The Farmers Guardian Podcast

Farmers Guardian deputy editor Alex Black takes you behind the scenes of last week’s event to hear from Jeremy Clarkson - and why he had to make a quick getaway, Kaleb Cooper and also members of the Hawkstone Farmers’ Choir who share their journey from lager commercial to being named this year’s Farming Heroes. We hear too from some of the night’s deserving winners and why, despite all the current challenges, they are determined to keep farming. Message us

Which political party can win the farmers vote at the next General Election? In this episode, the Farmers Guardian news team breaks down the key farming policy announcements from this year's party political conference season. They analyse what these promises mean for agriculture and look to answer the big question: who is on track to secure the crucial rural vote? Message us

Boomer and Millie Birch join Farmers Guardian’s Ellie Layton and Tom Ryder for the latest episode of For Flock’s Sake In this episode, set in Staffordshire the couple tell us how a shared passion for livestock has developed into pedigree and commercial breeding enterprises. Both working within the cattle industry, they bring their experience and knowledge into their own breeding operation, where they run the High Sky Shorthorn, Sky High Hereford and Boomer British Blue herds. They talk abo...

What do you do when a £12,000 loss on a potato contract forces you to rethink the farm's future? Yorkshire arable farmer Callum Stark has transformed a 3,000-tonne potato store into a padel facility, creating a completely new income stream for the business in just three months. In this episode, Callum explains what prompted the diversification, how much the project cost, the planning and practical challenges involved, and whether the numbers are stacking up. We also discuss the wider fi...

Our chief reporter Rachael Brown speaks to farmer, psychologist and one of this year’s Nuffield scholars, Sharon May to discusses her research into mental health within the farming community, the importance of relationships and what can be learnt from other countries around the world Message us