Rock & Roll Farming

This is the end, beautiful friends.  Thank you all so much for listening x 

Flavian Obiero talks about his family's move from Kenya to the UK when he was 15, settling in to life in a new country, how he got into farming, being a black man in an industry not exactly known for it's diversity, and what we can all do to help in that regard.  All this, and lots more..    Podcast Sponsors:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk Discover your new favourite harvest playlists. With all the tracks chosen by growers, Bayer's Harvest Beats playlists on Spotify includes Combines Roll – a mix of classic tunes to get you singing the harvest in, while the After Dark playlist keeps you motivated and alert with upbeat tunes and classic anthems. Check out Bayer4CropsUK playlists on Spotify now!

A farmer who lives in London? What?! Tom Clarke's no ordinary thinker. Listen as we talk about about how he went from being a successful management consultant to taking over the family farm in Cambridgeshire after losing his father, with zero farming experience. All this, and lots more.    Podcast Sponsors:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk Discover your new favourite harvest playlists. With all the tracks chosen by growers, Bayer's Harvest Beats playlists on Spotify includes Combines Roll – a mix of classic tunes to get you singing the harvest in, while the After Dark playlist keeps you motivated and alert with upbeat tunes and classic anthems. Check out Bayer4CropsUK playlists on Spotify now!

Over 182 podcast interviews, and this is the first to make me cry. Liz Hoggarth is a wonderful person, who's dealt with a hell of a lot. Listen as we talk about just how devastating mental health issues can really be to entire families and communities.    Podcast Sponsors:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk Win a takeaway for you and your team this harvest, courtesy of Bayer! Simply nominate your cab warrior - that team mate who goes above and beyond. Tell us why they deserve to win by tagging them and bayer in a tweet, or enter via the competition instagram post. Two teams will win each week during harvest. Full details on the Bayer4CropsUK social media accounts.   

Llyr Jones talks about taking over the family farm at 19, the huge range of different enterprises he has on the farm, including sheep and cattle, renewable energy production, free range laying hens, and rape seed oil production, his many wider industry roles, and how he came to be driving across the Sahara Desert in a transit van..    Podcast Sponsors:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk LG is a brand of plant breeders Limagrain; a farmer owned co-op dedicated to developing new varieties of arable, forage & amenity seeds for farmers and growers - www.lgseeds.co.uk Discover your new favourite harvest playlists. With all the tracks chosen by growers, Bayer's Harvest Beats playlists on Spotify includes Combines Roll – a mix of classic tunes to get you singing the harvest in, while the After Dark playlist keeps you motivated and alert with upbeat tunes and classic anthems. Check out Bayer4CropsUK playlists on Spotify now!

Vicki Hird talks about what makes a successful campaigner, her work with Sustain, how we can make fairer food supply chains, her new book ' Re-Bugging the Planet', and lots, lots more..    Podcast Sponsors:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk LG is a brand of plant breeders Limagrain; a farmer owned co-op dedicated to developing new varieties of arable, forage & amenity seeds for farmers and growers - www.lgseeds.co.uk Are you tired of hunting through papers to find a key bit of information and struggling with cumbersome farm software? Fieldmargin makes it easy to keep track of your farm wherever you are. With fieldmargin's mobile and web apps you have a digital farm map, field work, livestock grazing records and scouting notes at your fingertips. All your information is backed up to the cloud and shared with your team so everyone is on the same page. It even works offline. To find out more and get started for free go to fieldmargin.com/rockandroll. Plans start at £3.75 per month and you can get 20% off your first year with the code 'ROCKANDROLL'."

Gareth Edwards talks about his struggles with depression, selling the family farm, his involvement with the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, and living with prostate cancer. All this, and lots more..    Podcast Sponsors:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk LG is a brand of plant breeders Limagrain; a farmer owned co-op dedicated to developing new varieties of arable, forage & amenity seeds for farmers and growers - www.lgseeds.co.uk

George Young is one of the most interesting people, let alone farmers, that I know. Listen as he describes how he went from banking, film, and music, to a full-on agroecological mixed farmer with BIG plans for the future of his farm. All this, and much more..    Podcast Sponsors:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk LG is a brand of plant breeders Limagrain; a farmer owned co-op dedicated to developing new varieties of arable, forage & amenity seeds for farmers and growers - www.lgseeds.co.uk

