Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media

Meet the Farmers

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Meet the Farmers profiles farmers and gives you an insight into food and farming and the people behind it. Meet the Farmers: The Big Debate covers farming news, current affairs and discussion on the big issues that matter for rural people in Britain and across the world.

Author

Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media

Category

Science

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Fiona Siddall, Suffolk 31.10.2019

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

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

Silas Hedley-Lawrence, Oxfordshire 17.09.2019

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

'SPECIAL' - Tendring Show 2019 07.09.2019

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

Alaistaire Brice, Suffolk 01.09.2019

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

Phil Jarvis, Leicestershire 08.08.2019

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

Richard Bower, Staffordshire 25.07.2019

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

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

Kit Papworth, Norfolk 29.06.2019

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

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

Patrick and Brian Barker, Suffolk 19.05.2019

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

Georgie Bray, Cambridgeshire 08.05.2019

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

William Kendall, Suffolk 22.04.2019

Ben speaks to the entrepreneur William Kendall.

Guy and Emily French, Essex 08.04.2019

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

Spencer Christy, Essex 29.03.2019

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

Andrew Dewing 10.03.2019

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

Jonny Crickmore, Suffolk 11.02.2019

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

Martin Lines, Cambridgeshire 28.01.2019

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

Ben visits both Oxford conferences in search of common ground.

Guy Smith, Essex 26.12.2018

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

Teleri Fielden, Snowdonia 23.11.2018

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

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

John Pawsey, Suffolk 08.11.2018

Ben meets organic arable farmer John Pawsey.

Mark Hayward, Suffolk 08.10.2018

Ben talks pigs and bees with Suffolk farmer Mark Hayward.

George Young, Essex 25.09.2018

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

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