Explore every episode of the podcast Meet the Farmers
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| 100 Years of Biodynamic Farming: Episode 2: Biodynamic Farming Today and Tomorrow | 22 Nov 2024 | 00:24:39 | |
This podcast was presented and produced by Ben Eagle for RuralPod Media. To find out more about our work visit ruralpodmedia.co.uk or find our podcasts on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Special thanks to everybody who contributed to this series including Gabriel Kaye, Bernard Jarman, Berni Courts, Alison and John Chapman,Emma Hams, Gala Bailey Barker, Louisa Ellerker, Peter Darwell and Cattherine Powell. Thanks also to Hawkwood College and the Biodynamic Association. This music for the series was from Flying Heads and CW Music Productions. Meet the Farmers is produced by RuralPod Media, the only specialist rural podcast production agency. Please note that this podcast does not constitute advice. Our podcast disclaimer can be found here. About Ben and RuralPod Media Ben Eagle is the founder and Head of Podcasts at RuralPod Media, a specialist rural podcast production agency. He is also a freelance rural affairs and agricultural journalist. You can find out more at ruralpodmedia.co.uk or benjamineagle.co.uk If you have a business interested in getting involved with podcasting check us out at RuralPod Media. We'd love to help you spread your message. Please subscribe to the show and leave us a review wherever you are listening. Follow us on social media Instagram @mtf_podcast Twitter @mtf_podcast Watch us on Youtube here | |||
| 100 Years of Biodynamic Farming: Episode 1 - Biodynamic Roots: A Century of Growth | 22 Nov 2024 | 00:29:24 | |
This podcast was presented and produced by Ben Eagle for RuralPod Media. To find out more about our work Special thanks for this episode to everybody who contributed including Gabriel Kaye, Bernard Jarman, Berni Courts, Catherine Powell and Alison and John Chapman. Thanks also to Hawkwood College and the Biodynamic Association. Meet the Farmers is produced by RuralPod Media, the only specialist rural podcast production agency. Please note that this podcast does not constitute advice. Our podcast disclaimer can be found here. About Ben and RuralPod Media Ben Eagle is the founder and Head of Podcasts at RuralPod Media, a specialist rural podcast production agency. He is also a freelance rural affairs and agricultural journalist. You can find out more at ruralpodmedia.co.uk or benjamineagle.co.uk If you have a business interested in getting involved with podcasting check us out at RuralPod Media. We'd love to help you spread your message. Please subscribe to the show and leave us a review wherever you are listening. Follow us on social media Instagram @mtf_podcast Twitter @mtf_podcast Watch us on Youtube here | |||
| ME, PoTS and life on a Yorkshire farm - with Holly Moscrop | 23 Sep 2024 | 00:33:00 | |
Image credit: Holly Moscrop Meet the Farmers is produced by RuralPod Media, the only specialist rural podcast production agency. Please note that this podcast does not constitute advice. Our podcast disclaimer can be found here. About Ben and RuralPod Media Ben Eagle is the founder and Head of Podcasts at RuralPod Media, a specialist rural podcast production agency. He is also a freelance rural affairs and agricultural journalist. You can find out more at ruralpodmedia.co.uk or benjamineagle.co.uk If you have a business interested in getting involved with podcasting check us out at RuralPod Media. We'd love to help you spread your message. Please subscribe to the show and leave us a review wherever you are listening. Follow us on social media Instagram @mtf_podcast Twitter @mtf_podcast Watch us on Youtube here | |||
| Trees on Farms Mini-series: Episode 3 ''Agroforestry and Trees in Regenerative Farming Systems'' | 09 Dec 2022 | 00:30:33 | |
| Trees on Farms Mini-series: Episode 2 ''Making Money from Trees'' | 07 Dec 2022 | 00:39:56 | |
| Trees on Farms Mini-series: Episode 1 ''Woodlands and Wildlife'' | 05 Dec 2022 | 00:30:55 | |
Woods for Nature Fact Sheet - How woodland creation can help biodiversity Tree planting and woodland creation overview Read some inspiring woodland creation case studies Find out more about England Woodland Creation Offer
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| Christmas is Coming at the Logie Estate | 30 Nov 2022 | 00:19:47 | |
This episode is a bonus episode produced with A-Plan Rural Insurance.
