Lump sum exit scheme, Aussie rules: free-trade threat to UK farming, grain merchant goes under, pledge to plant more trees, & Farmers Club reopens after lockdown The Farmers Weekly Podcast

In this week's episode, the government wants to pay older farmers to retire and pave the way for the next generation.

But how will the lump sum exit scheme work – and will it really encourage new entrants into the agricultural industry?

We ask whether a free-trade deal with Australia will really undermine UK farmers?

The government wants to treble the amount of trees we plant – but what about the money and how much are they prepared to pay?

And as lockdown eases, we pay a visit to the Farmers Club in London, which this week reopened its doors to welcome members and guests. 

This episode co-hosted by Farmers Weekly chief reporter Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom with Farmers Weekly business editor Suzie Horne.