin story of leather and its intrinsic connection to food and farming.
ffinlo Costain is joined by Alice V Robinson - and by Sara Grady - who, with Alice, recently established British Pasture Leather, which sources and processes cattle hides from Pasture for Life farms for the UK fashion industry.
You can buy Field, Fork, Fashion here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781645021193
And visit British Pasture Leather here: https://britishpastureleather.com/
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ffinlo Costain (8.9) and Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) discuss the weekâs land use news.
Tree equity map shows less affluent areas have lower tree cover
Commoning and pastoralism central to Dartmoor land management
British Sugar fails to deliver on 3 year plan to end use of banned neonicotinoids
OF&G white paper highlights benefits of 10% organic English farmed area
Patrick Holden, COP28, Reflections from the inside
AIIB proposes defining nature as infrastructure
Final consultation opens for Welsh Sustainable Farming Scheme
Grass measuring reduces input costs by ÂŁ20,000 for Welsh Dairy farmer
Sheep farmer trials peas and beans as soya alternative
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Interviews with:
Lesley Lambert from the Sustainable Food Trust - in advance of COP28 - talking about the opportunities
Andrew Mahon from the Bromborough Estate Company on agroforestry
Amy Bateman, the photographer behind Forty Farms - and coffee table book and now a farm trail photography exhibition
Patrick Holden on COP28 - his reflections from the inside.
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ffinlo Costain (8.9) and Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) discuss the week's land use news.
Clash of world views:
Parliamentary push back against regen farming based on âoutdated world viewâ
Green Alliance: Failure to support farmers to cut carbon could cost ÂŁ100 billion by 2050
Cost of poor food policy:
Annual cost of UK obesity soars to ÂŁ98 billion
Cost of living crisis results in lowest vegetable purchases for 50 years
COP28:
The Eldersâ calls to action for COP28
Exploring the benefits of shade and shelter
Andrew Mahon, Bromborough Estate Company, Agroforestry
UK food basket at risk from extreme weather
Policy:
Welsh farming and environment groups call for rural budget to be maintained
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