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Episode 18 | 27 mins

Farming on Peatlands

Listen to our special episode in honour of World Peatlands Day (2nd June). FAS Programme manager Laura Harpham talks to Jordan Champ from the Defra Peatland team about sustainable farming on peatland.

A list of links and resources mentioned in this podcast can be found below:

Lowland Agricultural Peat Task Force Chair’s report

Roadmap to making wide-scale adoption of paludiculture a commercial reality in England: Independent report to the UK government

An update on Higher Level Stewardship and Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (February 2025)

The IUCN UK Peatland Programme

The Forestry Commission: Protecting peatlands in England

Defra Peat Programme | Linktree

FAS Technical Article - Sustainable peatland management: a guide for farmers

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May 2025

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