It’s in our Roots Podcast

This year’s Farmers Weekly Awards was a HUGE celebration of British agriculture and showcased the very best of our industry. You can relive our full experience, from walking down Park Lane to chatting to some of the award winners, in our dedicated podcast episode. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/itsinourroots #FWAwards

Happy #Farm24 day! 👊 We’re never going to stop celebrating our farming roots and today is the best opportunity to fill our social feeds with agricultural goodness. In our latest episode, we take a look back at all the farming chat from across series 4, from Elizabeth (Hammetts Dairy) at this year’s Devon Farm Business Awards, to Ed Horton and Chris Berry at this year’s Rootstock and everything in between. This series we had SO many conversations that champion British farming and we’re SO grateful to the people that work so hard to showcase the very best of our industry. 👉 https://linktr.ee/itsinourroots

It’s been three weeks since our trip to Groundswell Agriculture, but we’re still buzzing from an incredible couple of days of regenerative farming goodness. Listen to our latest bonus episodes to hear our Groundswell adventure in full 🎙 Thanks again to the headline sponsor Affinity Water for having us! Listen here: https://linktr.ee/itsinourroots

LAMBING SHED GOALS 😍 During our visit to Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park, we had a chat to Katie who was presenting in the lambing shed! Katie’s job is to explain to the public the lambing process and on the podcast she talks about the importance of being completely transparent about the highs and lows of farming. It’s safe to say Will was incredibly jealous of this lambing shed set up! Listen here: https://linktr.ee/itsinourroots #lambing #lambing2023 Cowley Hill Farm - G&RM Roobottom

Make sure you listen to our latest episode, where we catch up with Devon’s Farmer of the Year and Devon YFC legend - Chris Berry! Chris was a speaker at this year’s Rootstock Devon and spoke about the changes he’s made on his farm to make his business more profitable, whilst also benefiting his family life and the environment. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/itsinourroots 📸 Sian Mercer

NEW EPISODE 🎙 Recorded at LAMMA 2023, this week we’re chatting to the founder of Forces Farming, Jeremy Gibbs. Forces Farming supports ex service men and women into agricultural and rural careers. We chat to Jeremy about why he set it up and what drives him to continue to help as many people as possible into the agricultural industry. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/itsinourroots

Author and entrepreneur Hannah Russell, Little Alf and friends has gone through a lot in her life, but her love for her animals has always been there. In our latest episode, she talks about how her sheep helped her through her cancer treatment. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/itsinourroots

NEW EPISODE 🎙 We have a world record holder on the podcast! This week we’re chatting to Marie Prebble, the first ever women’s eight hour strongwool ewe world record holder 💪 Marie talks about growing up on the farm and her journey to making farming her career, as well as the full story behind her epic world record shearing event. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/itsinourroots

NEW EPISODE 🎙 Farms for City Children! This week we’re chatting to Donna Edmonds, the CEO at Farms for City Children, a charity that immerses children from urban communities into a totally new world of farming! Donna reminisces about her first experience of the countryside aged 21 as a teacher on a Farms for City Children visit. Little did she realise how much of a profound impact this visit would have… Listen here: https://linktr.ee/itsinourroots

NEW EPISODE! 🎙 This week we’re joined by Laura Ractliffe to talk all things Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution! 🌾 We were both blown away by the huge amount of support they offer. We talk through the results of their Big Farming Survey, their mental health support services, as well as what it’s like to work for an agricultural charity. If you want to reach out to them, please call their 24/7 freephone helpline on 0800 188 4444. Or alternatively, visit rabi.org.uk to find out more. Listen here: https://linktr.ee/itsinourroots

The Thatchers Taste Challenge! 😋 Who’s seen Thatchers Gold outside of a tin? Well it turns out Holly hasn’t…. In our latest episode, Holly has a go at tasting different varieties of Thatchers Cider and guessing which one it is! We’re not sure she’s gonna get a spot on the Thatchers official tasting panel… Listen to it in full in our latest episode: https://linktr.ee/itsinourroots

SOUND ON! 🎙The It’s in our Roots Podcast is officially BACK with a third series! 🌱 To kick things off, we’re chatting to the Farmers Weekly presenting duo, Becca and Lizzie! We chat about the creation of their Boots and Heels podcast, as well as common misconceptions about the agricultural industry. We also challenge them to our Boots & Heels version of Mr & Mrs! Listen here: https://linktr.ee/itsinourroots