https://simplecast.com Nature Friendly Farming Podcast Join us our hosts, Ben Eagle and Will Evans, as they chat with nature-friendly farmers on how they are tackling climate change, biodiversity recovery and sustainable food production. #RethinkFarming NFFN2022 en Fri, 6 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000 Fri, 6 Oct 2023 07:00:12 +0000 https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com Nature Friendly Farming Podcast https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c77a930f-2f5d-4deb-8f06-3942d9435b6a/d0251ba3-3ba0-41ac-9778-9ffe661edb09/3000x3000/nffn-brand-twitter-002.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com episodic Join us our hosts, Ben Eagle and Will Evans, as they chat with nature-friendly farmers on how they are tackling climate change, biodiversity recovery and sustainable food production. #RethinkFarming Ben Eagle, Will Evans no https://feeds.simplecast.com/kJYNpVR0 naturemeansbusiness, nffn, climate, netzero, naturefriendlyfarmingnetwork, agriculture, nature, nffnuk, farming, farmingwithnature Cheryl Nicholson cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk 3097f0d7-1c8c-41e4-a276-7f780f33617c Farmers and Facilitators: How you can tackle the climate crisis on a local level In this bonus episode we focus on the question of how best to tackle the big climate issues of our time on a practical local level?

Hosts Will Evans and Ben Eagle are joined by three guests – Jenny Phelps MBE who is Senior Farm Conservation Adviser at FWAG; Fiona Galbraith who is the Founding Director of RuralLink which helps people get into land based careers as well as a former Project Lead for the GREAT Project on Rural Facilitators, Mentors and New Entrants; and Ian Simpson who is a founder member of the community led Bledington Flood Group, committed to preventing flooding in Bledington, a Cotswold village on the border of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. 

Integrated Local Delivery website

Animation about integrated local delivery framework

Rural Facilitator Training

Rural Link website

FWAG South West

In this episode we look at the catchment based approach and how you could train to be a facilitator to bring local people, farmers and organisations together in your local area to tackle the issues that your area faces as a result of climate change. 

]]> Fri, 6 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Jenny Phelps MBE, Fiona Galbraith, Ian Simpson, Ben Eagle, Will Evans) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/farmers-and-facilitators-how-you-can-tackle-the-climate-crisis-on-a-local-level-EzU_frq4 In this bonus episode we focus on the question of how best to tackle the big climate issues of our time on a practical local level?

Hosts Will Evans and Ben Eagle are joined by three guests – Jenny Phelps MBE who is Senior Farm Conservation Adviser at FWAG; Fiona Galbraith who is the Founding Director of RuralLink which helps people get into land based careers as well as a former Project Lead for the GREAT Project on Rural Facilitators, Mentors and New Entrants; and Ian Simpson who is a founder member of the community led Bledington Flood Group, committed to preventing flooding in Bledington, a Cotswold village on the border of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. 

Integrated Local Delivery website

Animation about integrated local delivery framework

Rural Facilitator Training

Rural Link website

FWAG South West

In this episode we look at the catchment based approach and how you could train to be a facilitator to bring local people, farmers and organisations together in your local area to tackle the issues that your area faces as a result of climate change. 