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| What makes good leadership? - with Toby Simpson | 28 Nov 2022 | 00:35:31 | |
The podcast Toby mentions is The Centre for Army Leadership podcast. | |||
| 'Enjoy the Adventure' - with James Edwards | 24 Nov 2022 | 01:00:01 | |
| A Somerset Farm Looking to the Future - with Emily Addicott-Sauvao | 20 Nov 2022 | 00:35:37 | |
Ben travels to just outside of Bath to meet Somerset arable (and wine) farmer Emily Addicott-Sauvao.
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| Never Give Up to achieve your Goal - with Jim Beary | 14 Nov 2022 | 00:46:03 | |
Ben meets Jim Beary who farms beef, sheep, pigs and chickens in the Westmorland Dales which is in Cumbria but part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
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| Meet the Yorkshire Shepherdess - Amanda Owen | 31 Oct 2022 | 00:46:50 | |
Link to Amanda''s latest book Celebrating the Seasons with the Yorkshire Shepherdess Link to the Meet the Farmers Patreon Page - to support the podcast Timecodes: 00:20 Ben introduces Amanda 02:12 Amanda comes in 03:14 Ben and Amanda talk about reading and writing 07:50 Young people with the farming dream 09:25 Writing books 15:07 Ben and Amanda discuss her most recent book Celebrating the Seasons with the Yorkshire Shepherdess - why are people so fascinated by the story of hill farmers? 22:06 Amanda talks about the Swaledale breed 24:17 How was the farm impacted by foot and mouth? 27:05 Dogs 32:08 Is Amanda a people person? 35:18 Do what you love in life 40:00 Farmers getting the blame for everything 43:26 Amanda's message for the public 44:40 Amanda's message for farmers | |||
| Apples and Hops with Ali Capper | 24 Oct 2022 | 00:40:44 | |
Ali's farm website - Ali Capper - Stocks Farm | |||
| Keep Calm and Carry On: The Story of Growing a New Horticultural Business - with Sinead Fenton | 16 Sep 2024 | 00:47:41 | |
Image credit: Sinead Fenton Meet the Farmers is produced by RuralPod Media, the only specialist rural podcast production agency. Please note that this podcast does not constitute advice. Our podcast disclaimer can be found here. About Ben and RuralPod Media Ben Eagle is the founder and Head of Podcasts at RuralPod Media, a specialist rural podcast production agency. He is also a freelance rural affairs and agricultural journalist. You can find out more at ruralpodmedia.co.uk or benjamineagle.co.uk If you have a business interested in getting involved with podcasting check us out at RuralPod Media. We'd love to help you spread your message. Please subscribe to the show and leave us a review wherever you are listening. Follow us on social media Instagram @mtf_podcast Twitter @mtf_podcast Watch us on Youtube here | |||
| Past, present and future on a family pig farm | 17 Oct 2022 | 00:31:30 | |
01:35 Kate comes on 02:17 discussion on the current state of the pig sector 03:57 Is this pig crisis any different to previous crises? 07:48 Intro to Kate's farm and how it has changed over time. 11:50 The Morgan family used to have an outdoor unit. Here it is discussed. 13:35 The farm's diversifications 16:05 Kate moves from University to the world of work 16:45 When and why did she move back to the family farm? 18:50 Running and hockey 19:36 Kate talks to the media quite a bit...but why? 21:10 Bite into British campaign 28:00 Message to the Public 28:48 Message to farmers
