Meet the Farmers

Ben visits arable farmer Andy Howard in Kent.

In the Meet the Farmers 'special' episode Ben speaks to Dan Goodwin who was the Suffolk Agricultural Apprentice of the Year in 2018 and Steve Loeber who works for Network Rail about mental health and the similarities between working on farms and working on the railways.

My final stop on my Welsh podcast road trip was to mixed farmer and fellow podcaster Will Evans who presents the Rock and Roll Farming podcast. We speak about social media, family, tb and why Will decided to step back from his podcast earlier this year. Huge thanks to Will for having me for an evening. He’s probably one of my favourite farmers!

Ben visits Gareth Wyn Jones to talk about his farm, sheep, ponies, community, broadcasting and the future of hill farming.

Ben continues his trip through north Wales and meets entrepreneurial farmer Llyr Jones. Llyr runs multiple enterprises on his farm including 1500 ewes, 30 cattle, an oil seed rape press, 16000 laying hens and a dead stock collection unit.

Ben meets hill farmer Emlyn Roberts and talks about the future of the uplands.

Ben's next stop on his road trip is to Ben Andrews just outside of Leominster in Herefordshire. Ben is a tenant veg and beef farmer who has thousands of followers on Instagram showing people what he does on the farm every day. He's also involved with Agrespect, which aims to unite and celebrate LGBTQ+ people in the countryside and encourage inclusiveness in rural communities.

Ben heads to Herefordshire to speak to arable farmer Ally Hunter Blair.

Ben's next stop on his Cotswolds roadtrip is to James and Katie Allen, new entrants to farming who run sheep and cattle using a 'conservation grazing' strategy.

In the next stop on his latest road trip Ben visits beef farmer Rob Havard.

Ben heads to the heart of the Cotswolds to speak to National Trust tenant and Nuffield Scholar Jonty Brunyee.

It's the start of another road trip and Ben's first stop is to Abbey Home Farm just outside of Cirencester in the Cotswolds. Ben is shown around by Andy Dibben, the Head of Growing and Kate Yells, the lead stockperson.

Ben visits the Kenton Hall Estate in Suffolk to speak to Emily McVeigh who together with her parents, sister and brother manages this true family business. Emily runs the events, weddings and glamping on the estate.

Ben visits Easton Farm Park, on of the oldest open farms in the country, to visit owner Fiona Siddall.

Ben visits Hollowtrees farm in Suffolk which is an open farm welcoming thousands of visitors each year.

Ben visits beef farmer Silas Hedley-Lawrence and learns more about the Pasture Fed Livestock Association.

Ben hosts a debate about the future of farming and the environment at the Tendring Hundred Show.

Ben heads to Suffolk to meet Alaistaire Brice from Havensfield Happy Hens.

Ben visited the Allerton Project in Leicestershire to meet Head of Farming Phil Jarvis.

Ben heads to Staffordshire to speak to arable and beef farmer Richard Bower. The Bowers have a number of interesting diversification projects.

Ben speaks to young farmer, blogger and owner of Paddlesworth Produce, Katie Anderson.

Ben meets arable farmer Kit Papworth and they talk about everything from sugar beet to coffee and mental health.

Ben meets mixed farmer and Chief Executive of the Soil Association, Helen Browning.

Ben visits mid Suffolk and arable farmers and conservationists Patrick and Brian Barker, aka 'the Barker Boys'.

Ben visits the RSPB's Hope Farm in Cambridgeshire and speaks to farm manager Georgie Bray.