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Week 45 · 29 Oct–4 Nov 2026 · InnovationInnovation, this week
What the farming and nutrition podcasts we follow said this week about innovation: 2 stories lean strongly to it, led by “Digital Dairy Chain skills project”. What was said, why it matters, and where to listen.
- Innovation
Digital Dairy Chain skills project
The AG Show episode on veterans in farming featured Lynne Somerville describing the Digital Dairy Chain as a £21 million UKRI strength in places funded project, running five years across south and west Scotland and Cumbria.
Why it matters. Shows a regional funding route into dairy skills and technology that farmers in these areas could tap into.
Listen: The AG Show
- Innovation
Farming's climate and emissions footprint
The Food Programme covered the BBC Food and Farming Awards 2026, including rice cultivation emissions innovation; Farm Gate's episode 'Food industry insiders speak out' addressed reducing on-farm fossil fuel use and systemic food industry risks; AgTech Digest covered agricultural methane reduction.
Why it matters. Emissions reduction and fossil fuel use are under scrutiny, with implications for farm practice and industry accountability.
Listen: AgTech Digest · Farm Gate · The Food Programme
Also in this edition
- Farm system shapes beef micronutrients
- Extreme weather hits yields
- Soil and pasture profit returns
- GLP-1 drugs and diet
- Low-input and grass-based livestock systems
- Grain market risk management
- UK quinoa and ethical sourcing
- Water-use figures in food claims
- Dairy price pressure across UK and EU
The full Week 45 edition · The podcasts we follow · The weekly data