NFU leader condemns 'unacceptable behaviour' in UK agriculture, Spring Budget – winners and losers, phosphate fertiliser prospects, market prices, & sibling rivalry at the sheep shearing world championships

The Farmers Weekly Podcast

In this episode, farm leader Minette Batters has condemned unacceptable behaviour in UK agriculture – including at work and work-related events.
It comes after a woman at last month's NFU conference in Birmingham deliberately avoided sitting near her NFU county chairman so he couldn't “lean all over her.”
Other women in agriculture have since come forward saying they too have faced unacceptable behaviour in the workplace.
In other news, we examine the prospects for fertiliser and ask: is the world really going to run out of phosphate – or do we just need to use it better?
We've all the latest market prices – and we discover the winner of this week's Commodity Cashback competition.
We get the low-down on the UK government's Spring Budget – and find out what it means for your farm business.
And we meet the record breaking sheep shearer sharpening the clippers to go head-to-head with his brother at the world championships.
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker with Surrey farmer Hugh Broom, with Farmers Weekly deputy editor Abi Kay.
To contact Johann and Hugh, email [e-mail]. In the UK, you can also text the word FARM followed by your message to 88 44 0.
For full terms and conditions for our Commodity Cashback competition, please visit www.fwi.co.uk/commoditycashback.