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Meet the Farmers Podcast Meet the Farmers is a podcast that connects farmers and listeners. Available to listen to on Apple P

23/05/2022

Today’s episode is all about inspiring farmers and rural business owners to grow and develop their businesses and themselves. Last week I went along to near Macclesfield. Cultivate, founded by and Andy Venables from is all about encouraging people to work on rather than in their businesses for a day. Truly inspirational speaker line up who included , , Rosie Brown from and .

Listen now wherever you listen to your podcasts.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/meet-the-farmers/id1490947027?i=1000563250815

This week meet first generation farmer Matt Elliott of  who farms Hereford cattle for beef in the   with his wife Laura....
16/05/2022

This week meet first generation farmer Matt Elliott of who farms Hereford cattle for beef in the with his wife Laura. Matt and Laura went from running an allotment in , to travelling from farm to farm with () to gaining a farm tenancy with the where they have been for nearly 5 years. Listen now on Spotify, apple podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/meet-the-farmers/id1490947027?i=1000561541837

There's some straight talking about politics on this week's show with guest host Will Evans and dairy market analyst Chr...
07/02/2022

There's some straight talking about politics on this week's show with guest host Will Evans and dairy market analyst Chris Walkland.

https://meet-the-farmers.simplecast.com/episodes/everybodys-favourite-dairy-market-analyst

This week guest host Will Evans (!!) and Ben speak to 'everybody's favourite dairy market analyst' Chris Walkland who can be found every Friday over on the Kite Podcast. As well as hearing about Chris's career there is some straight talking about the industry and politics.

07/11/2021

On tomorrow’s show UK Chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network Martin Lines is on to talk about COP26 and their recent Rethink Farming campaign. Stream on your favourite service from 9am tomorrow morning.

27/06/2021

Just in case anyone is wondering what's happened, I am taking a podcasting break at the moment but the show will be back on Monday 5th July!

This week Ben speaks to Yorkshire arable farmer Richard Bramley. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z2Mc9jBEDo
09/03/2021

This week Ben speaks to Yorkshire arable farmer Richard Bramley.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z2Mc9jBEDo

Ben meets Yorkshire arable farmer Richard Bramley on episode 110 of the Meet the Farmers podcast.

On the podcast today we're talking   and how it relates to farming, - conversation with Dr Sally Bell and Lucy Williamso...
01/03/2021

On the podcast today we're talking and how it relates to farming, - conversation with Dr Sally Bell and Lucy Williamson Nutrition .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tryfF3xEppk

Ben speaks to Dr Sally Bell and Dr Lucy Williamson about gut health and the science and practice behind it. Resources from Lucy -Insta lucywilliamsonnutr...

22/02/2021

On today's show we hear from Navaratnam Partheeban about his career as a farm vet, his Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust scholarship, British Veterinary Ethnicity and Diversity Society - BVEDS and a lot more. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or all the other usual places.

https://meet-the-farmers.simplecast.com/episodes/meet-the-farm-vet

Are you thinking about starting a food or drinks brand? Well, today on the show we're talking about branding with Richar...
15/02/2021

Are you thinking about starting a food or drinks brand? Well, today on the show we're talking about branding with Richard Horwell, Managing Director at Brand Relations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY9iQfeOGnc

On episode 107 of the Meet the Farmers podcast Ben discusses branding with Managing Director of Brand Relations, Richard Horwell.

Something to listen to on a cold February day. Today's episode is with Wiltshire based mixed farmer David Butler. https:...
08/02/2021

Something to listen to on a cold February day. Today's episode is with Wiltshire based mixed farmer David Butler.

https://meet-the-farmers.simplecast.com/episodes/the-three-legged-stool

This week Ben meets Wiltshire based mixed farmer (dairy, arable, beef), David Butler, and learns about how he keeps his business sustainable through a multi-enterprise approach.

This week Ben speaks to Sue Pritchard CEO of the Food Farming and Countryside Commission and Becky Speight, CEO of the R...
01/02/2021

This week Ben speaks to Sue Pritchard CEO of the Food Farming and Countryside Commission and Becky Speight, CEO of the RSPB about the FFCC's latest report 'Farming for Change'. Check it out on Youtube or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWfkMzGyQBw

Ben speaks to the CEO of the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission, Sue Prtchard and the CEO of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Becky Speig...

This week's episode features West Sussex dairy farmer and 2019 Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust scholar, Dan Burdett....
25/01/2021

This week's episode features West Sussex dairy farmer and 2019 Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust scholar, Dan Burdett.

https://meet-the-farmers.simplecast.com/episodes/the-regenerative-dairy-farmer

Ben meets West Sussex dairy farmer Dan Burdett who recently did his Nuffield scholarship on 'Increasing productivity through increasing diversity on UK dairy farms'. Dan worked away from the farm in London for several years and travelled the world before joining the family business.

How has COVID impacted on rural communications? Find out in this podcast episode with Jane Craigie from Jane Craigie Mar...
13/01/2021

How has COVID impacted on rural communications? Find out in this podcast episode with Jane Craigie from Jane Craigie Marketing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpC9TgCsVns

Ben meets Jane Craigie who runs Jane Craigie Marketing, a marketing, media and communications business based in Scotland. Jane's father was a spy and the dis...

