Sarah Stewart

Sarah Stewart is Head of Editorial and leads the digital engagement team in Defra's Future Farming Countryside Programme.

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Farming podcast: how to build a fairer, more transparent supply chain 

Graham Higgins, Becky Briggs, Richard Thompson and Sarah Stewart, 4 December 2025 - Future Farming Podcast

In this post, we share the latest podcast featuring Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator Richard Thompson with Paul Tompkins (NFU Dairy Board Chair) and Michael Masters (Barber's Farmhouse Cheesemakers). They discuss building a fairer, more transparent supply chain following new regulations. We also include a link to, and summary of, the ACSA's first annual report.

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