Pete Vickerton is one of the nicest farmers you could encounter on social media. Tonight I talk to him about being a ‘veteran’ Cricketer for his local side, and how that helps to get him off the farm. We then go on to talk about his family’s business, and what it’s like to be living and working directly above millions of tons of gas. We hear about his family’s fencing and log business, and how that diversification works alongside their sheep and crops enterprise, as well as learning to provide customer service with a smile! We talk about the importance […]

Andrew Ward (@wheat_daddy) is up there with the very best and brightest of British arable Farmers. Farming 1800 acres in the heart of Lincolnshire, and working with Simba Great Plains, Housham Sprayers, Agrii, McDonalds, GrowHow, HGCA, Bayer, BASF, Syngenta, Monsanto, and many more, he’s passionate about knowledge sharing and innovation within the industry. He also hosted the industry showcase Cereals Event in ’04 & ’08, which then led to an interesting stint managing a team parking cars at the Polish equivalent! We talk about the current Glyphosate debate, and what a ban would mean to him and his operation, as […]

Dr. Jude Capper has no farming background, yet jets all around the world talking to farmers, industry leaders, and politicians on Livestock Sustainability. Find out how the hell this happened, as well as what it’s like to walk out on stage and present to 1000s of people at a time, and how it feels to be be one of Michael Gove’s ‘experts.’ We also find out about THOSE rockin’ Cowboy boots, and what it was like living and working in the good ol’ US of A for 8 1/2 years. As well as the shock of being diagnosed with breast […]

Gareth’s family have been on the same farm in the Carneddau Mountains of North East Wales for 350 years. Tonight I talk to him about his family, the challenges of farming sheep in the uplands, the wild mountain ponies that live up there, the devastating late snowfall of March 2013, and his exciting and varied TV & media career. As well as, most importantly, the most recognisable headwear since Charlie Chaplin’s bowler hat. Check it out folks..

Today i head up to Cumbria and the wilds of North West England to talk to organic dairy farmer and all-round great bloke James Robinson. We talk about his penchant for crocs & socks, his family’s organic dairy farming enterprise, his insistence on being referred to as Mr. President, and his role as a Community First Responder. Also discussed are his fondness for Jaffa Cakes, Liverpool FC’s European Cup win in 2005, and loads of other things in-between. Check it out folks..

An introduction to my brand new shiny podcast – Rock & Roll Farming! I talk about what It’s gonna be, what I’m gonna do, and what I hope to achieve.