Ahead of the Field podcasts
Welcome to 'Ahead of the Field', a series of podcasts to provide farmers with in-depth farming insight and stories.
Narrated by Will Evans, a farmer and podcaster from North Wales, it features farmers across the UK talking about topics such as diversification, agri-tech and rural crime to name but a few.
You can listen to the podcasts via the links below (please see transcript lower down the page) or find them on your smartphone by searching for ‘NFU Mutual’ in your podcast app.
Transcripts
- Rare breeds and holiday lets at Owl Farm transcript
- Speaking to Harry Metcalfe about a career in farming and cars transcript
- Understanding and combatting dog attacks on sheep transcript
- Hearing from the next generation of farmer transcript
- The increased importance of winter security on the farm transcript
- Succession planning in the farm community transcript
- Agricultural Contractors and their role in the farming community transcript
- The latest on rural crime as part of 2020 rural crime report transcript
- The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust and the work of its partners, including tackling mental health issues in farming transcript
- Bonus episode - Harvest safety transcript
- A new Health and safety Coronavirus related servce for farmers transcript
- Bonus episode - Livestock worrying transcript
- Diversifying as a wedding venue at Quantock Lakes transcript
- Wine making at Court Garden transcript
- Agri-tech and how its revolutionising the industry transcript
- Bonus episode - Extreme weather transcript
- Treehouse accommodation on a small farm in Worcestershire transcript
- Bonus episode - Arson prevention transcript
- Tackling Rural Crime transcript
- Creating an online shop at 'The Present Tree' transcript
- Holiday rentals & speedboat tours at Portnellan organic farm transcript
- Bonus episode - Pension transcript
- Organic farm shop & takeaway at Rhug Estate transcript
- Bonus episode - Insurance transcript
- Brewing & distilling at Ramsbury Estate transcript
- Agri contracting at Lyndon Farms transcript