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Meet the Farmers — 406 episodes

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1

After the Drought: What Needs to Change on UK Farms? [Big Debate ep22]

2

Reasons to Be Confident About the Future of Farming

3

What Would You Do With £1 Million on Your Farm? Big Debate ep21.

4

The Reality of Farming in Britain's Drought. Big Debate ep20

5

Ben shares some news

6

EMERGENCY EPISODE - Wild Fires, Grazing, Rewilding and the Conversation We're Not Having Enough

7

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

8

Derek vs Derek The Film - meet the Dereks

9

Answers to YOUR Questions on Farm Diversification and Viticulture

10

Are Cover Crops Worth Planting?

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

Reasons to Be Confident About the Future of Farming

22

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

23

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

24

What's the future for the Common Agricultural Policy?

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

From Doctor to Farmer - Dr Johnny Wake's story

29

Dairy v Arable Spring Update with Ally and Sophie

30

Going Against the Grain - Henry Astor from Bruern Farms

31

The Story of Petite Peonies - Cambridgeshire farmer David Wheatley

32

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

33

Accelerating Regenerative Agriculture in the Cotswolds

34

Artificial Intelligence and Agriculture - What's the future?

35

Emergent Generation: Young Voices in Farming and Food PART 2

36

Emergent Generation: Young Voices in Farming and Food PART 1

37

Questions about Seasonal Workers - Big Debate Bonus

38

Emergent Generation - Young Voices in Farming and Food TRAILER

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

43

From Dairy Farming to YouTube: Josh Misselbrook's Story

44

Reasons to be Confident about the future of farming

45

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

46

The Salty Shepherd - Steve Penberthy in Cornwall

47

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

48

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

49

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

50

The Radmore Farm Journey - with Ben Aveling

51

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

52

ORFC 2026 - seed saving, community, sustainability and futures

53

A Tale of Two Tenant Farmers

54

An Audio Diary from Downlands Estate with James Gilboy

55

Big Farming Quiz of the Year: Reflecting on 2025

56

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

57

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

58

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

59

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

60

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

61

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

62

Farmers React to the Budget - The Big Debate ep3

63

From Livestock Farming to the Radio - with Sam Walton

64

Do farmers need a new fitness culture?

65

Meet Rich the Funky Farmer - Pioneering Farming Youtuber

66

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

67

Ben travels to Kenya - IFAJ CONGRESS 2025 - PART 2

68

Ben travels to Kenya - IFAJ CONGRESS 2025 - PART 1

69

Farming in Iceland - with Jack Bradley

70

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

71

Charlotte Ashley on Farming and the Influencer label

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

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

76

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

77

What was harvest 2025 like for farmers? Harvest 2025 Special

78

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

79

Sheep farming in Australia - meet Tara from Tara Farms

80

Getting started in farming - with James Warwick

81

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

82

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

83

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

84

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

85

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

86

Groundswell 2025 - Exploring 'regenerative' beyond the farm gate

87

Tim Parton: Resilience, Regeneration, and Rethinking Arable Farming

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

The Women Revolutionizing Regenerative Agriculture - with Stephanie Anderson

95

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

96

Paludiculture and Wetter Farming - An Opportunity for Agriculture?

97

Agroforestry Mini Series ep3 - The 'How' of Agroforestry

98

Agroforestry Mini Series ep2 - Silvopasture v Silvoarable systems

99

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

100

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

101

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

102

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

103

Hydroelectric, sheep and sustainability in Wales - with James Raw

104

A Farm in London - with Tom Davis

105

Borders Farm Life - with Matthew Anderson

106

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

107

NFU Conference Review, Steve Reed and Inheritance Tax

108

Farmers - What Keeps You Awake At Night?