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| Dan's Story for World Mental Health Day | 10 Oct 2022 | 00:58:19 | |
Link to the website of The DPJ Foundation - Mental Health Farming Charity | Home | The DPJ Foundation 00:00:11 Ben introduces the podcast and today's guest Emma O'Donnell 00:03:17 Emma O'Donnell, today's guest, enters the conversation. 00:07:45 Emma explain's how she and Dan first met. 00:15:50 Emma talks about how she began researching mental health 00:19:56 Emma explains the events in July 2016 immediately leading up to Dan's suicide. 00:31:30 Emma explains how people didn't know how to react around her. 00:34:56 Emma explains how the DPJ Foundation came into being 00:38:48 Emma searches for counselling 00:51:26 Emma's advice to people who are supporting others. 00:53:45 Starting to round up. Emma's message to farmers and message to the public. | |||
| Adventures of a Shepherdess | 03 Oct 2022 | 00:29:12 | |
If you'd like to sponsor Bizza for running the London Marathon and make a donation to Farm Africa click here. You can follow Bizza on Instagram by clicking here. (@adventuresofashepherdess) Instagram accounts mentioned by Bizza: @downondaintreefarm (Farmer Luke)
To find out more about Ben visit benjamineagle.co.uk To support Meet the Farmers on patreon and join the Meet the Farmers Supporters Club visit patreon.com/meetthefarmers Thank you! | |||
| Meet The Black Farmer - Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones | 26 Sep 2022 | 01:01:56 | |
You can find out more about The Black Farmer by visiting their website. To find out more about Wilfred's 'New Faces of Farming' initiative with Writtle University College click here. To support Meet the Farmers please visit our PATREON PAGE where you can join the Meet the Farmers Supporters Club and access bonus content. Visit patreon.com/meetthefarmers . As Ben mentions in this podcast we are also now on the look out for podcast sponsors. Please get in touch with Ben if this is of interest for your business and we can send you a podcast sponsorship pack. Thank you for listening! Image credit: Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones; The Black Farmer
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| From Farm to Fork with Ollie White | 19 Sep 2022 | 00:44:21 | |
Ollie White started his farming journey over ten years ago and now farms on a Somerset County Council farm near Ilminster. Visit farm2fork.co.uk for more information. | |||
| Forces Farming | 12 Sep 2022 | 00:54:42 | |
Jeremy Gibbs had a career with John Deere, principally in Germany, before returning to the UK where he launched Forces Farming as a bridge between the armed forces and agriculture. We talk about the armed services, mental health, the machinery sector, careers and Jeremy's own life path. | |||
| Meet Rebecca Wilson from Boots and Heels | 05 Sep 2022 | 00:54:43 | |
| That Welsh Farmer | 29 Aug 2022 | 00:48:02 | |
Follow Ioan on Instagram @that_welsh_farmer | |||
| Harvest 2022 | 22 Aug 2022 | 00:40:34 | |
Ben hears from 8 farmers from England and Wales about their experience of harvest this year.
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| Dairying in Dorset with Tom and Sophie Gregory | 15 Aug 2022 | 00:37:31 | |
Ben heads to Dorset for an afternoon of milking with Tom and Sophie Gregory who milk 360 cows, farming across two tenanted units of 900 acres in total. They sell their milk through Arla.
