LISTEN AGAIN: 10/11/2024 Rebecca Wilson – Podcaster

Farming Outlook is focusing this week on women in farming, and we meet prolific podcaster Rebecca Wilson, who is also a fifth generation farmer in Yorkshire. We discuss some of the challenges facing young farmers in 2024, including mental health and isolation, and how to listen to Becca & Lizzie’s podcast series.
LISTEN AGAIN: 10/11/2024 Katy Brown – Women in Farming

Katy farms just outside Malton, and speaks to Farming Outlook as part of our Women in Farming special this week. We find out more about Katy’s background & the challenges that lie ahead in the Spring! What was her main motivation to make the leap into farming? We also find out about a year long […]
LISTEN AGAIN: 03/11/2024 Paul Tompkins – NFU Dairy Board Chair

Paul Tompkins, Chair at the NFU Dairy Board, joins Farming Outlook to tell us more about his role. Paul is a dairy farmer in North Yorkshire too, so is adept at juggling! We also discuss the Fair Dealings Obligations for milk contracts recently passed by Parliament, and their implications. Have a listen to find out […]
LISTEN AGAIN: 25/10/2024 Davina Fillingham – Agri-Sense

With a growing amount of technology being developed in agriculture, Agri-Sense aims to ensure farmers can see what’s on offer, and understand how it can benefit them. We have an in-depth chat with Davina Fillingham to find out more about the financial support that’s on offer too.
LISTEN AGAIN: 20/10/2024 Claire Mackenzie – Six Inches Of Soil

Claire Mackenzie, producer of Six Inches of Soil, joins Farming Outlook to tell us a bit about the podcast, which launched in January 2024. It’s an entertaining listen, and has a growing audience, so we thought we should find out more about it! Click www.sixinchesofsoil.org, and find them on X, Instagram, Youtube and LinkedIn.
LISTEN AGAIN: 15/09/2024 Moira Fisher – F3A

Farming Outlook finds out more about F3A, and their work to deliver first aid skills to the farming community. Given a lot of farmers work in rural communities, it can take longer for the emergency services to reach them, so these skills are vital and potentially lifesaving. Have a listen to find out more, as […]
LISTEN AGAIN: 08/09/2024 Sam Baumber – IndiNature

We discuss the manufacturing process of turning hemp into something that’s useable by the building industry, and Sam Baumber is on hand from IndiNature to chat to us! We discover that Yorkshire is in fact the ‘hemp capital of the UK’!
LISTEN AGAIN: 08/09/2024 Nick Voase – East Yorkshire Hemp

We chat to Nick Voase about his expertise in growing both hemp and flax, and discuss the importance of the Biofibre Special Interest Group. You can find them at www.eastyorkshirehemp.co.uk, and hear more by having a listen here.
LISTEN AGAIN: Helen Martin – Head of Land Based, Bishop Burton College – Recruitment

Bishop Burton College and Riseholme College are both close to the agricultural community, and they are hoping to encourage people to come and find out what it’s like to work at the college, and become involved in educating young people. Have a listen as we chat to Helen Martin to find out more.
LISTEN AGAIN: Danny Metters – New Principal, Bishop Burton College

Bishop Burton College has appointed a new Principal and Chief Executive Officer, and Farming Outlook meets Danny Metters to find out more about his plans for the role, plus the next Bishop Burton College open event.