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The UK Sugar Beet Journey
Presenter Milly Fyfe interviews Sugar Beet Farmer Luke Abblitt and British Sugar’s account manager Alec McNulty to highlight how sugar…
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Food Systems: Looking closer at the bigger picture
Hear how we could look closer at the bigger picture when it comes to our global food system and how…
Harvest 2023 – Oil Seed Rape
Earlier this year many fields across the UK and Europe turned yellow as oil seed rape came into flower. July…
Harvest 2023 ā All About Wheat
Wheat is the most widely cultivated cereal crop in the world, making up around 25% of the total arable area….
Farming is everybodyās bread and butter
Food produced in Britain is of an incredibly high standard and farmers across Britain are now experiencing their full peak…
Harvest 2023 ā All About Barley
For many farmers in the UK harvest is now in full swing and one of the first crops to be…
Yes Peas! The Story of Pea Growing in the UK
Do you know what is involved in growing and harvesting peas and getting them to the factory in time to…
Why do farmers need to shear sheep?
Can you imagine wearing a woolly fleece all year round? How hot would that be! Well, if it wasnāt for…
Summer as an Agricultural Contractor
Agricultural contractors are busy people, especially at the moment. A few weeks ago, on a beautiful summer’s day, Noel Clancy…
Do we need to regenerate farming?
Regenerative farming has become a common phrase in farming circles and an increasing number of farmers are exploring and starting…
Was Rishi Sunakās Food Summit a Success?
There is clear disagreement as to whether or not Rishi Sunakās āFarm to Forkā summit held yesterday was a success….
Why has Rishi Sunak called a Food Summit?
Today, the very first Farm to Fork Summit has taken place in Downing Street, hosted by the Prime Minister, Rishi…
What is the yellow flower in farmers’ fields?
At this time of year large areas of the British countryside turn yellow as a plant that many farmers include…
The farmer showing children how food is produced
Across the country, hundreds of farmers are volunteering to go into schools to tell children about their work and about…
Farmer to Farming Influencer
Olly Harrison is an arable farmer from Merseyside who has become one of the best known farming influencers in the…
Want to know more about growing Blackcurrants in the UK?
In this latest episode of the Countryside Kitchen Meets podcast host Milly Fyfe chats to inspirational businesswoman Jo Hilditch, who…