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ffinlo Costain
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The world's highest ranking food security podcast. Produced by ffinlo Costain. Farm Gate is part of 8point9.com #farmingnews, #regenfarming #regenag #agroecology #landuse #naturalcapital #foodsecurity #food #farming #ecologicalsecurity

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Martin's Farm: January 2026

    ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) talks to Martin Lines (Nature Friendly Farming Network) to find out what's happening this January at Papley Grove farm. The pair also meet Alice Groom (RSPB) and Vicki Hird (The Wildlife Trusts) to review what's happened in food, farming and nature policy in 2025 - and to peer into the crystal ball for 2026.

    57 min

  2. 23/12/2025

    Wheat from the Chaff: Christmas, climate and soil

    ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) and Joe Stanley (GWCT Allerton Project) meet for Farm Gate’s monthly news discussion programme. This time: Christmas round-upSuccession planning, IHT and SFICOP30 and food systemsBacksliding on environmental policySoil carbonFinding lights in a dark age

    1h 10m

  3. 16/12/2025

    Derek vs Derek

    What's it like living next door to Britain's most notorious rewilder? The new movie, Derek vs Derek investigates. In this programme ffinlo Costain meets the two Dereks - rewilder, Derek Gow, and dairy farmer, Derek Banbury - alongside the film's director James Dawson. #derekvsderek

    52 min

  4. 09/12/2025

    Martin's Farm - December

    What’s happening this December on Papley Grove Farm, St Neots? ffinlo Costain talks to Martin Lines from the Nature Friendly Farming Network – and meets Michael Meharg, who farms near Dundrod in Northern Ireland. Michael is a past chair of the NFFN in Northern Ireland. The trio discuss farming's contribution to Christmas, Irish Moiled cattle, the ecological crisis in Lough Neagh (the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles), and the funding situation for farmers in Northern Ireland. #farming #food #regenerativefarming #organicfarming #northernireland #loughneagh #irishmoiledcattle #cattle #nifarming #irishfarming

    1h 1m

  5. 02/12/2025

    What's a regenerative vet?

    The farm vet is critical for farmers navigating the transition to food and ecological security. In this programme we find out what that means in practice. How is the veterinary profession changing? Can a business model built on meds and emergency care pivot to preventative health and farm system advice? ffinlo Costain is joined by The Regenerative Vet, Claire Whittle - by Lee-Anne Oliver from Ruminant Revival - and by Helen Rogers, a regenerative farmer and a director of Friars Moor Livestock Health.

    53 min

  6. 25/11/2025

    Finding lights in a dark age, with Chris Smaje

    ffinlo Costain talks to author Chris Smaje, whose new book, Findings Lights in a Dark Age, is the perfect Christmas gift for anyone with a vested interest in the future of humanity. Now is the time, says Smaje, for local communities - not multinational corporations or centralised government - to reorganise economy, land, energy and food production, so that the light at the end of the tunnel is lit, and when we fall into a global multiverse of crises, we can find our way more easily to a better world. Findings Lights in a Dark Age, by Chris Smaje, is published by Chelsea Green, and is available wherever good books are sold.

    1h 15m

  7. 18/11/2025

    Natural capital for Scottish farmers

    We focus on natural capital opportunities for farmers in Scotland. How can farmers and other land owners get support and earn an income by improving nature and selling natural capital outcomes. ffinlo Costain is joined by Bruce Wilson, Head of Policy and Advocacy at Scottish Wildlife Trust - by David Robertson, Director of Investment and Business Development at Scottish Woodlands Limited - and by Johnnie Balfour, Managing Partner at Balbirnie Home Farms. #soilcarbon #carbonfarming #regenerativefarming #resilience #biodiversity #rivers #watermanagement #forests #timber #forestcarbon #trees #nature #naturefriendly

    58 min

  8. 11/11/2025

    Helm and Holden: The future of British farming

    Professor Sir Dieter Helm's recent paper - The future of British farming - has received applause and consternation on social media. For Helm, British farming stands on the brink of its most profound transformation "since the coming of tractors and fertilisers" - but the vision he sets out is disturbing. The paper describes the technical and financial forces shaping modern agriculture, while treating regenerative farming with a sceptic's eye. Is Helm right? Is data-enabled precision ag, AI and vertical farming the future? Should the polluter pay? Is regen poorly defined and glyphosate dependent? And - what does all this mean for the family farm? ffinlo Costain meets Professor Sir Dieter Helm alongside regenerative and organic farmer, Patrick Holden, the Chief Executive of the Sustainable Food Trust. * Farm Gate is the world's highest ranking food security podcast * More land use news at 8point9.com

    55 min
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The world's highest ranking food security podcast. Produced by ffinlo Costain. Farm Gate is part of 8point9.com #farmingnews, #regenfarming #regenag #agroecology #landuse #naturalcapital #foodsecurity #food #farming #ecologicalsecurity

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  • Creator
    ffinlo Costain
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    236
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © ffinlo Costain
  • Show Website
    Farm Gate

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