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‘Meet the Farmers’ – Episode 8 – Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly is a turkey farmer from near Chelmsford in Essex. Last month I spoke to him about life, family and turkeys at Claydons Farm. To find out more about his business visit kellyturkeys.co.uk Presented and Produced by: Ben Eagle Audio Mastering by: Tom Bland.

‘Meet the Farmers’ Episode 6. – Tim May at Pitt Hall Farm

Tim May farms around 1000ha in north Hampshire. He is a Nuffield Scholar and we spoke at length about sustainability, the subject he focused on during his travels. He is an advocate of ‘enterprise stacking’, using the same piece of land for many different enterprises.

‘Meet the Farmers’ Episode 5. Luke Hasell and Herons Green Farm

Luke HaseLuke Hasell farms beef cattle in the Chew Valley of North Somerset. I spoke to him in the farmhouse at Herons Green Farm about how he got into farming, about CSAs, regulation, pasture fed beef, conservation and much more. Luke wasn’t always a farmer and originally trained as an engineer, working for Kier Group asContinueContinue reading “‘Meet the Farmers’ Episode 5. Luke Hasell and Herons Green Farm”

‘Meet the Farmers’ Episode 4. The Oxford Real Farming Conference 2017

For this episode of Meet the Farmers I travelled to the Oxford Real Farming Conference, which took place from 4th-5th January, and I spoke to farmers and others about the future of food and farming in the UK. It was the second time I had attended this inspiring event and it was good to be able toContinueContinue reading “‘Meet the Farmers’ Episode 4. The Oxford Real Farming Conference 2017”