]]> Farmers and Facilitators: How you can tackle the climate crisis on a local level Jenny Phelps MBE, Fiona Galbraith, Ian Simpson, Ben Eagle, Will Evans 00:33:59 Produced in association with FWAG, in this episode Ben and Will are joined by FWAG's Jenny Phelps as well as Fiona Galbraith and Ian Simpson to discuss how local facilitators can bring farmers, local people and organisations together to tackle environmental and climate issues on a local level. Produced in association with FWAG, in this episode Ben and Will are joined by FWAG's Jenny Phelps as well as Fiona Galbraith and Ian Simpson to discuss how local facilitators can bring farmers, local people and organisations together to tackle environmental and climate issues on a local level. facilitators, local, climate, integrated local delivery, nature, flooding, fwag no bonus 3 a5ab45bd-2adc-4a2c-8ccb-2798ace053f3 Profitability of Sustainable Agriculture with Sue Pritchard - Fewer Inputs Leaves More Room For Profit and Nature Mon, 3 Oct 2022 09:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Sue Pritchard, Ben Eagle, Will Evans) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/profitability-of-sustainable-agriculture-with-sue-pritchard-fewer-inputs-leaves-more-room-for-profit-and-nature-S8mSBnMK Profitability of Sustainable Agriculture with Sue Pritchard - Fewer Inputs Leaves More Room For Profit and Nature Sue Pritchard, Ben Eagle, Will Evans 00:29:41 Ben and Will are joined by Sue Pritchard, Chief Executive of The Food Farming & Countryside Commission (FFCC). The FFCC is an independent UK charity whose mission is to find radical and practical ways to improve climate, nature, health, wellbeing and rural economies across all four of the home nations; England, Wales, Scotland and NI. The organisation commissions and conducts research and reports relating to agroecology and local food systems, hoping to influence policy reform and future policy development. Sue has also been an organic livestock farmer at Llananant Farm in the heart of Monmouthshire, Wales for over twenty years. Having an extended family full of agricultural workers and smallholders in the Welsh Valleys, Sue had spent many years dreaming of owning a farm before joining forces with her miner father to make the move into agriculture in 2001. She has a herd of Hereford suckler cattle that she uses to produce high-quality, pasture-fed beef. This episode focuses on the final section of the Nature Friendly Farming Network's Rethink Farming report: Prosperity. Will, Ben and Sue discuss the importance of professor Tim Benton's statement from the report; "over the next decade, the profitability of sustainable agriculture will become increasingly apparent – especially in the UK as public monies invested in agriculture change, where perhaps only those farms that truly value natural capital will survive". Sue also shares her opinions and experiences on valuing a "generative" mindset over an "extractive" mindset to help run a flourishing, profitable and sustainable farming business that reduces reliance on fluctuating input prices, while nourishing the environment that feeds into it. Ben and Will are joined by Sue Pritchard, Chief Executive of The Food Farming & Countryside Commission (FFCC). The FFCC is an independent UK charity whose mission is to find radical and practical ways to improve climate, nature, health, wellbeing and rural economies across all four of the home nations; England, Wales, Scotland and NI. The organisation commissions and conducts research and reports relating to agroecology and local food systems, hoping to influence policy reform and future policy development. Sue has also been an organic livestock farmer at Llananant Farm in the heart of Monmouthshire, Wales for over twenty years. Having an extended family full of agricultural workers and smallholders in the Welsh Valleys, Sue had spent many years dreaming of owning a farm before joining forces with her miner father to make the move into agriculture in 2001. She has a herd of Hereford suckler cattle that she uses to produce high-quality, pasture-fed beef. This episode focuses on the final section of the Nature Friendly Farming Network's Rethink Farming report: Prosperity. Will, Ben and Sue discuss the importance of professor Tim Benton's statement from the report; "over the next decade, the profitability of sustainable agriculture will become increasingly apparent – especially in the UK as public monies invested in agriculture change, where perhaps only those farms that truly value natural capital will survive". Sue also shares her opinions and experiences on valuing a "generative" mindset over an "extractive" mindset to help run a flourishing, profitable and sustainable farming business that reduces reliance on fluctuating input prices, while nourishing the environment that feeds into it. regenerative agriculture, farming, agriculture, farmer, regenerative farming, farming business no full 8 3 62bb3ce1-f341-4466-b570-18626e64f19f Landscape Approaches with Jenny Phelps - Farming Together For Bigger, Better Outcomes Tue, 31 May 2022 13:57:12 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Jenny Phelps, Will Evans, Ben Eagle) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/landscape-approaches-with-jenny-phelps-8gIKdSH8 Landscape Approaches with Jenny Phelps - Farming Together For Bigger, Better Outcomes Jenny Phelps, Will Evans, Ben Eagle 00:37:25 Ben and Will are joined by Jenny Phelps MBE who is a senior farm conservation advisor for the Gloucestershire Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) and guest lecturer at the Royal Agricultural University. Jenny has over 30 years of experience in giving on-farm advice and has been with FWAG for 10 years. She leads many different projects, including the Upper Thames Catchment Based Approach and Defra's Payments for Ecosystem Services Pilot. Several years back, she developed the integrated local delivery framework with the support of Countryside and Community Research Institute and Natural England. The framework puts the emphasis on local knowledge and draws together funding and support from multiple sources to put into projects that improve the environment and make local communities more resilient for the future. This big picture thinking episode looks at managing land across the wider landscape and Jenny shares her experience of how landscape-scale projects rely on local communities and their resource, knowledge and connectivity to the land. Ben and Will are joined by Jenny Phelps MBE who is a senior farm conservation advisor for the Gloucestershire Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) and guest lecturer at the Royal Agricultural University. Jenny has over 30 years of experience in giving on-farm advice and has been with FWAG for 10 years. She leads many different projects, including the Upper Thames Catchment Based Approach and Defra's Payments for Ecosystem Services Pilot. Several years back, she developed the integrated local delivery framework with the support of Countryside and Community Research Institute and Natural England. The framework puts the emphasis on local knowledge and draws together funding and support from multiple sources to put into projects that improve the environment and make local communities more resilient for the future. This big picture thinking episode looks at managing land across the wider landscape and Jenny shares her experience of how landscape-scale projects rely on local communities and their resource, knowledge and connectivity to the land. regenerative agriculture, farming, landscape approaches, agriculture, regenerative farming no full 7 3 d14b76d8-6dba-407a-ad91-541ec6200d8e Working with the Landscape with Nikki Yoxall - Agroecology, Agroforestry & The Wee Mob Ben and Will head to Aberdeenshire to speak to first-generation farmer, grazier and NFFN Scotland Steering Group member Nikki Yoxall. 

