Dan Smith's one of my favourite people in farming. 

Listen as we talk about his early life moving all around the country with his farm manager father, we compare notes on how formal education wasn't for us, his time working on a chrity farm with children and young people from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds, the importance of putting yourself out of your comfort zone, our mutual dislike of 'isms', his future farming and family plans, and his Nuffield travels. 

All this, and much, much more! 

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Nikki Yoxall challenges conventional thinking. 

Listen as we talk about how her and her husband James became first generation farmers, her strong environmental values, the pros and cons of farming social media, how they've grown their Grampian Graziers business by collaborating with landowners, the value of peer to peer learning and networks, Pasture for Life, and how the agricultural industry can be better at communicating with our customers. 

We covered a lot of ground in this one! 

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Andy Venables is one of the good guys. 

Listen as we talk dairy farming, starting an award-winning digital marketing agency, dealing with testicular cancer, and much, much more. 

www.hillsgreen.co.uk

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If ever there was a superhero origin story, it's right here. 

Ben Taylor Davies talks about the terrible accident his young son had, and how it turned his life, mindset, and farm around completely. We cried, we laughed - it's all here - just listen. 

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I interviewed my PT! 

Listen as Rhys CattleStrength talks about his family farm in Ceredigion, his semi-pro rugby career, coming up with the idea for his on-farm gym Cattle Strength, how it's grown from initally training a few people to the monster that it is now, things we can all do to help our physical and mental fitness, his son Harri's downs syndrom diagnosis, and much, much more! 

www.cattlestrength.com 

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Sophie Gregory is busy! 

Listen as we talk about dairy farming in Dorset, meeting her husband at Glastonbury Festival, being first generation farmers and their journey so far, farming with the environment, the importance of good team management, engaging with the wider community, Open Farm Sunday 2025, and much, much more! 

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I've never met anyone who loves sheep more than Bryony Gittins. 

Listen as we talk about all things sheep, her route into farming via working in London and then as an outdoor pursuits instructor, the difficulties of farm succession, good mental health strategies, her fantastic farm diversifications, wider farming industry roles, and much, much more. 

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What does it take to be the editor of the nation's biggest and best farming publication? 

Andrew Meredith talks how he got from a farming background in rural mid-Wales to being the big dog at Farmer's Weekly. We talk about getting into journalism, how the magazine is put together, how print journalism is changing, the impact of social media, tackling difficult issues, dealing with criticism, his leadership journey, and much, much more! 

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Ben Martin talks farming in the East of England, his varied career in the arable sector, the positives of an early mid-life crisis (!), getting into farming recruitment, the exciting opportunities that there are in farming, surrounding yourself with the right people, and what he does to look after his mental and physical heath. All this and much more. 

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Liz Haines talks about being a first generation dairy farmer, the challenges and opportunities that come with that, her family's dairy farming journey, her ADHD diagnosis and resulting Nuffield Scholarship study looking at neurodiversity in the farming community, and how neurodiverse people can thrive in farming. All this, and much more. 

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