Meet the Farmers

Feb 23 2025 299 ep. 36 mins 18
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Meet the Farmers is a weekly show that profiles people in the countryside and gives you an insight into food and farming.

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Farmers - What Keeps You Awake At Night?

Feb 23 2025 25 mins  
Ben is joined by Clare Otridge and Marie Charles from Grounded Research to talk about their latest survey investigating 'what keeps farmers awake at night?'

Meet Robin Aird - Farm Manager to the Earls of Suffolk and Berkshire

Feb 16 2025 45 mins  
Robin Aird is the Farms and Estate Manager at Charlton Park Estate in Wiltshire, home to the Earls of Suffolk and Berkshire.

Forward Thinking Farming on 6000 hectares - with Chris Baylis

Feb 09 2025 31 mins  
Ben meets Chris Baylis who is Head of Farming at Sir Richard Sutton Estates where he manages around 6000 hectares of cropping across farms in Lincolnshire and Berkshire.

Dairy Farming on the Isle of Man, dung beetles and cheese tasting - with David Cooil

Feb 02 2025 42 mins  
Ben heads to the Isle of Man for this week's episode to meet dairy farmer David Cooil

A regenerative journey - with Kyle Richardville and Stuart Johnson

Jan 26 2025 48 mins  
Ben speaks to Northumbrian farmer Stuart Johnson and soil consultant Kyle Richardville

Pig Farming, Diversification and the debate on inheritance tax - with Norfolk farmer Tom Wright

Jan 19 2025 28 mins  
Ben visits mixed farmer Tom Wright on his farm in Norfolk.

Searching for Innovation at Oxford Real Farming Conference

Jan 13 2025 26 mins  
Ben travels to Oxford Real Farming Conference in search of innovation and innovative practices.

BIG Farming Quiz of the Year 2024 - with Will Evans, Milly Fyfe, Flavian Obiero and Peter Green

Dec 22 2024 69 mins  
Ben is joined by farmers and podcasters Will Evans, Flavian Obiero, Peter Green and Milly Fyfe to review 2024 and take part in this year's BIG Farming Quiz of the Year!

Do Big International Policy Events Matter to Farmers on the Ground? - and a review of 2024 - with Chris Manley

Dec 16 2024 65 mins  
Ben looks back on the year with Chris Manley, as well as looking at events on a global stage and asking what relevance they have for farmers?

Meet the Farm Manager of the Colman Family's Estate - Michael Balls

Dec 08 2024 47 mins  
Ben travels just down the road to meet Michael Balls, the farm manager of the Crown Point Estate, Norfolk.