138 episodes

The regenerative agriculture podcast, in search of practical solutions for ecological security.
Produced by 8.9ha: https://www.8point9.com
With financial support from Our Sankalpa
Farming news, Regenerative farming, agroecology, land use, natural capital, land news

Farm Gate ffinlo Costain

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The regenerative agriculture podcast, in search of practical solutions for ecological security.
Produced by 8.9ha: https://www.8point9.com
With financial support from Our Sankalpa
Farming news, Regenerative farming, agroecology, land use, natural capital, land news

    8.9 Newsweek - Soil carbon assessments and method of production labels

    8.9 Newsweek - Soil carbon assessments and method of production labels

    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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    • 39 min
    Wheat from the Chaff (re-edit): Soil science, biodiversity renewal, and special guest: Chris Smaje

    Wheat from the Chaff (re-edit): Soil science, biodiversity renewal, and special guest: Chris Smaje

    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 storage
    Good soil management reduces the “high risk of conventional grazing”
    White paper connects regenerative agriculture with nutrient density
    "They belong to this land" - The Reindeer Chronicles

    INTERVIEW: CHRIS SMAJE
    “Cities, like feedlots, need to import food and water from afar"

    THIRD SECTION
    No single stretch of river in England in “good ecological health”
    Hedgerow regulations will be brought into English law
    Farmers look to help rivers by cutting plough use in maize trials
    River restoration key to saving Scotland’s disappearing salmon




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    • 45 min
    "They belong to this land" - The Reindeer Chronicles

    "They belong to this land" - The Reindeer Chronicles

    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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    • 56 min
    Wheat from the Chaff - Sycamores, Ecocide, the SDP and special guest: Heather Wildman

    Wheat from the Chaff - Sycamores, Ecocide, the SDP and special guest: Heather Wildman

    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 “inconsistent” and failing to deliver on farm antibiotic use

    Food and farming policies “fettered by neoliberal economics” 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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    • 48 min
    Wheat from the Chaff - BNG, Organic markets, £1bn from the Lib Dems and special guest: Andy Heald

    Wheat from the Chaff - BNG, Organic markets, £1bn from the Lib Dems and special guest: Andy Heald

    ffinlo Costain (8point9.com) and Phil Carson catch up on the week's land use news - and meet forestry expert, Andrew Heald.

    News items they discuss:

    Highland estate to generate biodiversity credits with SLR and RePlanet

    https://8point9.com/highland-estate-to-generate-biodiversity-credits-with-slr-and-replanet/

    How will BNG affect the UK biodiversity credit market? Max Bodmer, RePlanet

    https://8point9.com/how-will-bng-affect-the-uk-biodiversity-credit-market-max-bodmer-replanet/

    Call for “radical rethink” to reap benefits of UK organic market for farmers

    https://8point9.com/call-for-radical-rethink-to-reap-benefits-of-uk-organic-market-for-farmers/

    40 projects to benefit from £25 million funding for natural flood management

    https://8point9.com/40-projects-to-benefit-from-25-million-funding-for-natural-flood-management/

    African Development Bank policies “undermining biodiversity”

    https://8point9.com/african-development-bank-policies-undermining-biodiversity/

    “China and Brazil can lead harmonised criteria” for green agriculture

    https://8point9.com/china-and-brazil-can-lead-harmonised-criteria-for-green-agriculture/



    SPECIAL GUEST

    Is the UK facing a timber crisis?

    https://8point9.com/is-the-uk-facing-a-timber-crisis/

    Wood-based construction can reduce emissions and store carbon long-term

    https://8point9.com/wood-based-construction-can-reduce-emissions-and-store-carbon-long-term/



    LONGER CONVO -

    Liberal Democrats promise £1bn extra for English farmers

    https://8point9.com/liberal-democrats-promise-1bn-extra-for-english-farmers/

    Prime Minister “needs to map a realistic future for farmers”

    https://8point9.com/prime-minister-needs-to-map-a-realistic-future-for-farmers/

    Welsh Government says “We are listening”

    https://8point9.com/welsh-government-says-we-are-listening/

    AND Embrace the canopy – Wales’ Sustainable Farm Scheme

    https://8point9.com/embrace-the-canopy-wales-sustainable-farm-scheme/




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    • 49 min
    8.9 Newsweek - Biodiversity credits, liver fluke, time capsules and diversity in the countryside

    8.9 Newsweek - Biodiversity credits, liver fluke, time capsules and diversity in the countryside

    Interviews with:

    Max Bodmer from RePlanet - 1'05''

    Elina Body from Vet Sustain and The George Farm Vets - 14'45''

    Dr Kelly Hemmings from RAU - 24'50''

    Navaratnam Partheeban from IVC Evidensia Farm Vets - 30'50''


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    • 45 min

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