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	<title>1 million young people not in Employment, Education or Training &#8211; could farming be the answer? &#8211; Big Debate ep16</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Eagle]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[In the latest Big Debate episode Sophie and Ally discuss the recent Milburn report into young people and work. With over a million 16-24 year olds not in employment, education or training, could farming be part of the answer?]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the latest Big Debate episode Sophie and Ally discuss the recent Milburn report into young people and work. With over a million 16-24 year olds not in employment, education or training, could farming be part of the answer?]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the latest Big Debate episode Sophie and Ally discuss the recent Milburn report into young people and work. With over a million 16-24 year olds not in employment, education or training, could farming be part of the answer?]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the latest Big Debate episode Sophie and Ally discuss the recent Milburn report into young people and work. With over a million 16-24 year olds not in employment, education or training, could farming be part of the answer?]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Ben Eagle]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[In the latest Big Debate episode Sophie and Ally discuss the recent Milburn report into young people and work. With over a million 16-24 year olds not in employment, education or training, could farming be part of the answer?]]></googleplay:description>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Farming Profitability, Contracting and a Forward Thinking Arable Business &#8211; with Tom Hawthorne</title>
	<link>https://www.ruralpodmedia.co.uk/podcasts/farming-profitability-contracting-and-a-forward-thinking-arable-business-with-tom-hawthorne/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Eagle]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Ben is joined by arable farmer Tom Hawthorne who farms in the Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire borderlands.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ben is joined by arable farmer Tom Hawthorne who farms in the Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire borderlands.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Ben Eagle]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Ben is joined by arable farmer Tom Hawthorne who farms in the Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire borderlands.]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Open Farm Sunday, Mustard, Sugar and more with Michael Sly</title>
	<link>https://www.ruralpodmedia.co.uk/podcasts/open-farm-sunday-mustard-sugar-and-more-with-michael-sly/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Eagle]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Ben speaks to Cambridgeshire arable farmer Michael Sly, who has been holding an Open Farm Sunday on his event since the start in 2006.]]></description>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ben speaks to Cambridgeshire arable farmer Michael Sly, who has been holding an Open Farm Sunday on his event since the start in 2006.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Drought, Fuel Costs and Tractor Ted: What&#8217;s Next for UK Farming?</title>
	<link>https://www.ruralpodmedia.co.uk/podcasts/drought-fuel-costs-and-tractor-ted-whats-next-for-uk-farming/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 09:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Eagle]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Big Debate hosts Ally Hunter Blair and Sophie Gregory cover a lot of news stories and big picture pieces this week from fuel prices to trade deals, golden eagles to chicken campaigns and agricultural shows to Tractor Ted.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Big Debate hosts Ally Hunter Blair and Sophie Gregory cover a lot of news stories and big picture pieces this week from fuel prices to trade deals, golden eagles to chicken campaigns and agricultural shows to Tractor Ted.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Big Debate hosts Ally Hunter Blair and Sophie Gregory cover a lot of news stories and big picture pieces this week from fuel prices to trade deals, golden eagles to chicken campaigns and agricultural shows to Tractor Ted.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Big Debate hosts Ally Hunter Blair and Sophie Gregory cover a lot of news stories and big picture pieces this week from fuel prices to trade deals, golden eagles to chicken campaigns and agricultural shows to Tractor Ted.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Carrots, Beef and the future for a Mixed Farming Business &#8211; with Joe Howard</title>
	<link>https://www.ruralpodmedia.co.uk/podcasts/carrots-beef-and-the-future-for-a-mixed-farming-business-with-joe-howard/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 10:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Ben speaks to Joe Howard who is responsible for the carrot and beef enterprises on a mixed farm business in Nottinghamshire.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ben speaks to Joe Howard who is responsible for the carrot and beef enterprises on a mixed farm business in Nottinghamshire.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ben speaks to Joe Howard who is responsible for the carrot and beef enterprises on a mixed farm business in Nottinghamshire.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Dairy in New Zealand and Young Farmer of the Year &#8211; with George Dodson</title>
	<link>https://www.ruralpodmedia.co.uk/podcasts/dairy-in-new-zealand-and-young-farmer-of-the-year-with-george-dodson/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 10:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Eagle]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Ben heads to New Zealand this week to speak to dairy farmer George Dodson who in 2024 was named the FMG Young Farmer of the Year.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ben heads to New Zealand this week to speak to dairy farmer George Dodson who in 2024 was named the FMG Young Farmer of the Year.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ben heads to New Zealand this week to speak to dairy farmer George Dodson who in 2024 was named the FMG Young Farmer of the Year.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Does Farming in Wales have a Bright Future? &#8211; Big Debate ep14</title>
	<link>https://www.ruralpodmedia.co.uk/podcasts/does-farming-in-wales-have-a-bright-future-big-debate-ep14/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Eagle]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[This week's Big Debate topic is 'does farming in Wales have a bright future?' Hosts Ally Hunter Blair and Sophie Gregory also discuss wool prices, stolen egg stands and much more.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This weeks Big Debate topic is does farming in Wales have a bright future? Hosts Ally Hunter Blair and Sophie Gregory also discuss wool prices, stolen egg stands and much more.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[This week's Big Debate topic is 'does farming in Wales have a bright future?' Hosts Ally Hunter Blair and Sophie Gregory also discuss wool prices, stolen egg stands and much more.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[This week's Big Debate topic is 'does farming in Wales have a bright future?' Hosts Ally Hunter Blair and Sophie Gregory also discuss wool prices, stolen egg stands and much more.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>What&#8217;s the future for the Common Agricultural Policy?</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Eagle]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Ben is joined by Brussels based agri-food journalist Natasha Foote to discuss the future for the Common Agricultural Policy and the big picture for farming in the EU.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Ben is joined by Brussels based agri-food journalist Natasha Foote to discuss the future for the Common Agricultural Policy and the big picture for farming in the EU.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ben is joined by Brussels based agri-food journalist Natasha Foote to discuss the future for the Common Agricultural Policy and the big picture for farming in the EU.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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