In this episode, Peter is joined by Catherine Mead OBE who is the owner of Lynher Dairies, the home of Cornish Yarg cheese; and David Fursdon who is the Chair of both Dyson Farming and The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture as well as a trustee of the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission and the Royal Countryside Fund. David recently joined the board of Cornish Mutual.
In this second series of Farming Focus we're asking the question 'does my farm have a future?'.
Farming Focus is the podcast for farmers in the South West of England, but is relevant for farmers outside of the region or indeed anyone in the wider industry or who has an interest in food and farming.
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Timestamps
00:01 Cornish Mutual jingle
00:14 Peter Green introduces the show
01:22 Catherine Mead introduces herself.
01:48 David Fursdon introduces himself.
02:21 Going back to episode 1 - Jake Freestone talks about the future for his farm in Worcestershire.
03:53 How do we find more certainty in farming?
05:34 Catherine gives her thoughts on the uncertainty of today.
07:34 Peter introduces the episode with Peter Craven in it.
09:00 How significant an issue is succession for farming families?
11:35 David's thoughts on succession.
12:49 Peter introduces the episode with Chris Manley in episode 3.
14:30 Are we getting better at talking about health and wellbeing?
17:15 Peter introduces episode with Simon Haley.
18:38 How can farmers balance the main business with diversified income?
22:00 Peter introduces episode with Adele Jones.
23:20 Net zero - are we moving quickly enough and do we have the resources to do it?
26:16 Catherine's thoughts on the shift towards net zero.
29:55 We have a positive story and we can keep it simple.
30:35 Peter introduces episode with Amy Jackson on communication and animal welfare.
32:03 Thoughts on what we should be communicating towards 2050?
33:42 The 3 skills or attributes that farmers will need to be successful in the future?
35:40 What does the future of farming look like and what will farming look like in 2050?
38:32 Peter rounds up the episode.
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