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Meet the Farmers — 400 episodes

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Harvest 2026 and Reviewing the Road to Farm Profitability - how do we get there? Big Debate ep19

2

Derek vs Derek The Film - meet the Dereks

3

Answers to YOUR Questions on Farm Diversification and Viticulture

4

Are Cover Crops Worth Planting?

5

Is ORGANIC FARMING the Answer? Big Debate ep18 LIVE from Groundswell

6

The Thirteenth Generation Farmer on a Mission to Get Britain Growing More Nuts

7

Starmer RESIGNS, Record Heat Hits Britain and Environment Agency Inspections set to Increase - Big Debate ep17

8

Baroness Minette Batters - What was being NFU President REALLY Like and What's the future for British Farming?

9

Smarter Farming: What is it and what's the future?

10

1 million young people not in Employment, Education or Training - could farming be the answer? - Big Debate ep16

11

Farming Profitability, Contracting and a Forward Thinking Arable Business - with Tom Hawthorne

12

Open Farm Sunday, Mustard, Sugar and more with Michael Sly

13

Drought, Fuel Costs and Tractor Ted: What's Next for UK Farming?

14

Carrots, Beef and the future for a Mixed Farming Business - with Joe Howard

15

Reasons to Be Confident About the Future of Farming

16

Dairy in New Zealand and Young Farmer of the Year - with George Dodson

17

Does Farming in Wales have a Bright Future? - Big Debate ep14

18

What's the future for the Common Agricultural Policy?

19

Founding, Growing and Exiting a Business in Agriculture - with Jez Pile

20

Public Engagement on Farms: Essential or Too much Time? - Big Debate ep13

21

The Farmers on Britain's Got Talent - with Ben Brooke

22

From Doctor to Farmer - Dr Johnny Wake's story

23

Dairy v Arable Spring Update with Ally and Sophie

24

Going Against the Grain - Henry Astor from Bruern Farms

25

The Story of Petite Peonies - Cambridgeshire farmer David Wheatley

26

What's the future for the British Pig Sector? - Big Debate Episode 11

27

Accelerating Regenerative Agriculture in the Cotswolds

28

Artificial Intelligence and Agriculture - What's the future?

29

Emergent Generation: Young Voices in Farming and Food PART 2

30

Emergent Generation: Young Voices in Farming and Food PART 1

31

Questions about Seasonal Workers - Big Debate Bonus

32

Emergent Generation - Young Voices in Farming and Food TRAILER

33

What impact will conflict in the Middle East have on agriculture? And thoughts on the future of AHDB - Big Debate ep10

34

A Story of Resilience - Full Circle Farms and The Garden Army

35

Meet Farmer Phil - Dairy Beef, Farm Shops and Farming in Ireland

36

Farmers Reflect on the NFU Conference and Is the Cereals Sector Fit for the Future? - Big Debate ep9

37

From Dairy Farming to YouTube: Josh Misselbrook's Story

38

Reasons to be Confident about the future of farming

39

Should we be taking food security more seriously in the UK? - Big Debate ep8

40

The Salty Shepherd - Steve Penberthy in Cornwall

41

Big Debate bonus - 'Ask the Legal Expert' - Inheritance Tax, Succession and Land Sales

42

Big Debate Farmers Compare their Farm Businesses - What does the future hold? - Big Debate Episode 7

43

Growing a Regenerative Farm On Exmoor National Park - with Sarah and Georgia Weatherlake

44

The Radmore Farm Journey - with Ben Aveling

45

The Farm Profitability Review with Baroness Minette Batters - what's next? - Big Debate Episode 6

46

ORFC 2026 - seed saving, community, sustainability and futures

47

A Tale of Two Tenant Farmers

48

An Audio Diary from Downlands Estate with James Gilboy

49

Big Farming Quiz of the Year: Reflecting on 2025

50

Are marts still the heart of commerce and community? - Big Debate ep5

51

Farmers React to the Farm Profitability review - BIG DEBATE Emergency episode

52

The Story Behind Trevor and The Sheep Show - with Trevor Wayborn

53

Big Debate Agri-Economic Report December 2025 - with Virgin Money's Brian Richardson

54

Do Scottish Farmers Have a Bright Future? - Meet the Farmers: The Big Debate ep4 - with Cammy Wilson

55

Sheepdogs and Taking on the Farm after school - with Erin McNaught

56

Farmers React to the Budget - The Big Debate ep3

57

From Livestock Farming to the Radio - with Sam Walton

58

Do farmers need a new fitness culture?