From agroecology to agroforestry, Nikki shares how an agroecological approach can go beyond food production and how building community can help manage a wider landscape. She shares her journey into farming, a decision that came after working as Head of Department at an agricultural college in England and that brought her and her husband to Scotland and their 18-acre farm, Howemill.

Nikki talks about her introduction to holistic farm management as the gateway to owning Shetland heifers through pasture-fed, low-input systems and her experience of entering the sector as a new entrant farmer.

 

 

 

 

]]> Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Ben Eagle, Will Evans, Nikki Yoxall) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/working-with-the-landscape-with-nikki-yoxall-agroecology-agroforestry-_k9KXmtE Ben and Will head to Aberdeenshire to speak to first-generation farmer, grazier and NFFN Scotland Steering Group member Nikki Yoxall. 

From agroecology to agroforestry, Nikki shares how an agroecological approach can go beyond food production and how building community can help manage a wider landscape. She shares her journey into farming, a decision that came after working as Head of Department at an agricultural college in England and that brought her and her husband to Scotland and their 18-acre farm, Howemill.

Nikki talks about her introduction to holistic farm management as the gateway to owning Shetland heifers through pasture-fed, low-input systems and her experience of entering the sector as a new entrant farmer.

 

 

 

 

]]> Working with the Landscape with Nikki Yoxall - Agroecology, Agroforestry & The Wee Mob Ben Eagle, Will Evans, Nikki Yoxall 00:32:38 holistic farm management, agroecological farming, graziers, regenerative farming, mob grazing, agroforestry, agroecology, scotland no full 6 3 778c56f8-0173-4f5e-9183-610dafc69826 Keeping It Local with Helen Keys - Growing Flax for Linen & Farmer-Led Innovation Ben and Will head to County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, to talk about all aspects of food quality with farmer, Helen Keys, and to hear about her exciting business, SourceGrow, a platform that helps farmers decide what to grow and supports local by allowing restaurants to find suppliers.

Helen also shares how she, and her partner, Charlie, are working to restore locally-grown textiles by bringing Irish linen back to its roots. In the past, Belfast was known as "Linenopolis" but in recent decades linen production had all but disappeared. Now, Mallon Linen are In their fourth year of growing flax for linen as the first commercial producers in over 40 years.

Helen's Rethink Farming Q&A:

https://www.nffn.org.uk/rethink-farming-helen-keys/

]]> Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Helen Keys, Will Evans, Ben Eagle) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/keeping-it-local-helen-keys-UdUxRTL_ Ben and Will head to County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, to talk about all aspects of food quality with farmer, Helen Keys, and to hear about her exciting business, SourceGrow, a platform that helps farmers decide what to grow and supports local by allowing restaurants to find suppliers.

