The Farmers Guardian podcast: Can we build national health on British food? Meet the farmers trying to get their produce on NHS menus

The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said funds raised from Inheritance Tax would be used to fund things like the NHS, but farmers are a key part of fixing the national health crises

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The Farmers Guardian podcast: Can we build national health on British food? Meet the farmers trying to get their produce on NHS menus

In this podcast, online editor Emily Ashworth speaks to one farm who are hoping to provide a local hospital with their sustainability produced beef, and Frank Fiore, a NHS catering manager who has started to source produce for his patients direct from farms. 

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