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About Ben Eagle
Crystal coves and hardy sheep: Farming on the Isle of Iona
In today’s episode of Meet the Farmers, Ben meets Andrew Prentice who moved to western Scotland from Aberdeenshire 10 years…
Farming big in Russia and Ukraine – does it have a place in the UK?
In the latest Meet the Farmers episode, Ben Eagle speaks to an international agri-business consultant about farming on a big…
Meet the Soil Association’s head of horticulture
Ben Eagle meets Ben Raskin, who is head of horticulture and agroforestry at the Soil Association. He’s also written books…
What future do we want for our food, farming and countryside?
In the latest episode of the Meet the Farmers podcast Ben speaks to Monmouthshire farmer and CEO of the Food,…
View from a forester – why farming needs more trees
Ben speaks to forester Luke Hemmings, from Northumberland, about why he thinks farmers should be thinking about trees more. Ben…
Rich Heady – farmer, runner, videographer
Ben Eagle speaks to Buckinghamshire farmer and regular EatFarmNow contributor Richard Heady. Learn all about Rich’s farming journey as well…
Alstroemeria all the way – why British flowers rock
In the latest episode of Meet the Farmers Ben Eagle heads to West Sussex to meet flower grower, alstroemeria specialist,…
Working the camera: In conversation with Countryfile’s Sean Fletcher
In the latest episode of the Meet the Farmers podcast Ben speaks to broadcaster, journalist and BBC Countryfile presenter Sean…
Regeneration: What happened when one farmer refocused
Ben Eagle meets Somerset pig and arable farmer Fred Price, who has changed his management system from a conventional mindset…
Meet Ernie the young shepherd from Herefordshire
In this episode of Meet the Farmers Ben speaks to shepherd and chair of Herefordshire Young Farmers, Ernie Richards. It…
Who Gives A Fork: Ben meets food journalist Jez Fredenburgh
In the latest episode of Meet the Farmers, Ben speaks to food and farming journalist and editor at Eat Farm…
Rural commentator Rob Yorke talks farming and nature
Ben Eagle speaks to Rob Yorke, a rural commentator who has written 122 letters to The Times and interviewed multiple…
Dewi Parry: Running Young Farmers on lockdown
In the latest episode of Meet the Farmers Ben speaks to current chair of the National Federation of Young Farmers…
The sheep farmer who now reads the news
Ben Eagle chats to BBC newsreader Gareth Barlow, who used to work as a butcher and in an abattoir as…
Goats, fire-pits, and lockdown
Ben Eagle talks goat farmer and cheese-maker Sam Steggles and fire-pit artist Andy Gageabout how lockdown has impacted their businesses….
From food to plastics: Meet the pioneering seaweed farmer
In the latest episode of the Meet the Farmers podcast Ben speaks to Wave Crookes from Seagrown about seaweed farming…