109

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

110

Forward Thinking Farming on 6000 hectares - with Chris Baylis

111

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

112

A regenerative journey - with Kyle Richardville and Stuart Johnson

113

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

114

Searching for Innovation at Oxford Real Farming Conference

115

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

116

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

117

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

118

The Road Towards Farming Full Time- with George Sturla

119

Land Alive 2024 - The New Regenerative Event

120

Farmers Rally in London and the Reaction Since the Budget

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

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

125

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

126

Growing Tea in Wales - with Lucy George

127

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

128

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

129

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

130

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

131

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

132

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

133

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

134

Harvest Special 2024

135

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

136

The Sustainable Food and Farming Pioneer - Patrick Holden

137

Into the archive - Helen Browning and Edward Vipond

138

Into the archive - Amanda Owen and Tom Clarke

139

Into the archive - Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones and Anna Jones

140

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

141

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

142

Groundswell 2024 - How to scale regenerative agriculture?

143

Investing in Soil Health and Regenerative Agriculture - with Jake Freestone

144

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

145

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

146

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

147

Discovering Farming in Japan - with Rupert Shinner

148

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

149

Ranching on a big scale - with Lauren Johnson

150

Rooted in Resilience: A Visit to Cultivate 2024

151

Back to the Ranch - with Avery Wrigglesworth

152

Curlews and Farming in the Dales - with Leigh Weston

153

'Move Your Cows More Frequently' - with Ben Thomas

154

Into the podcast archive

155

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

156

From Interior Design to the Farm - with Anna Barton

157

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

158

The one with former MP Neil Parish

159

Six Inches of Soil - meet the team!

160

American Apples and Facebook Marketplace - with Kait Thornton

161

Building the Inclusive Farm - with Mike Duxbury

162

Corn, Soybeans and Social Media - with Zoe Kent

163

Bringing the Cows Back Home - with Huw Foulkes

164

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

165

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

166

The Compaction Crisis - Talking Soils with Niels Corfield

167

Dairy Down Under - with Rachael McGrath

168

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

169

The Big Farming Quiz of the Year 2023

170

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

171

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

172

Christmas is Coming - a revisit to see Paul Kelly

173

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

174

When Farming Meets Radio - Hugh Broom

175

Meeting Amy the Lancashire Cowgirl

176

Counting Sheep with Matt Blyth

177

Meet the Dairy Daughter - Amy Eggleston

178

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

179

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

180

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

181

5 Years of Just Farmers

182

The Benefits of Learning on the Job - with Eveey Hunter

183

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

184

A Rollercoaster of a Year - with Tom Carlisle

185

'The Voice of the Pig' - with Mark Jagger

186

Meet the Farmers Harvest Special 2023

187

How a Farm Magazine Came to Life - with Mike Donovan

188

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

189

Keep Calm and Carry On - with Gwyndaf Thomas

190

Farming and Podcasting in Ireland - with Noel Clancy

191

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

192

Farm Safety Week Special - with Richard Wade

193

'Every Day is Different' - with Chris Dickinson

194

Groundswell 2023 - What does regenerative agriculture mean in 2023?

