We Need to Talk About Farming is a new spin-off series from Will Evans – creator of the Rock n Roll Farming podcast – and the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission.
There’s lots of noise around farming right now – and a lot of issues facing farmers, from tax and subsidy changes to unpredictable weather and an ongoing lack of profitability in the sector. Most farmers agree that things need to change, but conversations about how they need to change are often difficult and divided.
This series brings balanced and thoughtful voices together to ask the big questions in food and farming. From net zero and food security to land use and livestock, it’s time to talk about what’s really going on in farming – and what a better farming future can look like.
In this episode, Will's joined by Jonty Brunyee and Professor Tim Lang to discuss what food security and resilience really means, whether the UK's prepared for shocks to its food supply, the role of young farmers in building the UK's food resilience, and what needs to happen to build the resilience we need.
In this episode, Will's joined by dairy farmer Ruth Grice and beef farmer Jonny Blair to discuss why the debate about meat and dairy is so emotive in the UK, the nuances around livestock emissions, and the risk of perpetuating a two-tier system where only the richest can afford sustainable, high welfare meat and dairy products.
In this episode, Will's joined by Emily Norton and Professor Tim Jackson to explore what cheap food is really costing us. Amongst other things, how the cheap food economy impacts farmers and citizens, how food prices in the UK compare to other countries, and how we can build a more resilient, healthy food system that doens't prioritise cheap food at all costs.
New episodes will be published through the Rock n Roll Farming podcast feed, available on Spotify, Apple and all the usual listening platforms.
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