Helen also shares how she, and her partner, Charlie, are working to restore locally-grown textiles by bringing Irish linen back to its roots. In the past, Belfast was known as "Linenopolis" but in recent decades linen production had all but disappeared. Now, Mallon Linen are In their fourth year of growing flax for linen as the first commercial producers in over 40 years.

Helen's Rethink Farming Q&A:

https://www.nffn.org.uk/rethink-farming-helen-keys/

]]> Keeping It Local with Helen Keys - Growing Flax for Linen & Farmer-Led Innovation Helen Keys, Will Evans, Ben Eagle 00:32:31 northern ireland, farming, irish linen, nature friendly farming, agroecological farming, supply chain, farmer, regenerative farming, farmer-led innovation, agroecology, linen, flax no full 5 3 c980fd60-1e44-4f95-b124-5118300f6bef Keeping Nature in the Family with Aylwin Pillai - Agroecology, Changing Subsidies & The Future of Land Use In this episode, Ben & Will speak with Aylwin Pillai, an environmental lawyer and partner in family-run Kinclune Estate and Organic Farm in Angus, Scotland. Aylwin shares her family's farming history, their agroecological approach, why she's an activist for nature-friendly farming & the important role small farms have in advocating for changes in land use. She shares how Kinclune is tackling climate change,  biodiversity restoration and carbon emissions through a holistic approach that includes woodland maintenance, agroforestry and conservation grazing. 

Join NFFN as a free public or farmer member.

 

]]> Fri, 11 Feb 2022 13:00:52 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Ben Eagle, Will Evans, Aylwin Pillai) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/keeping-nature-in-the-family-with-aylwin-pillai-agroecology-changing-subsidies-the-future-of-land-use-NEQ11J23 In this episode, Ben & Will speak with Aylwin Pillai, an environmental lawyer and partner in family-run Kinclune Estate and Organic Farm in Angus, Scotland. Aylwin shares her family's farming history, their agroecological approach, why she's an activist for nature-friendly farming & the important role small farms have in advocating for changes in land use. She shares how Kinclune is tackling climate change,  biodiversity restoration and carbon emissions through a holistic approach that includes woodland maintenance, agroforestry and conservation grazing. 

Join NFFN as a free public or farmer member.

 

]]> Keeping Nature in the Family with Aylwin Pillai - Agroecology, Changing Subsidies & The Future of Land Use Ben Eagle, Will Evans, Aylwin Pillai 00:29:06 farming, agriculture, agroecological farming, conservation grazing, agroforestry, agroecology, beef farming, scotland no full 4 3 0da949e8-850e-4a74-95e5-c3fc958dbc16 A Wake Up Call with Sam Kenyon - Flash Floods & Natural Management Solutions In this episode, we focus on the water section of NFFN’s ‘Rethink Farming’ report by speaking to Sam Kenyon in North Wales. Sam farms next to the River Elway in Denbighshire and we hear all about how she’s taking a proactive and nature-friendly approach to water management, and how farmers should be planning for a changing climate.

Support Sam's crowdfunding campaign: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/natural-flood-management-wet-woodland

Sam's Rethink Farming case study: https://www.nffn.org.uk/rethink-farming-sam-kenyon/

]]> Tue, 18 Jan 2022 19:57:42 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Sam Kenyon, Ben Eagle, Will Evans) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/a-wake-up-call-Ljjv9LeN In this episode, we focus on the water section of NFFN’s ‘Rethink Farming’ report by speaking to Sam Kenyon in North Wales. Sam farms next to the River Elway in Denbighshire and we hear all about how she’s taking a proactive and nature-friendly approach to water management, and how farmers should be planning for a changing climate.

Support Sam's crowdfunding campaign: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/natural-flood-management-wet-woodland

Sam's Rethink Farming case study: https://www.nffn.org.uk/rethink-farming-sam-kenyon/