195

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

196

Permaculture on a farm scale - with Huw Evans

197

The Global Farmher - travelling the world with Rachel Stratton

198

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

199

Reflecting on another 100 episodes with Will Evans

200

Irish Dairy to Dung Beetles with Bruce Thompson

201

Farming and Agri-Software - with Adam Short

202

Flourishing into the Future - with Calixta Killander

203

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

204

'A passion for dairy' with Jessica Langton

205

The Marathon Running Farmer - meet Charles Anyan

206

Farming on the Isle of Man with Ean and Harry Parsons

207

Caithness and Carbon Markets with Ranald Angus

208

What makes great milk? - with Martin Gott

209

Selling Direct with Helen Griffiths

210

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

211

Putting Down Roots - with Sarah Langford

212

How to Fail at Farming - with Josh Heyneke

213

Farming and Schools with Luke Abblitt

214

Regenerating Farming and Minds with Ben Taylor Davies

215

JB Farming Life - Ben meets Jen Braithwaite

216

Regenerative Farming, Rewilding and Mindset Change - with Russ Carrington

217

Meet the Young Dairy Farmer of the Year 2022

218

Oxford Farming Conference and Oxford Real Farming Conference 2023

219

Big Farming Quiz of the Year 2022

220

From Chef to Farmer with Karl Franklin

221

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

222

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

223

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

224

Christmas is Coming at the Logie Estate

225

What makes good leadership? - with Toby Simpson

226

'Enjoy the Adventure' - with James Edwards

227

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

228

Never Give Up to achieve your Goal - with Jim Beary

229

Meet the Yorkshire Shepherdess - Amanda Owen

230

Apples and Hops with Ali Capper

231

Past, present and future on a family pig farm

232

Dan's Story for World Mental Health Day

233

Adventures of a Shepherdess

234

Meet The Black Farmer - Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones

235

From Farm to Fork with Ollie White

236

Forces Farming

237

Meet Rebecca Wilson from Boots and Heels

238

That Welsh Farmer

239

Harvest 2022

240

Dairying in Dorset with Tom and Sophie Gregory

241

Large Scale Veg with Jack Pearce

242

First Time Turkeys with Jade Stock

243

A Visit to the Quantocks

244

From Helicopters to Farming with Stephen Ware

245

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

246

Groundswell 2022

247

Making the Most of your location - with Rees Keene

248

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

249

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

250

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

251

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

252

First Generation Farming in the Cotswolds - with Matt Elliott

253

From Egg Farming to BBC Breakfast with Dan Brown

254

Meet Rural Champion Sheena Horner

255

Six Inches of Soil: the film

256

Open Farm Sunday 2022

257

'The Dairy Farming Conservationist' - Ruth Grice

258

Nikki Yoxall and 'The Wee Mob'

259

Globetrotting and Coming Home with Charlie Beaty

260

For the Love of the Land with Jenny Jefferies

261

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

262

Flying the Flag for Dairy with Becki Leach

263

Everybody's Favourite Dairy Market Analyst

264

Meet the Poultry Farmer of the Year

265

Meet Janet Hughes from Defra

266

Round Up of OFC and ORFC 2022

267

MTF Big Farming Quiz of the Year 2021

268

Farmer of the Year 2021

269

Beef Farmer of the Year 2021

270

Whisky from Yorkshire

271

East of England Farming Conference 2021

272

Farm Business Innovation Show 2021

273

COP26 and Rethink Farming

274

From the Stage to Sheep Farming with Matt Styles

275

Tenant Farming with Chris Cardell

276

A Visit to Wakelyns

277

Farming Means Business

278

Harvest 2021 Special

279

From Soil Science to the Sustainable Food Trust

280

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

281

The National Food Strategy

282

A View from Across the Pond

283

A Trip to Visit George Young and Groundswell

284

FFCC Collaboration 4 - Direct to Your Door

285

FFCC Collaboration 3 - Local Food and Public Procurement

286

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

287

FFCC Collaboration 1 - The Chefs Who Grow

288

How has Covid impacted food and farming education?

289

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

290

Cows on Tour and Much More with Abi Reader

291

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

292

The Suffolk Farmer and 40,000 Birds

293

Meet the Estate Manager

294

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

295

Farming for Health: An Introduction to Gut Health

296

Meet the Farm Vet

297

How to Start a Food or Drinks Brand

298

The Three Legged Stool

299

Farming for Change - Mapping a Route to 2030

300

The Regenerative Dairy Farmer

301

Oxford Real Farming Conference 2021 - Going Global

302

Oxford Farming Conference 2021 - Meet the Directors

303

Big Farming Quiz of the Year 2020

304

Meet the Listeners

305

Discussing Farm Assurance with SAI Global for NFYFC

306

Past, Present and Future Farming with Joe Stanley

307

How to Talk about Farming and Other Stories with Jane Craigie

308

The Ups and Downs of First Time Farming

309

Horizontal Farming in the Fens

310

A Forward Thinking Sheep Farm

311

Cider with Kate

312

Farming on the Isle of Iona

313

Life is Short, Live It

314

Taking a look at BIG Agriculture

315

Meet the Soil Association's Head of Horticulture

316

Farming, Cooperation and Collaboration

317

A Global View: From Monsanto to Bayer with Mark Buckingham

318

Online Farm Sunday - this coming weekend!