Bella Bathurst has written one of the best books about farmers and their relationship to land that I've ever read. Join us as we discuss 'Fieldwork - What Land Does to People & What People Do to Land', and what she discovered whilst writing it.    Podcast Sponsors:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk FieldMouse Research needs farmers to take part in paid market research. Join the Opinion Harvester panel and you will get between £10 for taking a short online survey or up to £200 for more in-depth research - www.opinionharvester.com  LG is a brand of plant breeders Limagrain; a farmer owned co-op dedicated to developing new varieties of arable, forage & amenity seeds for farmers and growers - www.lgseeds.co.uk  

Louise Urquhart talks about her family farm in Aberdeenshire, challenges with soil and sheep metabolism, getting started with pigs and direct selling, Louise's Farm Kitchen, and the crowdfunding campaign she recently ran to start producing free range broiler hens. All this, and much more!   Podcast Sponsors:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk LG is a brand of plant breeders Limagrain; a farmer owned co-op dedicated to developing new varieties of arable, forage & amenity seeds for farmers and growers - www.lgseeds.co.uk

Bart van de Ven is one of my favourite people to follow on social media. Listen as we talk about emigrating to New Zealand from Holland, settling in to Kiwi life, his journey along the dairy farming ladder, mental health, and the hilarious and honest videos that he uses to shares his farm life. All this, and much more. #Dishes    Podcast Sponsors:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk LG is a brand of plant breeders Limagrain; a farmer owned co-op dedicated to developing new varieties of arable, forage & amenity seeds for farmers and growers - www.lgseeds.co.uk

John Cherry talks about his journey into regenerative farming, direct drilling, herbal leys, mob grazing, and of course Groundswell! This year's event takes place on 23/24th June and we hear all out the event, how it got started, and where it's going. All this, and lots more!    Podcast Sponsors:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk LG is a brand of plant breeders Limagrain; a farmer owned co-op dedicated to developing new varieties of arable, forage & amenity seeds for farmers and growers - www.lgseeds.co.uk

If you haven't read 'Native: Life in a vanishing landscape' by Patrick Laurie yet, then what are you waiting for?  An absolute pleasure to talk about Galloway cattle, curlews and conservation, writing and farming, and all things in-between with the man himself..    CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsors:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk LG is a brand of plant breeders Limagrain; a farmer owned co-op dedicated to developing new varieties of arable, forage & amenity seeds for farmers and growers - www.lgseeds.co.uk

Gillian Dixon talks to me about her farm in Devon where she and her husband Ian have several different traditional breeds of animals, direct sell meat and fleeces to their customers, do all kinds of brilliant environmental works, and offer training course to budding smallholders and farmers. All this, and much more..      CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsors:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk LG is a brand of plant breeders Limagrain; a farmer owned co-op dedicated to developing new varieties of arable, forage & amenity seeds for farmers and growers - www.lgseeds.co.uk  

Shane McAuliffe farms pigs - lots of pigs! Listen as we talk about his family business in County Kerry in South West Ireland, and how it's progressed over the years since his grandfather started it, the perception vs reality debate when it comes to farming on a large scale, dealing with online abuse and negativity, and the range of environmental work he's done on his farms. All this and lots more!     CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsors:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk LG is a brand of plant breeders Limagrain; a farmer owned co-op dedicated to developing new varieties of arable, forage & amenity seeds for farmers and growers - www.lgseeds.co.uk  

Journalist, YouTuber, podcaster and now book author Katie Quinn talks all about her early life working in New York, the traumatic brain injury that changed her life, how she began to look at food differently as a result of this, and how that led her on a food adventure that resulted in her brilliant new book 'Cheese, Wine & Bread'    CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsors:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk LG is a brand of plant breeders Limagrain; a farmer owned co-op dedicated to developing new varieties of arable, forage & amenity seeds for farmers and growers - www.lgseeds.co.uk    

Ben Andrews talks about his organic mixed farming operation in North Herefordshire farming beef cattle, cereal crops and a range of different vegetables. We also compare notes on being tenant famers and the challenges of flooding, discuss our love/ hate relationships with social media, and talk about what it was like to grow up gay in a farming community and how he came to be involved with the brilliant Agrespect.  www.agrespect.com    CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk LG is a brand of plant breeders Limagrain; a farmer owned co-op dedicated to developing new varieties of arable, forage & amenity seeds for farmers and growers - lgseeds.co.uk    

The man in the pink shirt, Ian Pigott, talks about his time trading tropical oils in London, converting to organic production, regenerative agriculture and what it means to him, farm education and Open Farm Sunday, writing for Farmers Weekly, and a SHOCKING cricket based confession!    CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

Geraint Davies talks about farming with nature, farm succession, testicular cancer (NHS porn is rubbish), being a hedge addict, rural communities, and lots more..    CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