59

Meet Rich the Funky Farmer - Pioneering Farming Youtuber

60

The UK's share of global emissions is 1% - should UK farmers still aim for net zero? - Big Debate Episode 2

61

Ben travels to Kenya - IFAJ CONGRESS 2025 - PART 2

62

Ben travels to Kenya - IFAJ CONGRESS 2025 - PART 1

63

Farming in Iceland - with Jack Bradley

64

The Big Debate Ep1 - Avian Flu, Pumpkins, Snails and Sustainability

65

Charlotte Ashley on Farming and the Influencer label

66

Meet the Farmers - a brand new series and new hosts announcement!

67

In memory of Eleanor - Michael Kavanagh shares his family's experience of losing their 2 year old

68

Cattle, Direct Sales and Youtube - Ian Pullen's farming journey

69

Thomas Gent on Regenerative Farming, Innovation & the Future of Agriculture

70

Bronagh Dempster: Navigating Farming and the Dairy Industry as a New Entrant

71

What was harvest 2025 like for farmers? Harvest 2025 Special

72

Recruiting Professionals and Farm Managers in Farming and the Rural Sector - with Miranda Webster

73

Sheep farming in Australia - meet Tara from Tara Farms

74

Getting started in farming - with James Warwick

75

Corn, Beans and Shorthorns - Farming in Indiana with Shane and Val Wallis

76

'ReMooable Energy' - Our Cow Molly's plans and fundraiser for community owned energy project

77

Farming Leaders - Meet Deputy President of the NFU - David Exwood

78

Smart farming in the dairy sector - technology, AI and the future

79

Tyler Froberg: From Army to Agriculture - family, business growth and agri-influencers

80

Groundswell 2025 - Exploring 'regenerative' beyond the farm gate

81

Tim Parton: Resilience, Regeneration, and Rethinking Arable Farming

82

Global Shocks, Local Farms: Wars, Climate, Trade, Politics and Beyond - with Emily Norton and James Bolesworth

83

Farming in Cornwall: Peter Green on Cattle, Podcasting, Family & the Future

84

What's it like to be a young farmer in Ireland? - with Sophie Bell

85

The Challenges of Farming Alone (and some dog training tips) - Damian Barson's story

86

Britain's Fittest Farmer and Farm Fitness - with Will Arden

87

Farming, Fashion and a £254,000 grant - an update from James and Katie Allen

88

The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture - with Stephanie Anderson

89

How do you start a farming or land based business from scratch? Alex and Emily Crawley on starting a conservation grazing business

90

Paludiculture and Wetter Farming - An Opportunity for Agriculture?

91

Agroforestry Mini Series ep3 - The 'How' of Agroforestry

92

Agroforestry Mini Series ep2 - Silvopasture v Silvoarable systems

93

Agroforestry Mini Series ep1 - Making the Case for Agroforestry - why do it?

94

Soil: The World at Our Feet - an Exhibition at Somerset House

95

Cutting Inputs and Output to Increase Profitability - investigating 'The Profitable Farm' with Chris Clark and Brian Scanlon

96

Cycling, Swimming and Running 550km and Raising Money for RABI - the Borderline Challenge with Hugh Addison

97

Hydroelectric, sheep and sustainability in Wales - with James Raw

98

A Farm in London - with Tom Davis

99

Borders Farm Life - with Matthew Anderson

100

Let's talk Succession - with Andy Guy and Amy Fry

101

NFU Conference Review, Steve Reed and Inheritance Tax

102

Farmers - What Keeps You Awake At Night?

