The Farmers Guardian Podcast
The Farmers Guardian podcast brings you real farmer stories, the latest news and discussion about all the issues affecting the farming community.
Listen on the go as the Farmers Guardian team talk through the latest issues across the dairy, livestock and arable sectors affecting your farming business, featuring special guests who share their personal experiences.
Episodes
321 episodes
24 Hours in Farming: A beef and arable farmer's view | #farm24
In this #farm24 special, ambassador Amy Wilkinson hosts this 24 Hours in Farming episode and talks about Inheritance Tax and the possible outcome, and how on her farm at home the beef business is going well, but it is quite the opposite on the ...
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Season 5
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Episode 41
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51:50
On Air at Groundswell - Building a sustainable farming business: "We need to get MPs out on farms"
As part of our special podcast series brought to you by the School of Sustainable Food and Farming at Harper Adams University, this episode looks at what a sustainable farming future really looks like, and how to achieve it. Some of last year's...
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Season 5
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Episode 39
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19:39
Michelin star chef Tom Aikens: "It will be eye opening for people to connect with farmers and see what it takes to produce food"
Tom Aikens was the youngest British chef to receive two Michelin stars, and is a huge advocate for farming - what he can't grow himself, he sources from British farmers for his restaurants. This year, for the first time ever, Tom is our #farm24...
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Season 5
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Episode 40
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29:54
On Air at Groundswell - Feeding the nation and making it healthy: Why aren't British farmers seen as part of the solution?
The NHS, the health of the nation and the role farmers play in providing food for the public sector is a hot topic of conversation, and in this episode, which is part of a special podcast series brought to you by the School of Sustainable Food ...
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Season 5
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Episode 37
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30:23
Farm safety special: “Your farm will be here longer than you, so take your time”
This week’s podcast is a farm safety special in conjunction with Lantra, recorded live from the Royal Welsh Show. Digital editor Emily Ashworth speaks to Stephanie Berkeley from Yellow Wellies, farmer Ioan Humphreys and Lantra’s Clegg Bamber ab...
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Season 5
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Episode 36
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40:34
On Air at Groundswell - Net Zero: Beyond the buzzword - 'Simple management changes can help improve your carbon footprint massively'
This episode discusses the industry's net zero target and how farming can be seen as a leader in this mission.McDonalds Progressive Young Farmer Herbert Pickford, Map of Ag's sustainability lead Caroline Hope and consultant Chris Manley ...
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Season 5
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Episode 35
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33:07
Welsh Government launches SFS scheme
The Farmers Guardian news team discuss the newly launched Sustainable Farming Scheme, what it means for Welsh farming plus thoughts from FUW's Ian Rickman, NFU Cymru's Abi Reader and Plaid Cymru's Llyr Gruffydd
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Season 5
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Episode 34
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30:11
On Air at Groundswell - Building resilient farming systems: people, financial stability and policies that work for farmers
As part of our special podcast series brought to you by the School of Sustainable Food and Farming at Harper Adams University, this episode looks at resilience, and that comes in many forms, from financial resilience to futureproofing farming's...
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Season 5
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Episode 33
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30:32
Groundswell special - "Regen is a broad term and that is part of the problem - what does it really mean?"
The Farmers Guardian team recorded this week's podcast live from Groundswell 2025. In this episode you will hear from a variety of people including the team at Lannock Farm who host Groundswell and talk about their farming systems. Well-known c...
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Season 5
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Episode 32
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37:30
On Air at Groundswell - The road to sustainability: what does it mean and are farmers’ ready for the future?
As part of our special podcast series brought to you by the School of Sustainable Food and Farming at Harper Adams University, this episode discusses sustainable farming practices and how to encourage the widespread adoption of such practices a...
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Season 5
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Episode 31
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31:09
Graham’s Family Dairy: proud Scottish roots, family values and advice for future generations with Dr Robert Graham
Join us for a fascinating conversation with Dr Robert Graham of Graham’s Family Dairy, a proudly homegrown Scottish dairy business deeply rooted in family values and strong relationships with producers across Scotland and just south of the bord...
