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The Stringer family
farmers_and_growersI (Mike) manage the farm at High and Low Callis Wold together with my family. I am the third generation of a 3-generation tenancy (more...J Stringer & Sons, High Callis Wold, East YorkshireOrganic & conventional -
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 -
Paul & Nic Renison
farmers_and_growersThis profile was created as part of the AHDB Grass project Cannerheugh sits on the edge of the Pennines, looking over the Eden Valley towards...Cannerheugh Farm, Renwick, CumbriaRegenerative agriculture -
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 -
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 -
George Young (farmingGeorge)
farmers_and_growersFobbing Farm is a 1,200 acre (485 hectare) zero tillage and zero insecticide arable and livestock farm in south Essex. We are not on the...Fobbing FarmIntegrated Farming -
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 -
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 Alexander
farmers_and_growersLitchfield farm near Enstone in Oxfordshire (owned by Nicola and Kevin Knott) is one of 4 farms I contract farm (of a total of 1,500...Litchfield Farm, Enstone, OxfordshireOrganic & conventional -
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 -
Chris Jones
farmers_and_growersWoodland Valley Farm is a 170-acre organic dairy farm situated in mid-Cornwall in a secluded valley, incorporating 26 acres of woodland, streams, ponds and wetland...Woodland Valley Farm, Ladock, CornwallOrganic -
Andy Barr
farmers_and_growersEast Lenham Farm is a mixed farm in the heart of Kent, covering about 1,200 acres, the majority of which is in arable rotation, the...East Lenham Farm, KentConservation Agriculture -
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 -
Edwin Taylor
farmers_and_growersI 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...Durhamfield Farm, Shotley Bridge, NorthumberlandConservation 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 -
Richard Suddes
farmers_and_growersThe farm is based at the village of Cornsay near Consett in Co. Durham. The altitude, weather and soil type on the farm are all...W.I. Suddes & Sons, South Farm, Co. DurhamConservation Agriculture -
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 -
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