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ffinlo Costain speaks to Alpha Lo, the founder of the Climate Water Project, a series of podcasts and articles in which Alpha investigates how to restore the water web.
Farm Gate is part of https://8point9.com/
To find out more about the Climate Water Project just visit https://climatewaterproject.substack.com/
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Forests are super important - they have enormous environmental, economic, cultural and amenity value as well as being sources of food and nutrition, medicines, habitats, fuel and, of course, building materials.
In this programme, we discuss what timber can do - why forests are so important - how public support for commercial forestry could be improved - and where forestry fits within broader land use conversations.
ffinlo Costain is joined by Paul Brannen, the author of Timber! How wood can help save the world from climate breakdown - and by sustainable forestry consultant, Andrew Heald.
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* Pat Thomas from A Bigger Conversation - 1'00''
* Emily Bull from FAI Farms - 14'18''
* Professor Sebastian Dötterl from ECH Zurich - 31'08''
* Million Belay from IPES Food and the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa - 42'11''
* Vicki Hird from The Wildlife Trusts - 55'32''
* Alun Thomas from the Beacons Water Group - 1,05'23''
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In Britain, Labour has promised to "build 1.5 million new homes by the end of this parliament, with the biggest increase in social housing and affordable housebuilding in a generation."
ffinlo Costain asks, can these homes be built in the time available - and just as importantly, can this level of house building be achieved in balance with nature and food production?
ffinlo is joined by James Ellis, Director of Planning at Rural Solutions - and by Gabriel Connor Streich, the Chief Executive of Greenshank Environmental.
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Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) and ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) discuss Labour's landslide general election victory, and what it means for food, farming and nature.
This is Phil's last WFTC, as he moves on to a new role in Northern Ireland. A BIG thank you for all his knowledge and expert conversation.
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In this week's programme we'll hear interviews with candidates from three of the parties standing across Britain in next week's UK general election - the Liberal Democrats, the Conservatives and the Green Party. The Labour party were unable to make anyone available for a conversation.
Julia Aglionby, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Penrith and Solway - 01'0''
Simon Hoare, the Conservative candidate for North Dorset - 45'25''
Toby Hammond, the Green Party candidate for Beccles and Lowestoft -1,16'05''
A list of all candidates in the Penrith and Solway constituency:
Julia Aglionby, Liberal Democrats
Markus Campbell-Saviours, Labour Party
Susan Denham-Smith, The Green Party
Roy Ivinson, Independent
Mark Jenkinson, The Conservative Party
Chris Johnston, Independent
Shaun Long, Social Democratic Party
Matthew Moody, Reform UK
A list of all candidates in the North Dorset constituency:
Si Adams, Independent
James Coldwell, Labour Party
Simon Hoare, Conservative and Unionist Party
Ken Huggins, Green Party
Gary Jackson, Liberal Democrats
Ash Leaning, Reform UK
Lester Taylor, UK Independence Party
Daniel Woodruffe, Social Democratic Party
A list of all candidates for Beccles and Lowestoft:
Peter Aldous, Conservative
Jessica Asato, Labour
Toby Hammond, Green
June Mummery, Reform
Adam Robertson, Lib Dem
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Phil Carson and ffinlo Costain discuss what's on offer in the Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Green and Labour manifestos, in terms of food, farming and nature.
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Peter Byck talks about his new documentary series, Roots so Deep - 0'40''
John Gilliland talks about the ARC Zero project - 13'56''
Tom Johnstone from the Usk Catchment Partnership talks about giving nature a voice - 27'17''
Sarah-Jane Laing from Scottish Land & Estates talks about Scottish land reform - 41'22''
Robert Hindle from Rural Solutions on biodiversity net gain - 53'30''
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We'll hear from Jerry Alford from the Soil Association, Beth Metson from the Soil Association Exchange - and Lauren Baker from the Global Alliance for the Future of Food will tell us that we need to respect farmer experience and indigenous knowledge as much as we do peer-reviewed science.
I'll talk to Neil Nicholas from Coleg Sir Gar about slurry spreading, and Charlie Taverner from the FFCC will tell us what the UK government's got wrong about food security.
First up, I discuss the 'Land squeezeâ report with Nettie Wiebe from IPES-Food.
Nettie Wiebe, IPES-Food - 0' 42''
Lauren Baker, Global Alliance for the Future of Food - 11' 40''
Jerry Alford, Soil Association - 25' 40''
Beth Metson, Soil Association Exchange - 34' 42''
Neil Nicholas, Coleg Sir Gar - 44' 35''
Dr Charlie Taverner, Food, Farming and Countryside Commission - 52' 01''
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Farming at its best - agroecological or regenerative farming - can deliver a broad range of positive environmental and social outcomes. But at its heart, farming is a business. To scale the positives we need to scale the business of regenerative and agroecological agriculture - and for that we need investment.
Pelican Ag is a venture capital business that invests in regen ag technology - I wanted to know more about what venture capital is - how it can help regen ag - and what makes venture capitalists tick?
ffinlo Costain talks to Pelican Ag founder partners, Christopher Ramsay and Simon Evill.
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Six Inches of Soil is the hit UK film that traces the trials and tribulations of three young farmers who are each trying to work regeneratively with their land.
Anna Jackson, farms an 800 acre mixed farm in Lincolnshire with her dad, Andrew - (0'50")
Beef farmer Ben Thomas has 75 acres of field and agroforestry in Cornwall - (16'24")
And Adrienne Gordon produces veges, salad and edible flowers in around four acres of market garden in Cambridgeshire - (29'36")
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What exactly do the Soil Association mean by a Worm Hunt, and why do they want us to dance for these wriggly ecosystem warriors? Can venture capital really help to scale the transition to regenerative agriculture? Why has deer management become such a divisive issue in Scotland? And the latest UK Peatland Code revision is now open for consultation.
