Ahdb Cereals & Oilseeds

Much has been written and said about landowners and  farmers adopting new approaches to land management and being incentivised by Government to produce food in a sustainable way. It is in everyone’s interest to farm efficiently without costing the earth. In common with other aspects of life there is a balance to be struck  as the nation needs feeding and demand is ever growing, as the population  increases but is there a conflict between two sides or are we in fact  being drawn closer together?  John Bates welcomes to the podcast two guests who have a passion for looking after all that surrounds us and both are very much at the heart of the thinking to drive change on farm, in a sensible and practical way.   Baroness Natalie Bennett was Leader of the Green Party from 2012 to 2016 and introduced as a peer into the House of Lords in the October 2019.  You will be interested to hear how Natalie believes there is a lot to be gained from  balancing policy with productivity. Dr Jon Foot is head of environmen