Mark The Bowler Hat Farmer

Tonight I flew solo for a good while thanks to some spectacular tech gremlins, then finally welcomed agricultural chaplain-turned-founder Graham Miles to talk candidly about mental health in farming and his new nationwide initiative, Farmers Support UK. We dug into the reality of isolation on farms, the courage it takes to make that first call for support, and why a familiar, confidential voice on...

In this week’s episode, I catch up with Paul after a hectic spell on the farm: an unexpected early run of calving, new piglets, tagging and moving stock, and the roller‑coaster weather. I share an update on my move and getting hands back in the soil—reviving veg beds, trialling compost, electroculture, and noticing how organic matter, worms and mycelium are transforming tired ground. We talk drain...

In tonight’s rambling, real-world catch‑up, Paul and I open up about the mounting pressures across British farming: fuel and fertiliser spikes, volatile commodity prices, and why mental health support for farmers matters more than ever. We talk FairFuelUK’s long-running campaign on duty, the strange economics of Nitram versus growing a crop, and how weather whiplash and input costs are forcing har...

Tonight I catch up with Paul at Bramblebee Farm for a down‑to‑earth look at life on a busy mixed farm: surprise EHO inspections, scrubbing parlours, tagging calves, a Facebook‑live calving, and the little wins that tell you spring is here—hello dung beetles. We shout out the Whittlesey indoor market (Blackboard Events) and Waterbeach Barracks market, talk stall-by-stall demand, and why some “poore...