The UK's Premier Agricultural Machinery and Technology Show

20–21 January 2027, NEC, Birmingham

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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

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

Emily Ashworth
clock • 1 min read
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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