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About this episode

The episode features discussions on the scrapped Sustainable Farming Incentive funding and the importance of independent variety selection in plant breeding.

In our exciting re-launch episode, we chat with Hutchinson's head of environmental services, Georgina Wallis, who gives us an update on the recently scrapped Sustainable Farming Incentive funding and an insight into the latest spending budget. We then head to NIAB's soil hole, where chief executive, Prof Mario Caccamo, discusses the importance of independent variety selection. With changing legislation and environmental pressures, plant breeding programs are crucial for future developme...

People in this episode

Guests: Georgina Wallis, Prof Mario Caccamo

Topics covered

• Sustainable Farming Incentive
• plant breeding
• environmental services
• soil health
• agriculture policy

Keywords

• Sustainable Farming Incentive
• plant breeding
• environmental services
• soil health
• agriculture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hutchinson, NIAB

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