In this week's episode of Over The Farmgate, we are looking at agricultural shows. After two pandemic years, some smaller shows have folded, and others are in a precarious financial position. Those which remain have the daunting task of having to appeal to their traditional rural audience and an urban population, increasingly disconnected from farming. We explore what the future for shows is in the modern world.

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In this special episode of Over The Farmgate, features editor Emily Ashworth and livestock reporter Hannah Park reflect on how The Queen supported agriculture during her 70 years on the throne. We also hear from members of the farming community who were lucky enough to meet her.

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In this week’s episode of Over The Farmgate, we hand back over to Jez Fredenburgh to explore whether farmers struggling in volatile times can turn to native breeds to lower their costs and improve the environment, while preserving a vital piece of the UK’s cultural heritage.

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It is once again one that time of year to support one of the industry’s most loved campaigns, #LoveLambWeek. Emily Ashworth speaks to Olivia Shave about her farm to fork enterprise, and the importance of connecting to the consumer.

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In today’s regenerative farming toolbox episode, we're getting our proverbial spades out to dig into soils. Jez Fredenburgh delves into the basics of soil health, looking at what needs to be unlearned and the principles of good management practices that will enable you to harness nature’s power and reduce costly inputs. She does this with Anthony Ellis, of South West Farm Consultants and Groundswell Agronomy, a family farmer and agro-ecological farm advisor, who moved away from a career as a commercial agronomist after becoming disillusioned with the industry and working in Australia. In the second part of the podcast, Jez speaks to Neils Corfield, an independent advisor and trainer specialising in regenerative farming, about how to read your soils and make sense of what weeds are telling you. Get your notebooks out!

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In this week's episode of Over the Farm Gate, we delve into the topic of diversity in farming as part of this month's #FarmingCAN. Join us as we speak to Liz Tree who is carving a path for herself in farming after growing up in Croydon. Wilfred Emmanuel Jones AKA the Black Farmer also tells us about his new campaign to bring fresh faces into the sector

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It's time for our once-monthly catch up with farmers on the regenerative path. This week Jez Fredenburgh talks to two farmers at different stages – Rich Thomas, from Herefordshire, is a sheep and pedigree beef farmer with apple orchards and arable crops, and who has been introducing mob grazing and agroforestry over the last 5-6 years, and has more recently eliminated nitrogen fertiliser.

John Pawsey, from Suffolk, is in Rich’s words, an organic farming ’rock star’, who has been organic and following a systems approach for around 20 odd years. Most of John's farm is under a six-year rotation, including varieties of wheat, oats and spelt for milling, barley for malting, beans, and some novel and speciality crops, including chia, lentils. He introduced sheep into the rotation a few years back.

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In this week's episode of Over the Farm Gate we take a look back at this year’s 24 Hours in Farming with the people who made it happen #Farm24

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In this week’s episode of Over The Farmgate, head of news Abi Kay explores whether cultured meat spells the end for livestock farming as we know it. Across the world, billions of pounds of venture capital investment are being pumped into its development – but do farmers have anything to fear?

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Gabe Brown, regenerative farming legend and pioneer, speaks to Jez Fredenburgh about the power of regenerative farming to heal your soil and your soul. After hail and drought destroyed his crops four years in a row, Gabe decided to farm differently. He went on a huge learning curve, changing his mindset entirely, and getting to know his farm in a way he never had before – as an ecosystem reliant on fundamental, universal ecological principles, rather than a "chemistry set". He says he's happier as a result, produces more food, and turns a better profit.

Gabe's book, Dirt to Soil, about his journey to regenerative farming, has become a staple for anyone wanting to move in this direction. He now travels the world advising on regen farming, and has been named one of the 25 most influential agricultural leaders in the United States. He farms at Brown’s Ranch, a diversified 5,000 acre farm in North Dakota, with his wife Shelly and son Paul.

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