319

Story of a Pint Sized Farmer

320

Thinking about Nutrition

321

Young Farmers Business and Tenancy Training with Savills

322

The Future of Food, Farming and our Countryside

323

Meet the Forester

324

British Flowers Rock!

325

The World Record Holding Monkey Bar Farmer

326

Wales, Countryfile and OCD

327

Meet Fred

328

Meet Ernie the Shepherd

329

Who gives a fork?

330

The Hunter-Naturalist

331

Young Farmers in Lockdown

332

The sheep farmer turned broadcaster

333

Goats, Firepits and COVID

334

Reflections on the Agriculture Bill and an introduction to seaweed farming

335

Jeremy Buxton - from Norfolk to Paris and back

336

Yorkshire to Devon

337

A View from Exmoor

338

How Now Brown Cow

339

Lockdown Continues

340

New Show!

341

New Show...New Music

342

A MTF Podcast Announcement...

343

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

344

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

345

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

346

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

347

Robin Asquith, North Yorkshire

348

Andy Howard, Kent

349

Mental Health, Farming and the Railways

350

Will Evans, Wrexham

351

Gareth Wyn Jones, Conwy

352

Llyr Jones, Denbighshire

353

Emlyn Roberts, Gwynedd

354

Ben Andrews, Herefordshire

355

Ally Hunter-Blair, Herefordshire

356

James and Katie Allen, Oxfordshire

357

Rob Havard, Worcestershire

358

Jonty Brunyee, Gloucestershire

359

Andy Dibben and Kate Yells, Gloucestershire

360

Emily McVeigh, Suffolk

361

Fiona Siddall, Suffolk

362

Sally and Shan Bendall, Suffolk

363

Silas Hedley-Lawrence, Oxfordshire

364

'SPECIAL' - Tendring Show 2019

365

Alaistaire Brice, Suffolk

366

Phil Jarvis, Leicestershire

367

Richard Bower, Staffordshire

368

Katie Anderson, Kent

369

Kit Papworth, Norfolk

370

Helen Browning, Wiltshire

371

Patrick and Brian Barker, Suffolk

372

Georgie Bray, Cambridgeshire

373

William Kendall, Suffolk

374

Guy and Emily French, Essex

375

Spencer Christy, Essex

376

Andrew Dewing

377

Jonny Crickmore, Suffolk

378

Martin Lines, Cambridgeshire

379

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

380

Guy Smith, Essex

381

Teleri Fielden, Snowdonia

382

'SPECIAL' - East of England Farming Conference 2018

383

John Pawsey, Suffolk

384

Mark Hayward, Suffolk

385

George Young, Essex

386

'SPECIAL' - Royal Highland Show 2018

387

Martyn Bergius, Scottish Borders

388

Jim Shanks, Scottish Borders

389

Matt Naylor, Lincolnshire

390

Stephen Briggs, Cambridgeshire

391

Gala Bailey-Barker, Sussex

392

'SPECIAL' - Nature Friendly Farming Network

393

Tom Bradshaw, Essex

394

'SPECIAL' - Oxford Real Farming Conference 2018

395

Eddie Andrew, South Yorkshire

396

Tom Martin, Cambridgeshire

397

Fiona Provan, Suffolk

398

'SPECIAL' - The Royal Welsh Show 2017

399

Paul Kelly, Essex

400

Ed Ford, Essex

401

Tim May, Hampshire

402

Luke Hasell, North Somerset

403

'SPECIAL' - Oxford Real Farming Conference 2017

404

David Lord, Essex

405

Elm Tree Farm, Bristol

406

Anna and Phil Bryant, Wiltshire