103

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

104

Forward Thinking Farming on 6000 hectares - with Chris Baylis

105

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

106

A regenerative journey - with Kyle Richardville and Stuart Johnson

107

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

108

Searching for Innovation at Oxford Real Farming Conference

109

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

110

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

111

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

112

The Road Towards Farming Full Time- with George Sturla

113

Land Alive 2024 - The New Regenerative Event

114

Farmers Rally in London and the Reaction Since the Budget

115

100 Years of Biodynamic Farming: Episode 2: Biodynamic Farming Today and Tomorrow

116

100 Years of Biodynamic Farming: Episode 1 - Biodynamic Roots: A Century of Growth

117

From Pubs to Poultry - the story of Rebecca Tonks and St Ewe Eggs

118

Pitch Up! - Hear more from farmers Tim May and John Cherry

119

The Budget in Full, and news about a Regen Ag Prize

120

Growing Tea in Wales - with Lucy George

121

5000 acres and counting: restoring a hill and building a business - with David and Cora Cooper

122

Chet Valley Vineyard and the Future for English Wine Making - with John Hemmant

123

Robot Milking and the Future of Dairy - with Farmers Weekly Columnist Cath Morley

124

From Nursing to Farming - Inspired by Clarkson's Farm - with Chloe Lucas

125

ME, PoTS and life on a Yorkshire farm - with Holly Moscrop

126

Keep Calm and Carry On: The Story of Growing a New Horticultural Business - with Sinead Fenton

127

Ahead of the Sheep Field and Entering the Industry from a non farming background - with Ed Munt

128

Harvest Special 2024

129

Insect Farming: The Solution for Sustainable Protein? - with David Tavenor

130

The Sustainable Food and Farming Pioneer - Patrick Holden

131

Into the archive - Helen Browning and Edward Vipond

132

Into the archive - Amanda Owen and Tom Clarke

133

Into the archive - Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones and Anna Jones

134

Into the archive - Rich Heady, Aled Evans, Jess Langton

135

From fire breathing vegan to Derbyshire dairy farmer - meeting Alistair Macbeth

136

Groundswell 2024 - How to scale regenerative agriculture?

137

Investing in Soil Health and Regenerative Agriculture - with Jake Freestone

138

The Evolution of a Dairy and Pigs Business - with Rory Christie

139

Intensive Poultry and Regenerative Arable - with former FW arable farmer of the year Will Oliver

140

Farming in Shetland with This Farming Life's Kirsty and Aimee Budge

141

Discovering Farming in Japan - with Rupert Shinner

142

First time farming on the Isle of Wight - with Francesca Cooper

143

Ranching on a big scale - with Lauren Johnson

144

Rooted in Resilience: A Visit to Cultivate 2024

145

Back to the Ranch - with Avery Wrigglesworth

146

Curlews and Farming in the Dales - with Leigh Weston

147

'Move Your Cows More Frequently' - with Ben Thomas

148

Into the podcast archive

149

The Growing Grower: From 7 Acres to 136 Acres - with Bal Padda

150

From Interior Design to the Farm - with Anna Barton

151

Meet the Beef Farmer of the Year 2023 - with Ian Farrant

152

The one with former MP Neil Parish

153

Six Inches of Soil - meet the team!

154

American Apples and Facebook Marketplace - with Kait Thornton

155

Building the Inclusive Farm - with Mike Duxbury

156

Corn, Soybeans and Social Media - with Zoe Kent

157

Bringing the Cows Back Home - with Huw Foulkes

158

'Farming is a long term game' - with Ben Cooper

159

500 Years with One Family, and still looking to the future - with Clare Mainwaring

160

The Compaction Crisis - Talking Soils with Niels Corfield

161

Dairy Down Under - with Rachael McGrath

162

Farming in Norway (and New Zealand) - with Ola Utgaard

163

The Big Farming Quiz of the Year 2023

164

Making a Small Mixed Farm Pay its Way - with Andrew Court

165

The Green Farm Collective and the Route to Regen - with Michael Kavanagh

166

Christmas is Coming - a revisit to see Paul Kelly

167

Discover US Agriculture and Ag Podcasting with Tara Vander Dussen and Natalie Kovarik