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Season 5
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Episode 30
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25:18
Regen special – mixed Northumberland farmer turned regenerative and builds business resilience
This week’s Farmers Guardian has ‘gone green’ as we take a deep dive into what regenerative farming means for you, as farmers, and how it relates to today’s farming industry. To investigate this further, Katie Fallon and Jane Thynne spoke to No...
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Season 5
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Episode 29
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27:42
Live from Cereals Event – Taking a closer look at John Deere's mountain of a machine, the 9RX 830
The FG machinery team take a first look at John Deere's 9RX 830, it’s certainly an eye catcher, but does its size offer a true practical solution for many UK farms?This year's Cereals Event gave the first opportunity for many to take a f...
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Season 5
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Episode 28
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17:51
Future farming leaders: NFU vice president Rachel Hallos on engaging the next generation to lead the industry
With farming in a period of major change as the UK looks to set its first farming and environmental policies in decades, Alex Black spoke to NFU vice president Rachel Hallos about NFU Develops, her journey in the union and why it is so importan...
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Season 5
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Episode 27
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26:02
Beef, bluetongue and being proactive in a changing sector
The spotlight is well and truly on farming, and for the launch of this year's epic 24 Hours in Farming event, online editor Emily Ashworth speaks to two #farm24 ambassadors about agriculture, whether the outlook is positive and if people really...
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Season 5
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Episode 26
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24:59
South Wales young auctioneer shares his career journey so far
Young auctioneer and farmers son, Sion Roberts from Carmarthenshire has not taken the traditional path of working full time on the family farm. Following a course in Rural Enterprise and Land Management at Harper Adams, he has started a graduat...
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Season 5
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Episode 25
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23:30
Clarkson’s Farm, episode 1 review
The Farmers Guardian news and business team discusses the first episode of the new series and Jeremy Clarkson’s impact on agriculture
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Season 5
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Episode 24
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25:45
John Deere's new 6M series, is it all it's cracked up to be?
Machinery Special: In cab review of John Deere's new 6M seriesFG Machinery team, James Huyton and Toby Whatley look at what a 150hp and 270hp version of the new range has to offer
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Season 5
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Episode 23
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23:03
View from the Hill: A US beef farming perspective on the UK-US trade deal
Following the news that the UK and US have signed a trade deal, including improved access for American beef in the UK, John Wilkes spoke with Kent Bacus from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in the US to get a US perspective on the dea...
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Season 5
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Episode 22
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20:56
VE Day special: The fight for food security past and present
Food security and farming is once again back in the spotlight and in this VE Day special, Emily Ashworth and Alex Black look at how farmers fought from the fields of Britain to make sure the nation was fed, and how food security has changed ove...
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Season 5
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Episode 21
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26:40
View from the classroom: Getting farming into schools is vital to securing future
The fight to get farming embedded onto the National Curriculum is in full swing, and in this episode online editor Emily Ashworth speaks to Zak Hammersley, an agricultural lecturer about the diverse mix of students coming into the industry, and...
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Season 5
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Episode 20
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37:10
England rugby player and farmer Tom Youngs talks about returning home to farm - right where he's meant to be
Most will know Tom Youngs from his performance on the rugby pitch, but farming has always been the plan.Having enjoyed 17 years playing sport, coming home to farm was always the plan, but since returning, much has changed within agricult...
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Season 5
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Episode 19
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40:38
Save Britain's Family Farms: What is the latest on Inheritance Tax Reform?
Farmers Guardian's Emily Ashworth and Alex Black discuss the latest on FG's Save Britain's Family Farms campaign and take a look back at what has happened so far since the Government's Autumn Budget announcement of changes to Inheritance Tax an...
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Season 5
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Episode 18
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28:18
Exeter young farmer starts new calf rearing venture on family farm
For 24 year-old Elle Slade, a sixth generation farmer from Exeter, a career in farming was ‘non-negotiable’. It was, she says, quite obvious from a very young age that farming was her passion. But a turning point for Elle was when her dad told ...
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Season 5
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Episode 17
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31:03
Can we build national health on British food? Meet the farmers and NHS caterers backing farmers
The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said funds raised from Inheritance Tax would be used to fund things like the NHS, but farmers are a key part of fixing the national health crises. In this podcast, online editor Emily Ashworth speaks to one f...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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40:51