This morning's episode is also on Youtube. Have a watch or have on in the background. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K...
11/01/2021

This morning's episode is also on Youtube. Have a watch or have on in the background.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KA7WnD23Nc

It's January which means it's the Oxford Farming Conference. The conference was virtual this year which brought on new challenges but also opportunities for ...

Don't forget that you can watch Meet the Farmers podcast interviews on YouTube. Quite a few old episodes have recently b...
10/01/2021

Don't forget that you can watch Meet the Farmers podcast interviews on YouTube. Quite a few old episodes have recently been uploaded, like this one with Paula and Pete Hynes. Head over to the YouTube channel to watch and subscribe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOu573LvNDE

Ben meets Irish dairy farmers Paula and Pete Hynes who farm near Cork. Pete and Paula are dedicated mental health awareness campaigners and run the ...

Youtube version with Kate Beavan now available.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uucQ-oB0Rxc
04/01/2021

Youtube version with Kate Beavan now available.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uucQ-oB0Rxc

Ben heads to south Wales to speak to beef and sheep farmer, lecturer and cider maker Kate Beavan. Kate has also appeared on Lambing Live and The One Show. Po...

Over the next couple of days I'll be uploading Youtube versions of quite a few previous interviews (full length). To sta...
03/01/2021

Over the next couple of days I'll be uploading Youtube versions of quite a few previous interviews (full length). To start with here is the episode with Irish dairy farmers Paula and Pete Hynes from back in early November last year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOu573LvNDE

Ben meets Irish dairy farmers Paula and Pete Hynes who farm near Cork. Pete and Paula are dedicated mental health awareness campaigners and run the ...

For the final podcast of the year Ben is joined by Gareth Wyn Jones, Guy Smith, Emily Norton and Johann Tasker to look b...
28/12/2020

For the final podcast of the year Ben is joined by Gareth Wyn Jones, Guy Smith, Emily Norton and Johann Tasker to look back on 2020 in the Big Farming Quiz of the Year. Watch on Youtube or listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYDYbPeV65U

Ben is joined by Guy Smith, Johann Tasker, Emily Norton and Gareth Wyn-Jones to look back on 2020 and take part in the very first Meet the Farmers Big Farmin...

26/12/2020

Join Ben along with guests Gareth Wyn Jones, Johann Tasker, Emily Norton and Guy Smith to look back on the year and for the very first Meet the Farmers Big Farming Quiz of the year. Episode available from Monday morning on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Youtube and all the usual podcast places.

This week's podcast features Leicestershire farmer and farming columnist Joe Stanley, giving his frank opinion on the fu...
14/12/2020

This week's podcast features Leicestershire farmer and farming columnist Joe Stanley, giving his frank opinion on the future of his farm and the farming industry.

https://meet-the-farmers.simplecast.com/episodes/past-present-and-future-farming-with-joe-stanley

Ben meets Leicestershire arable and beef farmer Joe Stanley. Joe is also a trustee of the Henry Plumb Foundation. He’s on the steering committee for the East of England Farming Conference. He’s the NFU branch chair for North West Leicestershire and the NFU county Vice-Chair for Leicestershire, N...

What a pleasure to speak to Jane Craigie from Jane Craigie Marketing for this latest episode of the podcast. Listen in a...
07/12/2020

What a pleasure to speak to Jane Craigie from Jane Craigie Marketing for this latest episode of the podcast. Listen in all the usual places.

https://meet-the-farmers.simplecast.com/episodes/how-to-talk-about-farming-and-other-stories-with-jane-craigie

Ben meets Jane Craigie from Jane Craigie Marketing, a marketing, media and communications business, based in Scotland and focused on the rural sector and food and farming businesses. Jane is a Chartered Marketer with over 25 years’ experience in marketing within the agri-food sector. She is a memb...

This week Ben speaks to Cambridgeshire arable farmer Tom Clarke about sugar, nature and his life before farming. Listen ...
23/11/2020

This week Ben speaks to Cambridgeshire arable farmer Tom Clarke about sugar, nature and his life before farming. Listen on simplecast, soudcloud, spotify, apple podcasts and all other podcast providers.

https://meet-the-farmers.simplecast.com/episodes/horizontal-farming-in-the-fens

Ben meets Cambridgeshire farmer Tom Clarke and they talk about how Tom's life was turned upside down when his father died and he was launched in at the deep end, heading back to manage the family farm in the Fens. They also talk sugar, soil, nature and much more.

This week, alongside a roundup of the latest farming news, Ben is talking sheep with Welsh farmer Tom Jones (no, not tha...
16/11/2020

This week, alongside a roundup of the latest farming news, Ben is talking sheep with Welsh farmer Tom Jones (no, not that Tom Jones 😂).

https://meet-the-farmers.simplecast.com/episodes/a-forward-thinking-sheep-farm

Alongside the week's farming news Ben meets Tom Jones, a sheep and beef farmer from Montgomerishire in mid Wales. Tom has also been a contract shepherd and shearer and is a livestock focus farmer writer for Farmers Weekly.

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