]]> A Wake Up Call with Sam Kenyon - Flash Floods & Natural Management Solutions Sam Kenyon, Ben Eagle, Will Evans 00:22:46 water management, regenerative agriculture, flood risk, nature friendly farming, agriculture, agroecological farming, climate change, nature, flood mitigation, agroecology, land management, land use yes full 3 3 47fdfd4b-f381-49f6-9ed5-c7d7da29e488 It's a Can of Worms with Will Scale - Good Soil Function & The Impact on Farm Business Sun, 5 Dec 2021 11:56:34 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (William Scale, Ben Eagle, Will Evans) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/its-a-can-of-worms-gKCXylLs It's a Can of Worms with Will Scale - Good Soil Function & The Impact on Farm Business William Scale, Ben Eagle, Will Evans 00:32:21 For World Soil Day, Ben and Will are digging into all things SOIL with William Scale, a farmer with 20 years experience of no-tillage farming in Pembrokeshire. They dive into the ground beneath our feet through stories of William’s farming and why his ecological approach to land management matters to soil function. For World Soil Day, Ben and Will are digging into all things SOIL with William Scale, a farmer with 20 years experience of no-tillage farming in Pembrokeshire. They dive into the ground beneath our feet through stories of William’s farming and why his ecological approach to land management matters to soil function. environment, wildlife, agro-ecology, farming, nature friendly farming, agriculture, climate change, biodiversity, farmer, soil health, farming uk, regenerative, regenerative farming, sustainable farming, regen-ag, agroecology, soil, land use no full 2 3 7d72c6d0-316c-4e69-9804-046cafc81fa7 If You Build It, They Will Come with Patrick Barker - COP26 & Bringing Biodiversity Back Tue, 23 Nov 2021 13:06:16 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Will Evans, Ben Eagle, Patrick Barker) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/if-you-build-it-they-will-come-7tEW5WyL If You Build It, They Will Come with Patrick Barker - COP26 & Bringing Biodiversity Back Will Evans, Ben Eagle, Patrick Barker 00:33:29 The NFFN podcast is back! And for the first episode of series three, Ben and Will talk to arable farmer and NFFN steering group member, Patrick Barker, all about the incredible range of environmental measures he and his cousin Brian have put in place on their farm, why it’s so important that farmers engage with the public, and the what’s, why’s, and how’s of NFFN’s new report and campaign ‘Rethink Farming: A Practical Guide for Farming, Nature and climate’ which we’ll be exploring throughout this series. All this, and lots more! The NFFN podcast is back! And for the first episode of series three, Ben and Will talk to arable farmer and NFFN steering group member, Patrick Barker, all about the incredible range of environmental measures he and his cousin Brian have put in place on their farm, why it’s so important that farmers engage with the public, and the what’s, why’s, and how’s of NFFN’s new report and campaign ‘Rethink Farming: A Practical Guide for Farming, Nature and climate’ which we’ll be exploring throughout this series. All this, and lots more! environment, wildlife, agro-ecology, environmental restoration, farming, nature friendly farming, agriculture, climate change, farmer, nature, farming uk, regenerative farming, biodiversity recovery, agroecology no full 1 3 0a3316d1-0f65-4766-b92d-85002250f0a9 The Isle of Diversification Wed, 21 Apr 2021 03:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (anthony curwen, will evans, ben eagle) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-isle-of-diversification-w3tSMgGp The Isle of Diversification anthony curwen, will evans, ben eagle 00:26:13 In this final episode of the second series of the podcast Ben Eagle and Will Evans meet Anthony Curwen who is Managing Director of Quex Park in Kent. They learn about how Anthony's business changed from a large-scale vegetable operation to a fully diversified estate including multiple diversifications on top of the arable business. In this final episode of the second series of the podcast Ben Eagle and Will Evans meet Anthony Curwen who is Managing Director of Quex Park in Kent. They learn about how Anthony's business changed from a large-scale vegetable operation to a fully diversified estate including multiple diversifications on top of the arable business. farminguk, farming, nffn, climate, quex, naturefriendly, naturefriendlyfarming, nature, naturemeansbusiness, farmingwithnature no full 8 2 4d954840-185e-41bd-a116-095d932231fc Nothing is off limits Wed, 7 Apr 2021 03:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Ben Eagle, Michael Clarke, Will Evans) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/nothing-is-off-limits-KNY9_lXP Nothing is off limits Ben Eagle, Michael Clarke, Will Evans 00:35:43 In this episode Ben and Will are once again visiting Scotland to speak to farmer