Farm Gate

About Farm Gate

Europe’s highest ranking food security podcast. Produced by ffinlo Costain. Farm Gate is part of 8point9.com #farmingnews, #regenfarming #regenag #agroecology #landuse #naturalcapital #foodsecurity #food #farming #ecologicalsecurity

Publisher

ffinlo Costain

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Nov 2019

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

296 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Bonfire of the (environmental) regulations?

   ffinlo Costain (8point9) talks to Martin Lines (Nature Friendly Farming Network). Martin has been with the Conservatives in Birmingham, lobbying MPs and activists on behalf of food, farming and nature. The pair discuss: A more confident Conservative party? Plans to abolish Natural England and the Environment Agency "Fewer rules" versus environmental outcomes Do the Tories have a new policy on SFI? More development, less emphasis nature? Anti-solar, anti stacking? Net zero and carbon markets Inheritance tax

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Has the word 'regen' become toxic?

   Has 'regen' become toxic - is it how we save the world, or just a niche type of farming that's been hijacked by corporate food businesses? To investigate, ffinlo Costain is joined by Baroness Minette Batters, Member of the House of Lords, farmer, former NFU president and author of Harvest: A farmer's story of heritage, home and hope - and by Clare Hill, a regen farmer and co-founder of Roots to Regeneration, a transition accelerator programme for farmers and professionals.

3. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Should food, farming and nature "Hope Again"?

   ffinlo Costain (8point9) talks to Martin Lines (Nature Friendly Farming Network). Martin has spent three days (and nights) lobbying Labour MPs and activists on behalf of food, farming and nature. Find out the key themes and what was said behind the scenes. Labour's conference theme was "Hope Again". How does that mood music translate into action for food, farming and nature. Labour's return to its rural roots. Food resilience, security, and El Niño. The Great British Grid as a rural opportunity. Growth in every (rural) postcode. Public procurement and diet. The SFI fallout. Finance joining the dots. How NFFN lobbying actually works.

Who has been a guest on Farm Gate

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Øistein Thorsen
• Emma Keller
• Harriet O'Regan
• Becky Grove
• Amy Chapple

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

34,756

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

24 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

65

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

92

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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