Meet the Farmers

Fiona Siddall, Suffolk 31.10.2019 22:45 ↓

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

Sally and Shan Bendall, Suffolk 13.10.2019 37:05 ↓

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

Silas Hedley-Lawrence, Oxfordshire 17.09.2019 37:34 ↓

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

'SPECIAL' - Tendring Show 2019 07.09.2019 35:35 ↓

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

Alaistaire Brice, Suffolk 01.09.2019 45:17 ↓

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

Phil Jarvis, Leicestershire 08.08.2019 42:49 ↓

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

Richard Bower, Staffordshire 25.07.2019 29:42 ↓

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

Katie Anderson, Kent 15.07.2019 32:11 ↓

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

Kit Papworth, Norfolk 29.06.2019 41:22 ↓

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

Helen Browning, Wiltshire 16.06.2019 45:03 ↓

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

Patrick and Brian Barker, Suffolk 19.05.2019 42:13 ↓

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

Georgie Bray, Cambridgeshire 08.05.2019 37:25 ↓

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

William Kendall, Suffolk 22.04.2019 40:52 ↓

Ben speaks to the entrepreneur William Kendall.

Guy and Emily French, Essex 08.04.2019 33:30 ↓

Pumpkins, Christmas trees and mud runs...Ben find out more when he visits Guy and Emily French.

Spencer Christy, Essex 29.03.2019 39:29 ↓

Ben visits a coastal farm that is embedded in the community.

Andrew Dewing 10.03.2019 41:04 ↓

Ben speaks to fellow podcaster Andrew Dewing who presents the Dewing Grain podcast.

Jonny Crickmore, Suffolk 11.02.2019 47:25 ↓

Ben meets Suffolk dairy farmer Jonny Crickmore and samples some of the famous Baron Bigod cheese.

Martin Lines, Cambridgeshire 28.01.2019 57:12 ↓

Ben heads to Cambridgeshire to speak to arable farmer and Chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network, Martin Lines.

'SPECIAL' - Searching for Common Ground at the Oxford Farming Conference and Oxford Real Farming Conference 13.01.2019 1:01:36 ↓

Ben visits both Oxford conferences in search of common ground.

Guy Smith, Essex 26.12.2018 39:49 ↓

Ben speaks to Deputy President of the NFU, Essex farmer...and distant relative, Guy Smith.

Teleri Fielden, Snowdonia 23.11.2018 58:24 ↓

Ben teams up with presenter of The Wild Voices Project podcast, Matt Williams, to speak to Teleri Fielden, aka The Snowdonia Shepherdess in Wales.

'SPECIAL' - East of England Farming Conference 2018 12.11.2018 18:22 ↓

Ben visits the East of England Farming Conference, chaired by Tom Martin.

John Pawsey, Suffolk 08.11.2018 31:24 ↓

Ben meets organic arable farmer John Pawsey.

Mark Hayward, Suffolk 08.10.2018 35:47 ↓

Ben talks pigs and bees with Suffolk farmer Mark Hayward.

George Young, Essex 25.09.2018 36:52 ↓

Ben travels to the south of Essex, near Basildon, to visit arable farmer George Young.