Interviews with:
Dr Renée Kerkvliet-Hermans from the IUCN UK Peatland Programme - 0'25''
Alex Burton, Head of Worms at the Soil Association - 7'57''
Simon Evill from Pelican Ag - 12'51''
Tom Turnbull from the Association of Deer Management Groups - 22'13''
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Do we seriously need to chop down more trees to address the climate crisis?
What about food? Is it possible to make a living from a third of an acre of land?
In a world struggling with antimicrobial resistance - what's the WHO doing downgrading a whole class of antibiotics?
And what about my farm - regenerative agriculture - it's a great idea, but it'll never work here!
I speak to regenerative farming advisor, Tim Williams - 0'40''
Paul Brannen, the author of Timber! How wood can help save the world from climate breakdown - 12'50''
Dr Laura Higham a veterinary consultant for FAI Farms - 25'15''
And Ben Hartman the author of The Lean Micro Farm - 37'10''
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Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) and ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) discuss the weekâs land use news - including:Government must deliver promised flood support, says CLA
âSlurry pollution as damaging as sewageâ
NFFN unveils UK general election manifesto
Farmers demand Universal Basic Income
Research finds ten times more pests in insecticide-treated corn fields
In-field crop diversity could deliver ecological resilience
Urgent need for new approach to combat global grassland degradation
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Five interviews today - on topics ranging from the constant struggle for tenant farmers to dangers of slurry pollution.
1'08'' Martin Lines from the Nature Friendly Farming Network discusses the NFFN's general election manifesto, which includes a call for a fit-for-purpose farming budget
12'29'' Peter Powell from the Welsh Dee Trust talks about the terrible impact farm slurry can have on rivers
20'34'' Vicky Vanderstichele from North Star Transition tells me that scale is critical when it comes to financing nature-based solutions
32'09'' George Dunn, the chief executive of the Tenant Farmers Association, tells me about the often poor relationship between tenant farmers and their landlords
42'35'' And finally, Robin Walter from the Soil Association, makes the case for regenerative forestry.
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Wheat from the Chaff: Wye chicken? Unlocking nature finance - And special guest: Rob Yorke
Class-action-style claim takes on chicken giant, Avara
Report focusses on unlocking finance for nature
Updated carbon offsetting principles aim to combat greenwashing
SPECIAL GUEST: Rob Yorke
Welsh Government: New Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs confirmed
âWhere is the Land Use Framework?â asks EAC
Questions remain over Englandâs plan for improving soil health
Government caps land area used for six key SFI payments
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Four conversations today - first, I'll meet David Wright, the Chief Executive of Ecometric, to find out about how exactly soil carbon is measured - then after that I'll talk to Chris D'Agorne from Life to Land about an analysis that shows that the non-native sycamore is now the UK's third most populous tree species. Later I'll discuss the benefits of having more trees on farms with Huw Evans from Three Pools, and we'll round up the programme with a conversation about the Westminster government's proposals for mandatory method of production labelling with Peter Stevenson and Catherine Jadav from Compassion in World Farming.
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ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) and Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) discuss the week's land use news - and meet special guest, Chris Smaje, author of "Saying NO to a farm-free future"
This is a re-edit of the original podcast, which contained inaccuracies in the first section (soil carbon intro).NEWS ARTICLES DISCUSSED:New paradigm in soil science shows vast potential for carbon storageGood soil management reduces the âhigh risk of conventional grazingâWhite paper connects regenerative agriculture with nutrient density"They belong to this land" - The Reindeer ChroniclesINTERVIEW: CHRIS SMAJEâCities, like feedlots, need to import food and water from afar"THIRD SECTIONNo single stretch of river in England in âgood ecological healthâHedgerow regulations will be brought into English lawFarmers look to help rivers by cutting plough use in maize trialsRiver restoration key to saving Scotlandâs disappearing salmon
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ffinlo Costain meets Judith D Schwartz - the author of Cows Save the Planet, Water in Plain Sight and The Reindeer Chronicles.
Western civilisation has, for generations, sought to extract itself from its dependency on the natural world. Indigenous knowledge has been devalued and lost. And even now, as our monumental folly becomes clearer with each passing day, those who lead us have little real conception of our innate dependency upon an interconnected natural world.Judith D Schwartz has collected evidence of landscape-scale recovery led by visionaries who have reconnected themselves with nature.
ffinlo and Judith discuss what we can learn from reindeer, green colonialism, prey and predator cultures, donkeys in Western Australia, natural capital and economic growth, and the transformation of the Loess Plateaux.
Find Judith at https://www.judithdschwartz.com/ and on X
Buy Judith's book, The Reindeer Chronicles, here.
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Phil Carson (Nature Friendly Farming Network) and ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) discuss the week's news - and are joined by special guest, farm business and succession adviser, Heather Wildman.
News stories Phil and ffinlo discuss:
Scottish Forestry rejects findings of Royal Society of Edinburgh tree report
Non-native Sycamore is third most common British tree
European Parliament votes to criminalise ecosystem destruction
Government policy âinconsistentâ and failing to deliver on farm antibiotic use
Food and farming policies âfettered by neoliberal economicsâ says SDP
And,
NFFN Cymru unveils five-point plan for Welsh Government
Special guest Heather Wildman is from Saviour Associates - visit her website
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