Hosts Will Evans and FG ’s chief reporter Abi Kay were joined for the latest Ploughing Through Brexit podcast by Vicki Hird, who is a campaign strategist, freelance consultant, and sustainable farming campaign coordinator at Sustain, and John Wilkes, international livestock industry consultant and Farmer’s Guardian’s official ‘man in Washington'. Together they discussed the ins and outs of a potential trade deal between the UK & USA, and it's implications for farmers and consumers on both si...
Aug 08, 2019•18 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Tonight I talked to writer and director Emily Jenkins, all about her new play Bobby & Amy, a dark comedy that looks back to the foot & mouth disease outbreak that devastated rural communities in the UK. Bobby & Amy is running at the Edinburgh fringe throughout August 2019, for more information visit www.bobbyandamy.co.uk EAT FARM NOW: FOR ALL THE BEST FARMING & FOOD RELATED PODCASTS, VIDEOS, AND BLOGS, FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD, PLEASE VISIT www.eatfarmnow.com - and if you want t...
Aug 07, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Tonight I talked to James and Katie Allen about how they got from civil engineering, software developing, and graphic design, to finding each other again and farming together in the Cotswolds, and the many challenges they've overcome along the way. With special guest appearance from baby Jack.. EAT FARM NOW: FOR ALL THE BEST FARMING & FOOD RELATED PODCASTS, VIDEOS, AND BLOGS, FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD, PLEASE VISIT www.eatfarmnow.com - and if you want to get your content onto the site, or if...
Jul 31, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Tonight I talked to chair of the Agricultural Biotechnology Council, and corporate engagement lead for Bayer UK, Mark Buckingham. We discussed GM and gene editing technology, it's potential to vastly improve crop production and reduce environmental impact, as well as lift people out of poverty in the developing World, and how the UK could take a giant step forward in this regard without the restrictive regulatory framework of the EU. All this, and much more. EAT FARM NOW: FOR ALL THE BEST FARMIN...
Jul 24, 2019•39 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Tonight I headed east to Cambridgeshire to talk to arable farmer, David Walston. We talked about his early days at Eton College with some very famous classmates, the London photography business that he set up after university, and his eventual return to the family farm. We also went into some of his illustrious family history, talked about his Father Oliver Walston, his Nuffield study into soil health, and discussed many of the positive things he's doing on the farm, as well as an innovative new...
Jul 17, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 125
Tonight I head down to Pembrokeshire in south west Wales, to talk to the founder of mental health charity, the DPJ Foundation, Emma Picton-Jones. We talk about her husband Dan, and how his mental health problems, and subsequent suicide in 2016, led her to forming the DPJ Foundation to help others who may be going through similar things in rural Wales. If you know anyone who might be struggling, you can find out more at www.dpjfoundation.com EAT FARM NOW: FOR ALL THE BEST FARMING & FOOD RELAT...
Jul 10, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Hosts Will Evans and FG ’s chief reporter Abi Kay were joined for the latest Ploughing Through Brexit podcast by UK Government Farming Minister, Robert Goodwill MP. Amongst the things discussed were environmental land management schemes, whether soil health should be considered a public good or not, funding for the devolved nations post-brexit, the tory leadership contest, and vintage farm machinery! www.fginsight.com www.rockandrollfarming.com...
Jul 05, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Rock & Roll Farming on tour! I headed up to Leyburn in North Yorkshire to the 2018 Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers Gold Cup winner Philip Metcalfe's open day (Most impressive dairy farm I've EVER been on) to talk to the man himself, and also had a conversation with Kite Consulting's John Allen, and journalist and market analysis, Chris Walkland, all about what makes a gold cup winner, and the current state of the UK dairy industry. (Photo credit: Tim Scrivener, Farmer's Weekly) EA...
Jun 26, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Tonight I headed east to Cambridgeshire to talk to farmer and chair of the Nature Friendly Farmers Network, Martin Lines. We discussed the range of environmental improvements he's implemented on his farm that have seen a huge increase in different wildlife species, how he makes it work in conjunction with a modern farming business, and the Nature Friendly Farmers Network and the work that they do. All this, and much, much more. EAT FARM NOW: FOR ALL THE BEST FARMING & FOOD RELATED PODCASTS, ...
Jun 19, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Tonight I'm heading up to the lake district in Cumbria, to talk to farmer and author, Andrea Meanwell. In one of the most enjoyable interviews I've done so far, we talk about her family's 500 year connection to the area, archaeology, lazer beams, Roman forts, fulfilling her dream of owning a farm of her own, and her new role as lake district farming officer. All this, and much more. EAT FARM NOW: FOR ALL THE BEST FARMING & FOOD RELATED PODCASTS, VIDEOS, AND BLOGS, FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD, ...
Jun 12, 2019•48 min•Season 1Ep. 121
