In episode 42 we focus on hens. I visited Alaistaire Brice who farms in Suffolk under the Havensfield Happy Hens brand. Alaistaire and his wife Fiona work with 16 other farmers across Suffolk and Norfolk. They have 16,000 birds of their own and a further 160,000 on contract to them on other farms, selling aroundContinueContinue reading “Meet the Farmers – episode 42 – Alaistaire Brice”
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Meet the Farmers – episode 41 – Phil Jarvis
Episode 41 of the Meet the Farmers podcast is now available featuring Phil Jarvis who is Head of farming at the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust’s Allerton Project in Leicestershire. Phil has farmed at the Allerton Project since the 1990s and since then has experimented with a vast range of strategies to understand how to farmContinueContinue reading “Meet the Farmers – episode 41 – Phil Jarvis”
‘Meet the Farmers’ – episode 40 – Richard Bower
Episode 40 of Meet the Farmers features Richard Bower who farms with his father Ray in Staffordshire. Originally a traditional beef and arable farm the Bowers are looking to future and diversifying the business in a broad sense, including going into tourism by establishing a large children’s play barn. Richard has a keen interest inContinueContinue reading “‘Meet the Farmers’ – episode 40 – Richard Bower”
The Country Show
Across the country each summer a large number of country shows are organised, celebrating everything that the countryside has to offer, from agriculture and stock judging to country crafts and traditions. Tomorrow, one of the largest shows, The Royal Welsh Show, opens its doors to the public. Today it’s the final day of the RoyalContinueContinue reading “The Country Show”
‘Meet the Farmers’ – episode 39 – Katie Anderson
Katie Anderson (aka Female Farmer UK) is a young farmer originally from Essex who is now living and working in Kent. Katie recently founded Paddlesworth Produce through which she directly markets her own produce as well as the produce of other local producers. As part of this she has created a ‘breakfast box’, a ‘Sunday roastContinueContinue reading “‘Meet the Farmers’ – episode 39 – Katie Anderson”
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