Sally-Ann Spence LOVES Dung Beetles! Find out all about these amazing little creatures, what makes them so damn cool, and how she's helping other farmers to realise their potential to improve their grazing and soils..      CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

Cattle farmer Emma Smith has turned her passion for farming and education into a brilliant new magazine for children called The Youngstock. Hear all about how she made it happen, what she's hoping to achieve, and, much more..    CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

Will chats to Harry Metcalfe, a farmer in the Cotswolds who is also a successful motoring journalist having founded Evo Magazine. They talk about Harry’s early farming education and agricultural career, getting into cars and how he’s now using his skills in creating videos to try and help explain to a wider audience what happens on his farm day-to-day.

In one of my favourite interviews so far, John Pawsey talks about his journey into farming, his love of punk music, the Hare that convinced him to change to organic production, and why it's so important that we preserve the heritage of WW2 Airfields.  All this, and much more. What else could you ask for from a farming podcast? ;-)   CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

It's a long way from Capel Garmon in North Wales to Tokoroa in New Zealand! Marc Lloyd Jones tells us all about his farming journey, how he became an award winning dairy farmer, the people that have helped him along the way, and his ambitions for his and his family's future.   CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

Everyone loves cheese, right? Tonight I talked to cheesemonger and owner of the multi-award winning Courtyard Dairy in West Yorkshire, Andy Swinscoe, to find out all about his career and business, as well as what working with dairy farmers and being a valued part of the local community means to him.  To check out their range of incredible farmhouse cheeses, visit www.thecourtyarddairy.co.uk      CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

There’s been a worrying spike in incidents of ‘Livestock Worrying’. To understand this better and talk about what’s being done to combat it Will talks to Rob Taylor from North Wales Police rural crime team, Debs Roberts, a Scottish farmer and co-founder of ‘Ladies who Lamb’ and NFU Mutual farming specialist, David Harrison.

Thought it was about time I interviewed the man, the myth, the legend, Mr. Lincolnshire himself, Charles Anyan!  We talk about the farm that's been in his family for over 200 years, his frankly disappointing lack of dodgy tattoos from his time in Australia, his Great Great Grandfather being a founder member of the National Farmers Union, and how he went from never even owning a pair of trainers to running a sub-4 hour marathon in just 9 months - what a guy. 

As we start the year Will talks to four recipients of NFU Mutual awards for those studying to go in to agriculture. Ed Chaplin, Ben Chilman, Chloe Dunn, and Craig Simpson all talk about their experiences to date, their future career plans and how they see the industry going.

Dairy Farmer, Mother, current Chair of the Oxford Farming Conference, and a host of other roles - Sally Williams is busy! Listen as we discuss robot milking, time management, leadership, dairy farming, and of course, the Oxford Farming Conference, in the Rock & Roll Farming Christmas Special.    CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk       CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

It's a long way from Mid-Wales to South East Australia. Listen to Richard Davies's incredible story of getting into farming, shearing sheep around the World, and ending up in Victoria managing 28000 ewes across 7000 acres.  And if anyone listening wants to experience sheep farming in Australia even for a short time, Richard's hiring, so get in touch!   CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk  

It's a long way to Noel Clancy's farm in Tipperary, as the old song goes. But it was well worth the journey, as we talk Dorset Poll sheep, direct selling meat, THE DOG SHOW INCIDENT, social media, his fantastic podcast 'Out the Gap', and much, much more.    CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

George Sly talks about the agri-engineering business he started at 21 that now exports machines all around the world, being an unexpected farmer, and the ambitious and exciting plans he has for agroforestry on his farm.  All this and lots, lots more.      CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk  

Sean McGloin talks about how he came to be making and selling organic kefir, the National Organic Training Skillnet and the training that they provide, and this year's BioFarm 2020 online conference featuring a stellar line up of speakers from all round the World.  For more information, and tickets, please visit https://nots.ie/courses/biofarm-2020-online/   CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk  

Honest, open, heartwarming, and funny. Just some of the reasons why Kit Russell is one of my favourite people to follow on social media.  Listen as we discuss her early life in london, mental health problems, post-natal depression, and finding salvation in sheep and the outdoors.  All this and much, much more.      CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

As the clocks go back Will talks to Robin Till  from  NFU  Mutual's  Risk  Management  Services  and  PC  Steven  Kaminski  from  Cheshire  Police to talk about the security challenges at this time of year, and to offer practical advice for the farming community.  

