Farmer Profiles
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The Barbour family
farmers_and_growersWe farm cattle and sheep on land that is part of the Bonskeid Estate, near Pitlochry in Scotland. Fincastle is 500 hectares (ha) of farmed...Mains of Fincastle Farm, Pitlochry, PerthshireOrganic -
David Rose
farmers_and_growersWe’re a 450-acre farm in Screveton looking down on the Vale of Belvoir, east of the Trent Valley. The farm has been in the family...Home Farm, FarmEco Community Care Farm, Screveton, NottinghamshireIntegrated Farming -
Andy Dibben
farmers_and_growersAbbey Home Farm is a diverse mixed, family owned 1,600 acre farm near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, that has been organic for 30 years. John Newman is...Abbey Home Farm, Cirencester, GloucestershireOrganic -
John Pawsey
farmers_and_growersShimpling Park Farm is a mixed organic farm situated about 8 miles south of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. We manage our farm as a...Shimpling Park FarmOrganic -
Mark Lea
farmers_and_growersGreen Acres is an organic mixed arable and sheep farm that my wife Liz and I have been farming organically since 2000. We are certified...Green Acres Farm, Kemberton, Shifnal, ShropshireOrganic -
Stephen Briggs
farmers_and_growersWe mainly produce cereals: spring and winter wheat (5-5.5 tonnes/hectare, 13.5% protein for milling), spring barley (malting), winter oats, spring oats (5-6.5 tonnes/hectare). Spring wheat...Whitehall FarmOrganic -
Mike Mallett
farmers_and_growersListen here Agricology · Agricology in the Field - Mike Mallett Mike Mallett is farm manager of Maple Farm Kelsale, a 138-hectare family farm situated...Maple Farm Kelsale, Saxmundham, SuffolkOrganic -
Wendy Seel
farmers_and_growersListen here Agricology · Agricology in the Field - Wendy Seel Wendy Seel set up Vital Veg with her partner Anne Taylor in 2005 on...Vital Veg, North Tillydaff Farm, Inverurie, AberdeenshireOrganic -
Martin Lines
farmers_and_growersI 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...Papley Grove Farm, St Neots, CambridgeshireRegenerative agriculture -
Jonathan Smith
farmers_and_growersListen here Agricology · Agricology In The Field - Jonathan Smith Jonathan Smith grows organic fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers on the island of St...Scilly Organics, St Martins, Isles of ScillyOrganic -
Callum Weir
farmers_and_growersWimpole 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...Wimpole Home Farm, CambridgeOrganic -
Julian Gold
farmers_and_growersListen here Agricology · Julian Gold Farmer Profile Julian Gold is farm manager of 800 hectares of Hendred Estate in Oxfordshire on the edge of...Hendred Estate, Wantage, South OxfordshireRegenerative agriculture -
James Dexter
farmers_and_growersWe are a small off-grid, organic farm in mid Devon that is part of a cluster of 3 small holdings at Greenham Reach, a pioneering...Wild Geese Acres, Holcombe Rogus, mid DevonOrganic -
Georgie Bray
farmers_and_growers(First published: November 2019. See November 2022 update below) The RSPB bought Hope Farm, a conventional arable farm in Cambridgeshire, in 2000, with the aim...RSPB Hope Farm, Knapwell, CambridgeshireIntegrated Farming -
Joe Rolfe
farmers_and_growersRBOrganic 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...RBOrganic Farm, Houghton, NorfolkOrganic -
Dan Bussey
farmers_and_growersI 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,...Manor Farm, LeicestershireRegenerative agriculture -
Ashton Hawker
farmers_and_growersWe are a mixed farm set across 1600 acres of Cotswold Brash, the stony, thin and relatively heavy soils that run through Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and...Gardners FarmIntegrated Farming -
Rob Kynaston
farmers_and_growersGreat Wollaston is a 242 acre mixed family farm on the edge of the Shropshire Hills on the English/Welsh border. We grow winter wheat and...Great Wollaston Farm -
John Renner
farmers_and_growersWe 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...North Bellshill & Amerside Hill FarmIntegrated Farming -
Tim May
farmers_and_growersWe farm 2500 acres regeneratively and organically, applying a holistic approach. We are currently growing organic quinoa, organic linseed, organic gluten-free oats and heritage wheats...Pitt Hall Farm, Kingsclere Estates Ltd., HampshireConservation Agriculture -
Iain Tolhurst (Tolly)
farmers_and_growersTolhurst Organic is located on the Hardwick Estate in south Oxfordshire, between the Chilterns and the river Thames. The farm is made up of 17...Tolhurst Organic Partnership CICOrganic -
Phil Jarvis
farmers_and_growersThe Allerton project has been researching farm ecosystems and the effects of different farming methods on wildlife and the environment for over 20 years. As...Allerton Project, Loddington EstateIntegrated Farming