Chief reporter Rachael Brown chats to tax experts, industry representatives and farmers to examine the Chancellor’s Budget and highlight what measures will impact your agricultural business and how best to respond.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with NFU Mutual.

Sean McCann - Chartered Financial Planner, NFU Mutual
Paul Tompkins - Deputy President, NFU
Stuart Maggs - Head of Tax and Partner, Howes Percival
Martin Williams - Arable Farmer, Herefordshire

The value of investments can rise or fall and you may get back less than you invested.
Tax treatments depend on individual circumstances and may change in the future.

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With harvest behind us and winter approaching, now is the time for arable growers to assess what is happening beneath the soil surface.

From compaction and drainage to rooting, earthworm activity and residue breakdown, the condition of soils can reveal important clues about how fields will perform next season.

In this episode of the Farmers Guardian Arable Podcast, head of arable Ash Ellwood speaks with Dr Paul O'Hora of Soilworx about assessing soil health, understanding the legacy of harvest, and spotting potential problems before spring. The discussion explores practical steps to identify what growers should look for and to aid decisions where intervention may be necessary.

Speakers:

Ash Ellwood - Farmers Guardian head of arable

Dr Paul O'Hora - Sales director at Soilworx

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Farmers Guardian's chief reporter Rachael Brown is joined by two guest hosts this week – former Liberal Democrat leader and Cumbrian MP Tim Farron, and NFU livestock chair and farmer Clare Wise – for a frank discussion of the realities of rural crime.

They talk about the lack of deterrent for those carrying out the crimes, the threat of the government's incoming police reform and the continued financial and emotional devastation rural crime is having on farming and rural communities.

This episode also brings a new, interactive segment to the podcast, called 'What's Your Beef', in which farmers have their say on a range of hot topics. This week we hear from farmers on what grinds their gears when it comes to sayings and phrases used by politicians when talking about farming in Westminster.

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