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Meet the Farmers is a weekly show that profiles people in the countryside and gives you an insight into food and farming. Episodes released every Monday.... more
FAQs about Meet the Farmers:How many episodes does Meet the Farmers have?The podcast currently has 85 episodes available.
May 01, 2026Public Engagement on Farms: Essential or Too much Time? – Big Debate ep13From eggs and poultry to Great British Beef Week, Essex greenhouses to Dutch dairy and the London Marathon - Ally and Sophie cover a lot of ground in this episode. The focus for the Big Debate is public engagement and whether ALL farmers should be doing something to engage with the public?...more52minPlay
April 27, 2026The Farmers on Britain’s Got Talent – with Ben BrookeCambridgeshire farmer Ben Brooke talks more about his farm and his journey with the Hawkstone Farmers Choir on Britain's Got Talent....more28minPlay
April 20, 2026From Doctor to Farmer – Dr Johnny Wake’s storyIn this episode we meet Dr Johnny Wake - a doctor turned farmer, who is Managing Partner of Courteenhall Farms in Northamptonshire. The family have farmed there for 350 years and the business is diverse but based around arable, poultry and beef enterprises, as well as a significant area of countryside stewardship....more35minPlay
April 10, 2026Dairy v Arable Spring Update with Ally and SophieAlly and Sophie give their spring update from their farms. Also featuring discussions on organic trade with Japan, the food on the Artemis 2 NASA mission, TB, rewilding and much more....more37minPlay
April 06, 2026Going Against the Grain – Henry Astor from Bruern FarmsBen meets Henry Astor from Bruern Farms in the Cotswolds. Henry mills his own flour and grows heritage grains alongside many other enterprises....more43minPlay
March 30, 2026The Story of Petite Peonies – Cambridgeshire farmer David WheatleyBen is joined by Cambridgeshire tenant farmer David Wheatley aka Petite Peonies. They discuss David's farming story, growing peonies, mental health, social media and more....more43minPlay
March 27, 2026What’s the future for the British Pig Sector? – Big Debate Episode 11Big Debate hosts Ally and Sophie are joined by pig farmer Fred Allen and Mark Haighton from AHDB to learn about the pig sector. Also news stories on underground growing, cattle rustling and a farmer choir....more59minPlay
March 25, 2026Accelerating Regenerative Agriculture in the CotswoldsDiscover more about the Regenerative Agriculture Accelerator Programme and the Cotswold Regenerative Agriculture Conference....more31minPlay
March 23, 2026Artificial Intelligence and Agriculture – What’s the future?Ben is joined by Ben Hatton from Telus Agriculture and Consumer Goods and Matt Dobbs from Agsenze to discuss the potential future of artificial intelligence in agriculture, its potential and what farmers might want to think about....more45minPlay
March 16, 2026Emergent Generation: Young Voices in Farming and Food PART 2Part 2 of a documentary exploring youth voices in farming and food - produced in collaboration with members of Emergent Generation....more32minPlay
FAQs about Meet the Farmers:How many episodes does Meet the Farmers have?The podcast currently has 85 episodes available.