Defra Farming Podcast
Defra Farming Podcast
Defra
How farmers can access the government’s ADOPT innovation fund to test ideas on-farm - Thomas Slattery, Bryony Graham, Peter Southwell
37 minutes Posted Feb 5, 2026 at 9:00 am.
0:00
37:05
Download MP3
Show notes
The government’s Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) Fund helps farmers access funding to test practical ideas on their own farms, from new crops and soil systems to technology and collaborative trials. It is part of the Farming Innovation Programme delivered in partnership with Innovate UK. In episode 19 of the Defra Farming Podcast, we’re joined by two farmers with live ADOPT projects to explore what practical innovation looks like on-farm. Bryony Graham, an arabl...