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| Ahead of the Sheep Field and Entering the Industry from a non farming background - with Ed Munt | 09 Sep 2024 | 00:42:30 | |
Image credit: Scottish Farmer (Craig Stephen); courtesy of Ed Munt Meet the Farmers is produced by RuralPod Media, the only specialist rural podcast production agency. Please note that this podcast does not constitute advice. Our podcast disclaimer can be found here. About Ben and RuralPod Media Ben Eagle is the founder and Head of Podcasts at RuralPod Media, a specialist rural podcast production agency. He is also a freelance rural affairs and agricultural journalist. You can find out more at ruralpodmedia.co.uk or benjamineagle.co.uk If you have a business interested in getting involved with podcasting check us out at RuralPod Media. We'd love to help you spread your message. Please subscribe to the show and leave us a review wherever you are listening. Follow us on social media Instagram @mtf_podcast Twitter @mtf_podcast Watch us on Youtube here | |||
| Large Scale Veg with Jack Pearce | 01 Aug 2022 | 00:45:36 | |
http://www.alfredgpearce.co.uk/ @jack_grows (Instagram) | |||
| First Time Turkeys with Jade Stock | 25 Jul 2022 | 00:41:34 | |
| A Visit to the Quantocks | 18 Jul 2022 | 00:43:05 | |
Go and camp at the Cothelstone estate - click here to book Pasture for Life page for Cothelstone Estate Instagram - @cothelstoneestate | |||
| From Helicopters to Farming with Stephen Ware | 11 Jul 2022 | 00:54:52 | |
| A call to action for the River Wye and other stories with Sarah James | 04 Jul 2022 | 00:44:22 | |
Ben speaks to Powys sheep, beef and poultry farmer and entrepreneur Sarah James about her growing her business and about her efforts to bring various groups together to tackle the River Wye pollution issue.
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| Groundswell 2022 | 27 Jun 2022 | 00:23:56 | |
Groundswell in Hertfordshire is the biggest regenerative agriculture event in the UK. Two days of festival feel networking, speaker sessions and machinery demonstrations. In reality, one big party that brings the movers and shakers of regenerative farming, and those interested, together.
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| Making the Most of your location - with Rees Keene | 20 Jun 2022 | 00:27:26 | |
Rees Keene runs Over Farm on the outskirts of Gloucester, employing around 50 people on a heavily diversified business.
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| What's it like to farm 4 Miles from Clarkson's Farm? | 13 Jun 2022 | 00:33:34 | |
Meet Matt Izod, an arable farmer (with a few sheep) who farms in the Cotswolds, just 4 miles from Jeremy Clarkson. Ben and Matt talk about regenerative agriculture, life after subsidies, the farming year as an arable farmer and much more.
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| Ever Thought of Becoming a Dairy Farmer? Andy Farrow will Convince You | 06 Jun 2022 | 00:33:30 | |
Ben speaks to ever inspiring dairy farmer Andy Farrow who is based in Shropshire.
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| How to sell meat to 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here' and other stories with Tim Dobson | 30 May 2022 | 00:38:15 | |
Ben speaks to Goat Farmer and former dairy farmer Tim Dobson, who farms in Cheshire. Among other things Tim has been: Acting Chair of the Association of Dairy Farmers in 2001; From 2004-2010 he was a Council Member for the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers; he was runner up in the Farm Entrepreneur of the Year in 2008, and a finalist in the British Farming awards Diversification Innovator category in 2018.
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| Harvest Special 2024 | 02 Sep 2024 | 00:12:50 | |
Huge thanks to Charles, Richard, Andrew and Andrew for sending their contributions. Meet the Farmers is produced by RuralPod Media, the only specialist rural podcast production agency. Please note that this podcast does not constitute advice. Our podcast disclaimer can be found here. About Ben and RuralPod Media Ben Eagle is the founder and Head of Podcasts at RuralPod Media, a specialist rural podcast production agency. He is also a freelance rural affairs and agricultural journalist. You can find out more at ruralpodmedia.co.uk or benjamineagle.co.uk If you have a business interested in getting involved with podcasting check us out at RuralPod Media. We'd love to help you spread your message. Please subscribe to the show and leave us a review wherever you are listening. Follow us on social media Instagram @mtf_podcast Twitter @mtf_podcast Watch us on Youtube here | |||
| How will you grow your business in 2022? A visit to Cultivate | 23 May 2022 | 00:25:40 | |
Ben visits the Cultivate Conference near Macclesfield. Hear from keynote speakers: business coach Marcus Child; co-CEO of COOK Rosie Brown; 'The Black Farmer' - Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones; and Winter Olympian and presenter of Ski Sunday - Chemmy Alcott. Get inspired.
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| First Generation Farming in the Cotswolds - with Matt Elliott | 16 May 2022 | 00:28:51 | |
Ben meet first generation tenant farmer Matt Elliott who farms Hereford cattle for beef in the Cotswolds. Matt used to be a police officer in Bristol - hear about how he left city life for farming.
