Farmer Profiles

farmers_and_growers

Papley Grove Farm, St Neots, Cambridgeshire

I am a third-generation farmer and contractor and grow mainly arable crops on the family farm and rented land. The farm is just over 400...

farmers_and_growers

Scilly Organics, St Martins, Isles of Scilly

Listen here Agricology · Agricology In The Field - Jonathan Smith Jonathan Smith grows organic fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers on the island of St...

farmers_and_growers

Wimpole Home Farm, Cambridge

Wimpole Home Farm is an organic 589 hectare (1,419 acre) mixed livestock and arable farm near Cambridge. It is part of the National Trust ’s...

farmers_and_growers

Hendred Estate, Wantage, South Oxfordshire

Listen here Agricology · Julian Gold Farmer Profile Julian Gold is farm manager of 800 hectares of Hendred Estate in Oxfordshire on the edge of...

farmers_and_growers

Kipscombe Farm, Lynmouth, Devon

Kipscombe Farm is part of West Exmoor National Trust; some 3,500 acres of woodland, heathland, and enclosed pasture, of which the farm makes up 880...

farmers_and_growers

RSPB Hope Farm, Knapwell, Cambridgeshire

The RSPB bought Hope Farm, a conventional arable farm in Cambridgeshire, in 2000, with the aim of developing and trialling farming techniques which produce food...

farmers_and_growers

RBOrganic Farm, Houghton, Norfolk

RBOrganic is a vegetable growing business that forms part of Houghton Hall Estate in Norfolk. We have a long-term relationship with Houghton and are a...

farmers_and_growers

Manor Farm, Leicestershire

I currently manage Manor Farm, a 1,000 acre estate on the Leicestershire borders, which focuses on regenerative land management to restore soil health and productivity,...

farmers_and_growers

Durhamfield Farm, Shotley Bridge, Northumberland

I am a fifth-generation farmer and farm in south Northumberland in partnership with my father. Durhamfield farm is mainly arable (2,000 acres); the remaining 700...

farmers_and_growers

Green Acres Farm, Kemberton, Shifnal, Shropshire

Green Acres is an organic mixed arable and livestock (beef and sheep) farm that my wife Liz and I have been farming organically for 18...

farmers_and_growers

Honeydale Farm

Cotswold Seeds purchased the farm in 2013 with aim of developing it as a centre for farming diversity, demonstrating how small family farms can use...

farmers_and_growers

Yatesbury House Farm

Richard farms beef cattle and cereals biodynamically at Yatesbury House Farm , on the Wiltshire downs near Avebury. In a series of videos, he describes...

farmers_and_growers

Chagfood Community Market Garden

Chagfood is a community-supported market garden supplying a seasonal ‘share of the harvest’ to 90 households across the north-east edge of Dartmoor. As a Community...

farmers_and_growers

Henfaes Research Centre

Henfaes Research Centre is Bangor University’s research farm, located in Abergwyngregyn - 7 miles east of Bangor. The land at Henfaes extends from sea-level to...

farmers_and_growers

Bockhanger Farms Ltd

We grow winter milling wheat as our main crop. This goes into mills (normally on the Thames) for bread-making. The majority of our wheat is...

farmers_and_growers

North Bellshill & Amerside Hill Farm

We are lucky enough to farm on the border of the spectacular Northumberland National Park, between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Alnwick. North Bellshill and Amerside Hill are...

farmers_and_growers

Pitt Hall Farm, Kingsclere Estates Ltd.

We produce (on average) conventional wheat at 7.8 tonnes/hectare (milling and feed), barley (malt and feed) at 6.5 tonnes/hectare, beans (for human consumption) at 2.5...

farmers_and_growers

Whitehall Farm

We mainly produce cereals: spring wheat (1.6 - 1.7 tonnes per acre, 13.5% protein for milling), winter wheat (2 tonnes per acre), spring barley (malting),...

farmers_and_growers

Homeacres

The main output from Homeacres is salad bags, which contain washed and mixed leaves of many flavours, which vary with the seasons. I sell over...

farmers_and_growers

Shimpling Park Farm

Our crops are all grown for specific markets. We grow organic wheat, barley and beans for British Quality Pigs’s organic herd, which are sold in...

farmers_and_growers

Allerton Project, Loddington Estate

The Allerton project has been researching farm ecosystems and the effects of different farming methods on wildlife and the environment for over 20 years. As...

farmers_and_growers

Daylesford Organic Farms Ltd

Daylesford farm in Gloucestershire has been farmed organically for over 35 years. We produce pedigree Friesian, Aberdeen Angus and South Devon cattle; pedigree Kerry Hill,...