and conservationist Michael Clarke in Dumfriesshire. They hear all about his long journey into farming in his own right, the incredible range of measures he’s taken to improve biodiversity on his farm, and what the Scottish Government should be doing to support nature friendly farming. In this episode Ben and Will are once again visiting Scotland to speak to farmer and conservationist Michael Clarke in Dumfriesshire. They hear all about his long journey into farming in his own right, the incredible range of measures he’s taken to improve biodiversity on his farm, and what the Scottish Government should be doing to support nature friendly farming. naturefriendlyfarmingnetwork, farming, nffn, biodiversity, conservation, naturemeansbusiness, scotland, farmingwithnature, dumfriesshire no full 7 2 3eccae2a-f8aa-42a4-9ab7-77700878bb31 In Clover We Trust Wed, 17 Mar 2021 04:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Gethin Owen, Ben Eagle, Will Evans) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/in-clover-we-trust-FM4lKmaY In Clover We Trust Gethin Owen, Ben Eagle, Will Evans 00:20:39 In our latest podcast episode Ben and Will head to north Wales to speak to Gethin Owen who farms 150 acres near to the coast there. Among other things they discuss the benefits of leaving winter stubbles and growing red clover. In our latest podcast episode Ben and Will head to north Wales to speak to Gethin Owen who farms 150 acres near to the coast there. Among other things they discuss the benefits of leaving winter stubbles and growing red clover. nature means business, farming, nature friendly farming network, farming with nature, farmers, red clover, wales no full 6 2 b11c71ae-127d-4523-ae50-bb5c7f9d2f5a Hope for the Future Wed, 3 Mar 2021 04:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (David Sandford, Ben Eagle, Will Evans) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/hope-for-the-future-Q1kdKqBz Hope for the Future David Sandford, Ben Eagle, Will Evans 00:29:21 Hosts Ben and Will once again head over to beautiful Northern Ireland to talk to arable farmer David Sandford about his lifetime of effort to improve nature and biodiversity on his farm on the shores of Strangford Lough, some of the highly prestigious awards he’s won, and why he’s hopeful for the future. Hosts Ben and Will once again head over to beautiful Northern Ireland to talk to arable farmer David Sandford about his lifetime of effort to improve nature and biodiversity on his farm on the shores of Strangford Lough, some of the highly prestigious awards he’s won, and why he’s hopeful for the future. nature means business, northern ireland, farming, nffn, nature friendly farming network, strangford lough, farming with nature no full 5 2 503a6af6-d010-43d5-875b-fba532a46373 Above us only Skye Wed, 17 Feb 2021 04:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Will Evans, Philip Knott, Ben Eagle) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/above-us-only-skye-a3r5X_T7 Above us only Skye Will Evans, Philip Knott, Ben Eagle 00:26:48 Hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans meet NFFN's Scotland Vice-Chair Phil Knott and learn about crofting and Phil's plan for the future as well as focusing on climate change resilience. Hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans meet NFFN's Scotland Vice-Chair Phil Knott and learn about crofting and Phil's plan for the future as well as focusing on climate change resilience. skye, nffn, climate, nature, crofting, naturemeansbusiness, farmingwithnature no full 4 2 72d13395-dea0-419b-85fa-8cea1619900d You’ve goat to be kidding me! Wed, 3 Feb 2021 04:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Charlie Cole, Will Evans, Ben Eagle) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/youve-goat-to-be-kidding-me-EmUdPeB5 You’ve goat to be kidding me! Charlie Cole, Will Evans, Ben Eagle 00:22:17 In this series we are focussing on the road to COP26 and speaking to farmers who are undertaking work to tackle the climate crisis in their own ways. In this episode Ben and Will head to Northern Ireland to talk to 1st generation farmer Charlie Cole to find out all about his incredibly diverse business, and how working with nature is central to everything he does. In this series we are focussing on the road to COP26 and speaking to farmers who are undertaking work to tackle the climate crisis in their own ways. In this episode Ben and Will head to Northern Ireland to talk to 1st generation farmer Charlie Cole to find out all about his incredibly diverse business, and how working with nature is central to everything he does. nature means business, northern ireland, farming, climate, climate solutions, goats, farming with nature no full 3 2 6ae674a8-db66-44d0-9c72-8f1e971d01e4 Becoming a Climate Resilient Farm Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Tony Davies, Ben Eagle, Will Evans) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/becoming-a-climate-resilient-farm-aJdCJ_Oi