Kate Rowell is one of my favourite people in farming. Listen as we discuss her family farm, working as a livestock vet during foot & mouth, returning to farming, and how she got involved with Quality Meat Scotland, and how she ended up chairing the organisation!  All this, and lots more.    CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

Will is joined by Milly  Fyfe,  who  farms  in  Northamptonshire  and  has  been  through  the  succession planning process  with  her  own  family,  Heather  Wildman  from  Saviour  Associates,  who  specializes  in  facilitating  succession  planning,  and  Sean  McCann,  a  chartered  financial  planner  from  NFU  Mutual. Together they discuss this challenging subject and offer their thoughts and advice.

When I started this podcast, I wanted to talk to interesting people involved in agriculture about their lives, and whats going on with their farms. Well, Tim Ashton is the very definition of interesting! Stand by to hear about everything from archaeological digs on his farm, an encounter with Julia Roberts in Malibu, changing his farming system to zero-till, building the first new long barrow in Britain for 4000 years, and how he's trying to help save the performing arts industry with #OnFarmCulture      CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

Matt Launder is that rarest of beasts - a first generation farmer. We talk about how he got into farming, the lessons he's learned along the way, and why he decided to walk 9 of Britain's highest mountains in 72 hours. All this and much more.    CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

Will is joined by Ian Maddever, an agricultural contracting expert, and Charlie Yorke from NFU Mutual to talk about agricultural contracting, how the industry has changed and the role it now plays in the farming industry.

Part 2 of my interview with farmer and writer, James Rebanks.  In this episode we discuss his first book, the wildly successful 'The Shepherd Life, his relationship with his Father, how we as farmers can farm in a more nature friendly way and also make a profit, his second book - the eagerly anticipated English Pastoral, and lots more.    CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

The man I've wanted to interview since I started the podcast in March 2017 - The Herdwick shepherd himself, James Rebanks.  In the first of two parts, we talk about his family history, Herdwick sheep, his early life growing up on his family farm, and his time at Oxford University.  Look out for the second part next week, where we'll be discussing his writing career and his new book, English Pastoral.      CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

Will is joined by Matthew Bennett and Martin Ansell from NFU Mutual, to talk about things farmers should consider and be aware of in terms of investments and pensions.  

  IT'S EPISODE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY - CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! And who better to be the 150th guest than the incredible Katrina Dunford.  Listen as Katrina tell her story of love, loss, strength and resilience.    CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

After 15 years in corporate jobs, Martha Roberts swapped her fast car for a truck and a few pigs, and moved to a smallholding in South Wales.  Find out what prompted this classic TWIST IN THE TALE (Gettit?! hahahahahah) and the ups and downs she's faced along the way right here..        CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

One of the best things about hosting this podcast is getting the chance to speak to people like organic farmer Mark Lea.  Listen as he describes the changes he's made to his farming system over the years, and how the birth of his Son Edward with Down Syndrome inspired him to make his life more interesting, diverse, and unconventional in every way possible.        CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

Will is joined by Rebecca Davidson, NFU Mutual’s Rural Affairs Specialist, to talk through the results of the report and Detective Constable Chris Piggott from the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service to talk about the latest trends. Rebecca and Chris talk about crime under Coronavirus, what is being done to tackle the problem, and offer tips and advice to prevent rural crime.   

It's not every day that you get to interview your broadcasting hero, but that's what I did this week!  Charlotte Smith talks about her long and varied career working in radio and TV, including BBC Farming Today and Countryfile, as well as encounters with Brian Clough, Princess Anne, serious illness, and sexual discrimination.      CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

Jan McCourt has led quite the life. From travelling around the World as an investment banker in the 80s and 90s, to building www.northfieldfarm.com from the ground up, with a near-fatal encounter with a tractor along the way.  This week's episode is a long one, but one of the most interesting interviews I've done for Rock and Roll Farming. Enjoy!   CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk

In association with NFU Mutual, I talked to Ruth Poulten from NFU Mutual, Jan Welch from RSABI, Mark Thomas from the Farming Community Network and Jason Alexandra from the Samaritans about how the farming community has been affected over the last few months and what's being done by charities to help.  

Stella Owen talks all about the 2nd 'She Who Dares Farms' Conference, how it all initially came about, and how she hopes to inspire and bring together women in farming.  To book a place on the online conference on Tuesday 21st July, visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk    CHECK OUT eatfarmnow.com FOR LOADS MORE AMAZING FARMING AND FOOD-RELATED PODCASTS, BLOGS & VLOGS.    Podcast Sponsor:  NFU Cymru - for more information please visit www.nfu-cymru.org.uk