168

When Farming Meets Radio - Hugh Broom

169

Meeting Amy the Lancashire Cowgirl

170

Counting Sheep with Matt Blyth

171

Meet the Dairy Daughter - Amy Eggleston

172

Trees On Farms Mini Series (2) - Ep3. 'Creating a Woodland Management Plan'

173

Trees On Farms Mini Series (2) - Ep2. 'Trees on Farms Question Time'

174

Trees On Farms Mini Series (2) - Ep1. 'Why do we need to improve our management of farm woodlands in the UK?'

175

5 Years of Just Farmers

176

The Benefits of Learning on the Job - with Eveey Hunter

177

What is the future for Agroforestry? A visit to the Agroforestry Show

178

A Rollercoaster of a Year - with Tom Carlisle

179

'The Voice of the Pig' - with Mark Jagger

180

Meet the Farmers Harvest Special 2023

181

How a Farm Magazine Came to Life - with Mike Donovan

182

Carbon, Sheep and a 'Compulsive Interest' in the land - with Liz Bowles

183

Keep Calm and Carry On - with Gwyndaf Thomas

184

Farming and Podcasting in Ireland - with Noel Clancy

185

Ethics of dairy calf management and other dairy stories with Anna Bowen

186

Farm Safety Week Special - with Richard Wade

187

'Every Day is Different' - with Chris Dickinson

188

Groundswell 2023 - What does regenerative agriculture mean in 2023?

189

What is the maximum profit potential of your farm? - Understanding Maximum Sustainable Output

190

Permaculture on a farm scale - with Huw Evans

191

The Global Farmher - travelling the world with Rachel Stratton

192

Farming, Family, Therapy and Legacy - Exploring Jamie's Farm with Dan Smith

193

Reflecting on another 100 episodes with Will Evans

194

Irish Dairy to Dung Beetles with Bruce Thompson

195

Farming and Agri-Software - with Adam Short

196

Flourishing into the Future - with Calixta Killander

197

Open Farm Sunday 2023 - Is your farm signed up this year?

198

'A passion for dairy' with Jessica Langton

199

The Marathon Running Farmer - meet Charles Anyan

200

Farming on the Isle of Man with Ean and Harry Parsons

201

Caithness and Carbon Markets with Ranald Angus

202

What makes great milk? - with Martin Gott

203

Selling Direct with Helen Griffiths

204

Let's Talk about Diversity in Farming - with Flavian Obiero

205

Putting Down Roots - with Sarah Langford

206

How to Fail at Farming - with Josh Heyneke

207

Farming and Schools with Luke Abblitt

208

Regenerating Farming and Minds with Ben Taylor Davies

209

JB Farming Life - Ben meets Jen Braithwaite

210

Regenerative Farming, Rewilding and Mindset Change - with Russ Carrington

211

Meet the Young Dairy Farmer of the Year 2022

212

Oxford Farming Conference and Oxford Real Farming Conference 2023

213

Big Farming Quiz of the Year 2022

214

From Chef to Farmer with Karl Franklin

215

Trees on Farms Mini-series: Episode 3 ''Agroforestry and Trees in Regenerative Farming Systems''

216

Trees on Farms Mini-series: Episode 2 ''Making Money from Trees''

217

Trees on Farms Mini-series: Episode 1 ''Woodlands and Wildlife''

218

Christmas is Coming at the Logie Estate

219

What makes good leadership? - with Toby Simpson

220

'Enjoy the Adventure' - with James Edwards

221

A Somerset Farm Looking to the Future - with Emily Addicott-Sauvao

222

Never Give Up to achieve your Goal - with Jim Beary

223

Meet the Yorkshire Shepherdess - Amanda Owen

224

Apples and Hops with Ali Capper

225

Past, present and future on a family pig farm

226

Dan's Story for World Mental Health Day

227

Adventures of a Shepherdess

228

Meet The Black Farmer - Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones

229

From Farm to Fork with Ollie White

230

Forces Farming

231

Meet Rebecca Wilson from Boots and Heels

232

That Welsh Farmer

233

Harvest 2022

234

Dairying in Dorset with Tom and Sophie Gregory

235

Large Scale Veg with Jack Pearce

236

First Time Turkeys with Jade Stock

237

A Visit to the Quantocks

238

From Helicopters to Farming with Stephen Ware

239

A call to action for the River Wye and other stories with Sarah James

240

Groundswell 2022

241

Making the Most of your location - with Rees Keene

242

What's it like to farm 4 Miles from Clarkson's Farm?