Becoming a Climate Resilient Farm Tony Davies, Ben Eagle, Will Evans 00:27:13 In this series we are focusing on the road to COP26 and speaking to farmers who are undertaking work to tackle the climate crisis in their own ways. In this episode Ben and Will speak to Welsh farmer Tony Davies who transformed his business to focus on making it sustainable for the future in terms of climate and biodiversity but also looking to the opportunities available to ensure he remains profitable. In this series we are focusing on the road to COP26 and speaking to farmers who are undertaking work to tackle the climate crisis in their own ways. In this episode Ben and Will speak to Welsh farmer Tony Davies who transformed his business to focus on making it sustainable for the future in terms of climate and biodiversity but also looking to the opportunities available to ensure he remains profitable. farming, climate, cop26, biodiversity, nature, naturemeansbusiness, wales, farmingwithnature no full 2 2 1fb6c890-6b86-4d45-abf7-29af35fafd43 Connecting People, Nature, and Food Wed, 6 Jan 2021 04:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Will Evans, Ben Eagle, Martin Lines) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/connecting-people-nature-and-food-hnokHcD0 Connecting People, Nature, and Food Will Evans, Ben Eagle, Martin Lines 00:33:35 Where better to start the second series of the NFFN Podcast than with the man behind it all - Martin Lines? We discuss the changes he’s made on his farm in Cambridgeshire and how they've had a dramatically positive effect on nature and the profitability of his business, as well as how and why NFFN came about in the first place and where he’d like it to be in the future. Where better to start the second series of the NFFN Podcast than with the man behind it all - Martin Lines? We discuss the changes he’s made on his farm in Cambridgeshire and how they've had a dramatically positive effect on nature and the profitability of his business, as well as how and why NFFN came about in the first place and where he’d like it to be in the future. environment, food, farming, nffn, nature, naturemeansbusiness, sustainable, farmingwithnature no full 1 2 e5900a5c-5584-46ee-a8e7-0873b7037770 Nature - An enterprise in it’s own right Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:08:35 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Simon Best, Ben Eagle, Will Evans) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/nature-an-enterprise-in-its-own-right-__4AljQZ Nature - An enterprise in it’s own right Simon Best, Ben Eagle, Will Evans 00:31:29 Hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans travel to County Armagh in Northern Ireland to meet arable farmer Simon Best, where they talk about how he sells his crops to local businesses, how green waste and composting have dramatically improved his soils, environment schemes, carbon auditing, working with nature, and much more. Hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans travel to County Armagh in Northern Ireland to meet arable farmer Simon Best, where they talk about how he sells his crops to local businesses, how green waste and composting have dramatically improved his soils, environment schemes, carbon auditing, working with nature, and much more. northern ireland, farming, agriculture, nature, naturemeansbusiness no full 8 1 15bfa6a9-14be-4dfe-aebc-116d138fa837 Native: Life in a Vanishing Landscape Wed, 2 Dec 2020 04:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Ben Eagle, Will Evans, Patrick Laurie) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/native-life-in-a-vanishing-landscape-8kpjqFt_ Native: Life in a Vanishing Landscape Ben Eagle, Will Evans, Patrick Laurie 00:36:50 Hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans meet farmer, acclaimed author, and member of the NFFN Scotland steering group, Patrick Laurie, to talk all about his farm in Galloway, his deep connections to the area, his book ’Native - Life in a Vanishing Landscape', and what nature means to him and his business. Hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans meet farmer, acclaimed author, and member of the NFFN Scotland steering group, Patrick Laurie, to talk all about his farm in Galloway, his deep connections to the area, his book ’Native - Life in a Vanishing Landscape', and what nature means to him and his business. landscape, farming, native, nature no full 7 1 7b6cd2ad-81ff-4d6d-8015-fbb9fcb6d268 Marginal Gains Wed, 18 Nov 2020 04:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Ben Eagle, Polly Davies, Will Evans, Graeme Wilson) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/marginal-gains-_Qi3So6N Marginal Gains Ben Eagle, Polly Davies, Will Evans, Graeme Wilson 00:23:16 In this episode hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans meet Polly Davies and Graeme Wilson who run a mixed organic farm in South Wales. They manage several enterprises