Taking the lead - dog attacks
Since lockdown, rural insurer NFU Mutual estimates a 15 per cent increase in claims relating to dog attacks. We speak to South Downs sheep farmer Caroline Harriott, who has lost 100 sheep in the last ...
9 Jun 202033min
A year like no other - the ag double-whammy
This week on Over The Farm Gate we're taking a moment to reflect as we enter the third month since lockdown. 'Unprecedented' says it all. Between a global pandemic and unseasonable weather, it's been...
2 Jun 202032min
Mental Health in Farming
Following on from last week - Mental Health Awareness Week - we've caught up with the people at the forefront, tackling this huge issue for the farming industry and wider rural community. Suzy Deeley...
26 Mai 202044min
Coronavirus: eating habits and the Agriculture Bill
As the Agriculture Bill returned to Parliament and an amendment which would have banned low standard food imports from entering the UK was voted down, FG’s chief reporter Abi Kay gives her verdict. Ki...
19 Mai 202030min
Coronavirus: British producers adapting to thrive
This week on Over The Farm Gate we're talking food. It’s now eight weeks since the Coronavirus lockdown, and for some it has brought a completely new way of living and working. For a lot of farming bu...
12 Mai 202038min
Coronavirus: farm payments, agri-tourism and Brexit
When the Government announced its unprecedented lockdown measures, restricting people’s movement and closing businesses, many farm diversification businesses were forced to shut their doors. To see ho...
5 Mai 202022min
Coronavirus: recruiting the food army
This week on Over The Farm Gate, we're talking labour. Growers across the UK face serious challenges to keep the nation fed, whilst balancing training an influx of British workers when social distanci...
28 Apr 202042min
Coronavirus: getting food from field to fork
This week on Over The Farm Gate we're talking food, We're discussing how the red meat industry is affected by and dealing with Coronavirus, getting British produce from field to fork. AHDB and Quality...
22 Apr 20201h 9min
