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	Podcast:		The Farmers Weekly Podcast
	Episode:		Farm Investment Fund - is it worth it? 'Bruising' changes at AHDB, dairy input costs surge, Covid and mental health, & farm wedding surprise
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		01:02:24
	Publish Date:		2021-11-19 14:00:00
	Description:		In this episode, we run the rule over Defra's £27m Farm Investment Fund for England and ask: is it worth applying for a grant? The government finally launches its long-awaited consultation to reform the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). We ask Defra secretary George Eustice: will levy payers get value for money? How was lockdown for you? A major study is examining how the Covid pandemic affected the mental health of farmers and farming families. Researchers are encouraging farming families to complete a survey, with a separate survey for farm support organisations and volunteers. On the markets – dairy dilemma – milk prices are up but so too are input costs. So who are the winners and what are the prospects for 2022? And we take to the skies for a surprise wedding proposal – flying over the specially farmed countryside in a helicopter. This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker and Surrey farmer Hugh Broom.
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