between them but would now rather focus on improving their current business rather than starting more enterprises, hence the search for 'marginal gains'. In this episode hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans meet Polly Davies and Graeme Wilson who run a mixed organic farm in South Wales. They manage several enterprises between them but would now rather focus on improving their current business rather than starting more enterprises, hence the search for 'marginal gains'. farming, nffn, agriculture, nature, nffnuk, naturemeansbusiness, farmingwithnature no full 6 1 9c58ff9d-06b0-452e-aacf-4d0565c912f5 A Nature State of Mind Wed, 4 Nov 2020 04:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Will Evans, Ben Eagle, James Robinson) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/a-nature-state-of-mind-ZuGZAvUw A Nature State of Mind Will Evans, Ben Eagle, James Robinson 00:31:08 Hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans meet multi-generation dairy farmer James Robinson, to talk all about his family business in south Cumbria, his huge social media following, and how he’s carrying on the tradition of enhancing the natural environment on his farm. Hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans meet multi-generation dairy farmer James Robinson, to talk all about his family business in south Cumbria, his huge social media following, and how he’s carrying on the tradition of enhancing the natural environment on his farm. no full 5 1 ca36bfba-cd83-41fa-a1e2-ddced8106eb2 Farming Meets Conservation in North Wales Wed, 21 Oct 2020 03:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Ben Eagle, Hilary Kehoe, Will Evans) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/when-farming-met-conservation-in-north-wales-q5hZfQjX Farming Meets Conservation in North Wales Ben Eagle, Hilary Kehoe, Will Evans 00:30:15 Hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans meet Hilary Kehoe, Chair of the Welsh steering group of the Nature Friendly Farming Network who farms 150ha across Gwynedd and Ynys Mon (Anglesey) both at home and on nature reserves across north west Wales. Hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans meet Hilary Kehoe, Chair of the Welsh steering group of the Nature Friendly Farming Network who farms 150ha across Gwynedd and Ynys Mon (Anglesey) both at home and on nature reserves across north west Wales. countryside, farming, nffn, nature, cymru, conservation, wales no full 4 1 40573285-60a6-4f38-b20f-eb052ad73aef Farming with Nature on the Emerald Isle Wed, 7 Oct 2020 03:00:00 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Ben Eagle, Michael Meharg, Will Evans) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/farming-with-nature-on-the-emerald-isle-O2HyQjJ6 Farming with Nature on the Emerald Isle Ben Eagle, Michael Meharg, Will Evans 00:36:50 Hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans meet Northern Ireland based Michael Meharg who farms Irish Moiled rare breed cattle on 250ha. Hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans meet Northern Ireland based Michael Meharg who farms Irish Moiled rare breed cattle on 250ha. northern ireland, farming, nffn, nature friendly farming, nature no full 3 1 82c960ee-e123-4ff7-b9cc-674a3ed7d921 How do you simply measure nature on your farm? Wed, 16 Sep 2020 03:00:06 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Ben Eagle, Will Evans, Denise Walton) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/farming-with-nature-SrGkNTOo How do you simply measure nature on your farm? Ben Eagle, Will Evans, Denise Walton 00:29:13 Hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans meet Denise Walton who is on the Scottish Steering Group of NFFN and farms with her family in the Scottish Borders. Hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans meet Denise Walton who is on the Scottish Steering Group of NFFN and farms with her family in the Scottish Borders. network, countryside, nffn, podcast, nature, conservation, scotland no full 2 1 de757c5b-aae0-466d-8a18-2881f7e26604 Nature Means Business Wed, 2 Sep 2020 03:00:06 +0000 cheryl.nicholson@nffn.org.uk (Chris Clark, NFFN, Ben Eagle, Will Evans) https://nature-friendly-farming-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/nature-friendly-farming-podcast-RwJtejRT Nature Means Business Chris Clark, NFFN, Ben Eagle, Will Evans 00:35:34 In the very first episode of the NFFN podcast hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans speak to NFFN England Chair Chris Clark about his farming life and why farmers should see nature as a shareholder in their business. In the very first episode of the NFFN podcast hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans speak to NFFN England Chair Chris Clark about his farming life and why farmers should see nature as a shareholder in their business. netzero, nffn, nature friendly farming network, farming with nature, naturemeansbusiness no full 1 1