320: Farming efficiently without costing the earth podcast

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 environment at AHDB and works with levy payers giving independent advice to them understand their carbon footprint and what impact this has on the land and in their accounts. He is also, Specialist in air quality, climate change, ecosystems, and management systems. Along with expertise in environmental regulation, developing policy, Statutory Conservation agencies and the energy industry. He is Chair for their Climate Change and Energy Network. Measuring carbon tools Shape the future of farming Levy payers are at the heart of everything we do, so it’s only right that we give you a greater voice in how we spend your levy. Find out how your levy is invested and how it makes a difference to your business and the industry.  In April 2022, you’ll get to have your say on the challenges you want AHDB to focus on and the services we will deliver for you in the future. It’s your chance to influence how your levy is spent on the things that matter to you most. Register before 31 March 2022 to have your say Feedback We'd love to know what you think of our podcasts. If you’d like to give your feedback, please complete our short questionnaire, which will help us to improve the podcast on an ongoing basis, or email: [email protected].