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| From Egg Farming to BBC Breakfast with Dan Brown | 09 May 2022 | 00:40:04 | |
Suffolk based egg and arable farmer Dan Brown built his first chicken shed in 2004, with another following in 2015. He now keeps around 44,000 chickens and farms around 600 acres of arable crops. Also hear the story of how he made his first media appearance on the Today Show.
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| Meet Rural Champion Sheena Horner | 02 May 2022 | 00:34:48 | |
https://gallowaychillies.co.uk/ @SheenaHorner
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| Six Inches of Soil: the film | 25 Apr 2022 | 00:36:18 | |
https://www.sixinchesofsoil.org/
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| Open Farm Sunday 2022 | 15 Apr 2022 | 00:24:07 | |
Ben speaks to LEAF's Open Farm Sunday Manager Annabel Shackleton and arable farmer Lucy Nott who did Open Farm Sunday for the first time last year.
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| 'The Dairy Farming Conservationist' - Ruth Grice | 11 Apr 2022 | 00:42:17 | |
Ben meets Leicestershire dairy farmer Ruth Grice who also works part time for Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Ruth farms in partnership with her parents and milks around 180 pedigree Holsteins, selling milk to Long Clawson Dairy just 5 miles away from the farm to make world famous Stilton cheese.
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| Nikki Yoxall and 'The Wee Mob' | 04 Apr 2022 | 00:38:51 | |
Ben meets Abedeenshire based new entrant farmer and grazier Nikki Yoxall. With a background in further education Nikki, alongside her husband James, now uses holistic management and agroecological techniques to develop the business on their own land and with neighbours.
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| Globetrotting and Coming Home with Charlie Beaty | 28 Mar 2022 | 00:45:35 | |
Charlie Beaty is a young farmer with bags of drive. She has worked in Australia and traveled Down Under working on farms before coming home to the family farm in the Midlands. Now farming alongside her dad and uncle in Warwickshire, Charlie is also a Farmers Weekly columnist and involved in FarmerTime. She’s also county Chair of Warwickshire Young Farmers.
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| For the Love of the Land with Jenny Jefferies | 21 Mar 2022 | 00:19:30 | |
Ben speaks to cookbook author Jenny Jefferies about her book 'For the Love of the Land' which profiles 40 different farmers from across the UK and their favourite recipes.
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| Insect Farming: The Solution for Sustainable Protein? - with David Tavenor | 19 Aug 2024 | 00:30:30 | |
Image credit: David Tavenor. Meet the Farmers is produced by RuralPod Media, the only specialist rural podcast production agency. Please note that this podcast does not constitute advice. Our podcast disclaimer can be found here. About Ben and RuralPod Media Ben Eagle is the founder and Head of Podcasts at RuralPod Media, a specialist rural podcast production agency. He is also a freelance rural affairs and agricultural journalist. You can find out more at ruralpodmedia.co.uk or benjamineagle.co.uk If you have a business interested in getting involved with podcasting check us out at RuralPod Media. We'd love to help you spread your message. Please subscribe to the show and leave us a review wherever you are listening. Follow us on social media Instagram @mtf_podcast Twitter @mtf_podcast Watch us on Youtube here | |||
| Exploring 'the Relationship Crisis Between Town and Country' - with Anna Jones | 28 Feb 2022 | 00:44:34 | |
Divide: The Relationship Crisis Between Town and Country' is available to buy from March 3rd, or pre-order now. | |||
| Flying the Flag for Dairy with Becki Leach | 14 Feb 2022 | 00:39:54 | |
Ben is joined by Senior Consultant at Kite Consulting, Becki Leach to talk about her life and varied career as well as running and a few tips for the reading list if you're interested in leadership and people.
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| Everybody's Favourite Dairy Market Analyst | 07 Feb 2022 | 00:29:46 | |
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.
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