- 21
- Episodes
- 4
- Transcribed
- 4
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Defra Farming podcast
The Defra Farming Podcast is produced by Defra’s Farming and Countryside team. Each episode brings together farmers and people from across the sector to share real experiences, explore practical challenges, and talk about what government support and policy changes mean on the ground. It’s a space for open conversations about farming in England, from innovation and environmental schemes to productivity, resilience and the future of food production. The podcast is part of Defra’s commitment to open and transparent communication with the farming community. For regular updates, you can also subscribe to the Defra Farming blog: https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/subscribe (https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/subscribe/)
- Publisher
- Defra
- Category
- government
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Feb 2021
- Latest episode
- 7 Jul 2026
Latest episodes
4 of 21 episodes have a transcript.
7 Jul 2026
How government funding is supporting innovation on farms - Chris Lyons, Dominic Swan, David Prior Hope
20 Apr 2026
Farming for the Future: building resilience through soil and water management - Hannah Barrett, Charlie Ennals, Thomas Gent
5 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT
How farmers can access the government’s ADOPT innovation fund to test ideas on-farm - Thomas Slattery, Bryony Graham, Peter Southwell
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How farmers can access the government’s ADOPT innovation fund to test ideas on-farm - Thomas Slattery, Bryony Graham, Peter Southwell
Published 5 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] What that means to practice is that there's a broad pool of expertise available from shaping early ideas, to application support, to trial design, different farming systems, technology, implementation, and knowledge sharing. Farmers can contact the Support Hub in whatever way suits them, so through the website, our social media, email, and contact us by fed. We aim to respond really quickly to get the most relevant expert to help. That support is available right from the very earliest of stages, so sometimes it's just a farmer wanting to talk through an idea. They've been thinking about for a while, sometimes it's finding collaborators, or sent checking whether something is suitable for an adopt grant. […]
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- Chris Lyons
- Dominic Swan
- David Prior Hope
- Charlie Ennals
- Thomas Gent
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- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100
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- Quality
- 26
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 81
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