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All Episodes

Farming Focus — 108 episodes

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1

Understanding gifting in farm succession planning

2

How to secure your farm’s future through succession planning

3

Farming with nature: Making the most of available schemes

4

How to turn your farm's natural capital into opportunity

5

Using weather data to make practical farming decisions

6

Farming through extreme weather: How to build resilience

7

Dairy market uncertainty: Practical steps for farmers

8

How to navigate the perfect storm in dairy

9

Changing how we think about farm safety

10

Farm safety: Why do accidents still happen?

11

Beyond payments: The future of farm profitability

12

Grants and subsidies: Adapting to the new support landscape

13

Practical steps for improving wellbeing on farm

14

The quiet side of farming: Breaking the silence on farmer wellbeing

15

A farm level look at The Farm Profitability Review

16

The Farm Profitability Review unwrapped: What farmers need to know.

17

Farming in 2026: Reflections on the Oxford Farming Conference

18

Reflecting on the highlights: A series 5 wrap-up with Becki Reay

19

Building connections with schools

20

Inspiring the next generation of farmers

21

Does regenerative farming make business sense?

22

Is regenerative farming here to stay? - with Louise Penn and Tim Williams

23

The practicalities of growing trees on farm

24

The potential of agroforestry on South West farms

25

How to build lasting relationships with customers

26

Does quality drive success? - with Matt Chatfield and Phillip Warren

27

Farming’s most critical resource - water

28

How changing weather patterns are impacting UK food production - with Ben Andrews and Guy Singh-Watson

29

Where to start with agri-tech?

30

Driving progress on your farm through technology

31

Succession planning: How to start the conversation

32

From One Generation to the Next: Succession Planning and Inheritance Tax

33

The value of time spent away from the farm

34

Finding a Balance in Farming - with Nikki Yoxall and Andrew Brewer

35

The Power of Mentorship in Farming

36

Does mentorship make better farmers?

37

Farm Safety Week Special Episode Rerun

38

Building a Resilient Farm Business in 2025 - LIVE Podcast from Devon County Show 2025

39

Series 4 Reflection - Turbulent Times and Change - with Emily Norton

40

The ARC Zero Project - with Professor John Gilliland

41

Land Use and lessons from Northern Ireland - with Professor John Gilliland

42

More on Enterprise Stacking - with Tim May

43

Pitch Up and Enterprise Stacking - with Tim May and Dave Oates

44

Waste Not Want Not - Andrew Sincock's Nuffield Scholarship

45

Making the Most of Muck - with Andrew Sincock

46

More on Farm Clusters - how to start a farm cluster?

47

Farm Clusters and Farmer Collaboration - with Mel Bradley and Ben Mortimer

48

Opportunities for Future Farmers - with Laura Awdry, Rhian Marchant and Jack Marchant

49

Different ways of being a farmer - working on and off the farm - with Laura Awdry, Rhian Marchant and Jack Marchant

50

Marginal Farming and Rewilding: The Potential - exploring Jim Bliss's Nuffield scholarship

51

Rewilding, Circular Farming and the Sustainable Farming Incentive - with Jim Bliss and Hugo Ellis

52

BONUS Getting the right advice on farm - with Anna Bowen and Izak van Heerden

53

How to spend less time in the business & more time on the business - with Izak van Heerden & Anna Bowen

54

BONUS - The Roots and Rhythms Project - with Eddie Rixon

55

From Surviving to Thriving - with Eddie Rixon and Ellie Sturrock

56

Reflection of the year - with Jeremy Oatey & Dr Robin Jackson

57

Cornish Mutual Reflections on 2024 - with CEO Peter Beaumont

58

Series 3 Finale - with Tom Tolputt and Rebecca Tonks

59

BONUS: Katie Hoare Wins Women in Ag Award

60

Methane Capture and Methane Powered Tractors - with Kevin and Katie Hoare

61

BONUS Thinking Differently and Building Communities

62

Thinking Differently and Building Communities - with Bertie Matthews and Abby Allen

63

BONUS Mob and Rotational Grazing

64

Mob Grazing - what is it and how to do it? - with Ben Thomas and Hannah Jones

65

BONUS Farming Roots

66

Going Back to Farming Roots - with Dan Grist and Emily Peters

67

BONUS Livestock Beneath the Ground

68

How can I start farming livestock beneath the ground as well as on top of it? - with Sally Ann Spence and Joel Williams

69

Bonus Farm Income - What's the answer?

70

Farm incomes, what’s the answer? - with Matt Lobley and Geoff Williams

71

What impact does diversification have on an overall farm business? - with Mark Rees and Phil Heard

72

Diversification in the South West - Gin Making and Cattle Driving - with Mark Rees and Phil Heard

73

Challenges, opportunities and future for two south west farmers - with Graham Eggins and Chris Berry

74

Embracing Challenges and Adapting to Change: meeting 2 south west farmers

75

Cattle genetics and the future of cattle breeding

76

Have we bred the perfect cow?

77

South West Farming in 2050 - series finale

78

More on animal health and welfare - with Amy Jackson

79

Communicating Animal Health and Welfare - with Amy Jackson

80

How to organise a successful farm event - with Pete and Jenny Olds

81

The Farm as a Shop Window

82

The Right Plant in the Right Place - Nuffield travels with Ian Baggs

83

Future Proofing Your Land - with Ian Baggs and Adele Jones

84

More on Adding Value

85

Adding Value to Primary Produce

86

Tips on Securing a Farm Tenancy - with George Dunn

87

Getting on the farming ladder - the future of land access from tenancies to share farming

88

Funding your Diversification Venture - with Simon Haley

89

Diversification and the Future of Farming

90

Walk With Me - with Chris Manley and Charles Anyan

91

Healthy Farmer, Healthy Future for your Farm

92

Guide to Creating a Family Charter - with Peter Craven

93

Making Succession Work for Your Family Business

94

Does my farm have a future? - with Helen Browning and Jake Freestone

95

Series 2 of Farming Focus...coming soon

96

Series Finale: How can you be more resilient?

97

The TB Vaccination Debate: Would cattle vaccination make South West farming more resilient?

98

Does Regenerative Agriculture have a place in the marketplace?

99

How to Tackle Rural Crime in the South West

100

How can south west farmers reduce emissions and be more climate resilient?

101

Telling Your Farming Story - it's not all about social media!

102

Environmental Resilience: Could the Sustainable Farming Incentive Benefit your Farm Business?

103

Farm Safety in the South West

104

Mental Resilience: How to develop a resilient mindset

105

Farm Resilience: Does it start with Soil Health?

106

Meet Cornish Mutual's Managing Director - Peter Beaumont

107

Meet the host of Farming Focus - Peter Green

108

Farming Focus: A new podcast for the South West farming community