Farming Advice Service podcast

Listen to our special episode in honour of World Peatlands Day (2nd June). FAS Programme manager Laura Harpham talks to Jordan Champ from the Defra Peatland team about sustainable farming on peatland.

Taken from our Succession webinar, hear from Mark Thomas of the Farming Community Network on approaches to succession planning for farm businesses.

Taken from our Succession webinar, hear from Heather Wildman of Saviour Associates on approaches to succession planning for farm businesses.

Laura Harpham is joined by Mark Nowers, Turtle Dove Conservation Adviser with the RSPB, to talk about approaches to wildlife friendly farming in 2025 and the successes and challenges of Operation Turtle Dove.

This audio is taken from the Q&A session of the webinar we ran with Defra Farming and Countryside Director Janet Hughes, and the policy lead working on the Sustainable Farming Incentive Jonathan Marsden.

This audio is taken from the briefing session of the webinar we ran with Defra Farming and Countryside Director Janet Hughes, and the policy lead working on the Sustainable Farming Incentive Jonathan Marsden.

Laura Harpham is joined by Amber Lole from GWCT to talk about the Big Farmland Bird Count; what is it, what is it for and how can you get involved?

Following the popular webinar series delivered in partnership the Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF) and the Farming Advice Service (FAS), Programme Manager Laura speaks to Amelia Rome from Andersons on the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions for 2023, what is available and how to apply for an agreement.

Laura Harpham speaks to Alex Kay at ADAS about their Future Farming Resilience Fund offer. Find out more about free farm business advice and resilience support from ADAS at https://adas.co.uk/services/future-farming-resilience-fund/ (https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fadas.co.uk%2Fservices%2Ffuture-farming-resilience-fund%2F&data=05%7C01%7CLaura.Harpham%40ricard...

Join Laura Harpham and Sarah Starkey as they discuss the business support available to farmers and land managers during the early years of the agricultural transition through the Future Farming Resilience Fund. Organisations giving free FFRF advice (listed by county): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/get-free-business-advice-for-your-farm/organisations-giving-free-advice-in-your-area...

In February 2023 Mel Holloway, expert farm consultant and FACTS qualified advisor, delivered a FAS webinar on Nutrient Management and Farming Rules for Water. In this podcast Mel talks to Laura Harpham of the Farming Advice Service about approaches to nutrient management planning and support available to farmers.

Laura Harpham is joined by Mark Thomas from FCN and Caroline Harrison from RABI to talk about the particular challenges for mental health in those who working in the farming industry. They talk about how attitudes are changing, how people approach taking care of their own and others' wellbeing, and where they can get help if they need it. rabi.org.uk/how-we-help (https://rabi.org.uk/how-we-hel...

Hear from members of the FAS helpline team on what they can help with, the process for free expert referrals and how the team triage calls for other teams or services.

In this podcast, we speak to Ian Cairns about livestock movements and identification. Ian is farmer and consultant with 15 years of experience in proving advice to farmers. Laura asks Ian about the key things to know about this area of compliance and his tips on how to stay compliant with the rules.

In this podcast, we speak to Suzy Deely who is the head of partnerships at RABI. Suzy is from a farming background so has an understanding of the challenges farmers face both through her personal life and her work. Keesje asks Suzy her views on resilience in agriculture, including how she thinks it has changed over the years and key findings from RABI's Big Farming Survey which asked farmers ab...

In this podcast, we speak to John Morgan of Creedy Associates about ammonia emissions and how they can be reduced on farms. John is keen to keep advice practical and affordable for farmers. Keesje and John talk about what ammonia is, what this means for farms and practical ways the emission can be reduced.

In this podcast, we speak to Andrew Wells from Arable Alliance about the changes to cross compliance in 2022. Andrew is an independent farm consultant and has been advising farmers on cross compliance for more than 15 years. Laura asks Andrew about the updates for 2022 and he provides his tips on how to stay compliant with the rules.