243

Ever Thought of Becoming a Dairy Farmer? Andy Farrow will Convince You

244

How to sell meat to 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here' and other stories with Tim Dobson

245

How will you grow your business in 2022? A visit to Cultivate

246

First Generation Farming in the Cotswolds - with Matt Elliott

247

From Egg Farming to BBC Breakfast with Dan Brown

248

Meet Rural Champion Sheena Horner

249

Six Inches of Soil: the film

250

Open Farm Sunday 2022

251

'The Dairy Farming Conservationist' - Ruth Grice

252

Nikki Yoxall and 'The Wee Mob'

253

Globetrotting and Coming Home with Charlie Beaty

254

For the Love of the Land with Jenny Jefferies

255

Exploring 'the Relationship Crisis Between Town and Country' - with Anna Jones

256

Flying the Flag for Dairy with Becki Leach

257

Everybody's Favourite Dairy Market Analyst

258

Meet the Poultry Farmer of the Year

259

Meet Janet Hughes from Defra

260

Round Up of OFC and ORFC 2022

261

MTF Big Farming Quiz of the Year 2021

262

Farmer of the Year 2021

263

Beef Farmer of the Year 2021

264

Whisky from Yorkshire

265

East of England Farming Conference 2021

266

Farm Business Innovation Show 2021

267

COP26 and Rethink Farming

268

From the Stage to Sheep Farming with Matt Styles

269

Tenant Farming with Chris Cardell

270

A Visit to Wakelyns

271

Farming Means Business

272

Harvest 2021 Special

273

From Soil Science to the Sustainable Food Trust

274

From Farming to the Civil Service and Back Again - Stuart Roberts

275

The National Food Strategy

276

A View from Across the Pond

277

A Trip to Visit George Young and Groundswell

278

FFCC Collaboration 4 - Direct to Your Door

279

FFCC Collaboration 3 - Local Food and Public Procurement

280

FFCC Collaboration 2 - The Dietary Shift for Climate, Nature and Health

281

FFCC Collaboration 1 - The Chefs Who Grow

282

How has Covid impacted food and farming education?

283

The one about the beetles that like dung...yes, dung beetles.

284

Cows on Tour and Much More with Abi Reader

285

An introduction to Kuhn Farm Machinery (UK) for Young Farmers

286

The Suffolk Farmer and 40,000 Birds

287

Meet the Estate Manager

288

'Farming ain't a bad way to earn a living'

289

Farming for Health: An Introduction to Gut Health

290

Meet the Farm Vet

291

How to Start a Food or Drinks Brand

292

The Three Legged Stool

293

Farming for Change - Mapping a Route to 2030

294

The Regenerative Dairy Farmer

295

Oxford Real Farming Conference 2021 - Going Global

296

Oxford Farming Conference 2021 - Meet the Directors

297

Big Farming Quiz of the Year 2020

298

Meet the Listeners

299

Discussing Farm Assurance with SAI Global for NFYFC

300

Past, Present and Future Farming with Joe Stanley

301

How to Talk about Farming and Other Stories with Jane Craigie

302

The Ups and Downs of First Time Farming

303

Horizontal Farming in the Fens

304

A Forward Thinking Sheep Farm

305

Cider with Kate

306

Farming on the Isle of Iona

307

Life is Short, Live It

308

Taking a look at BIG Agriculture

309

Meet the Soil Association's Head of Horticulture

310

Farming, Cooperation and Collaboration

311

A Global View: From Monsanto to Bayer with Mark Buckingham

312

Online Farm Sunday - this coming weekend!

313

Story of a Pint Sized Farmer

314

Thinking about Nutrition

315

Young Farmers Business and Tenancy Training with Savills

316

The Future of Food, Farming and our Countryside

317

Meet the Forester

318

British Flowers Rock!

319

The World Record Holding Monkey Bar Farmer

320

Wales, Countryfile and OCD

321

Meet Fred

322

Meet Ernie the Shepherd

323

Who gives a fork?

324

The Hunter-Naturalist

325

Young Farmers in Lockdown

326

The sheep farmer turned broadcaster

327

Goats, Firepits and COVID

328

Reflections on the Agriculture Bill and an introduction to seaweed farming

329

Jeremy Buxton - from Norfolk to Paris and back

330

Yorkshire to Devon

331

A View from Exmoor

332

How Now Brown Cow

333

Lockdown Continues

334

New Show!

335

New Show...New Music

336

A MTF Podcast Announcement...

337

'Change in Dairy' mini-series - 4. Kerri Waters

338

'Change in Dairy' mini-series - 3. Dr Jude Capper

339

'Change in Dairy' mini-series - 2. John Allen

340

'Change in Dairy' mini-series - 1. Matt Swain

341

Robin Asquith, North Yorkshire

342

Andy Howard, Kent

343

Mental Health, Farming and the Railways

344

Will Evans, Wrexham

345

Gareth Wyn Jones, Conwy

346

Llyr Jones, Denbighshire

347

Emlyn Roberts, Gwynedd

348

Ben Andrews, Herefordshire

349

Ally Hunter-Blair, Herefordshire

350

James and Katie Allen, Oxfordshire

351

Rob Havard, Worcestershire

352

Jonty Brunyee, Gloucestershire

353

Andy Dibben and Kate Yells, Gloucestershire

354

Emily McVeigh, Suffolk

355

Fiona Siddall, Suffolk

356

Sally and Shan Bendall, Suffolk

357

Silas Hedley-Lawrence, Oxfordshire

358

'SPECIAL' - Tendring Show 2019

359

Alaistaire Brice, Suffolk

360

Phil Jarvis, Leicestershire

361

Richard Bower, Staffordshire

362

Katie Anderson, Kent

363

Kit Papworth, Norfolk

364

Helen Browning, Wiltshire

365

Patrick and Brian Barker, Suffolk

366

Georgie Bray, Cambridgeshire

367

William Kendall, Suffolk

368

Guy and Emily French, Essex

369

Spencer Christy, Essex

370

Andrew Dewing

371

Jonny Crickmore, Suffolk

372

Martin Lines, Cambridgeshire

373

'SPECIAL' - Searching for Common Ground at the Oxford Farming Conference and Oxford Real Farming Conference

374

Guy Smith, Essex

375

Teleri Fielden, Snowdonia

376

'SPECIAL' - East of England Farming Conference 2018

377

John Pawsey, Suffolk

378

Mark Hayward, Suffolk

379

George Young, Essex

380

'SPECIAL' - Royal Highland Show 2018

381

Martyn Bergius, Scottish Borders

382

Jim Shanks, Scottish Borders

383

Matt Naylor, Lincolnshire

384

Stephen Briggs, Cambridgeshire

385

Gala Bailey-Barker, Sussex

386

'SPECIAL' - Nature Friendly Farming Network

387

Tom Bradshaw, Essex

388

'SPECIAL' - Oxford Real Farming Conference 2018

389

Eddie Andrew, South Yorkshire

390

Tom Martin, Cambridgeshire

391

Fiona Provan, Suffolk

392

'SPECIAL' - The Royal Welsh Show 2017

393

Paul Kelly, Essex

394

Ed Ford, Essex

395

Tim May, Hampshire

396

Luke Hasell, North Somerset

397

'SPECIAL' - Oxford Real Farming Conference 2017

398

David Lord, Essex

399

Elm Tree Farm, Bristol

400

Anna and Phil Bryant, Wiltshire