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Rock & Roll Farming

Aug 29, 2019

Tonight I headed up to the North East of Scotland to talk to farmer and butcher, Jock Gibson.

We talked about his family's farm, his early career in engineering and the year he spent working on yachts, his decision to go back to the family business, the tragic loss of his parents and the importance of succession...


Aug 19, 2019

Tackling Rural Crime

The NFU Mutual Rural Crime Report 2019 is out, and Will is in the Scottish Borders to talk through the findings and what’s changed in the last year. He’s joined by a number of different people on the front line of tackling rural crime and offering practical help and advice to combat the...


Aug 14, 2019

Today I travelled down to Worcestershire to talk to farmer Rob Havard, with BBC Farming Today in tow to discuss all things farming and social media!

We talked about his herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle, which he farms in a holistic planned management system, some of the different jobs he's done over the years, and also...


Aug 8, 2019

Hosts Will Evans and FG’s chief reporter Abi Kay were joined for the latest Ploughing Through Brexit podcast by Vicki Hird, who is a campaign strategist, freelance consultant, and sustainable farming campaign coordinator at Sustain, and John Wilkes, international livestock industry consultant and Farmer’s...


Aug 7, 2019

Tonight I talked to writer and director Emily Jenkins, all about her new play Bobby & Amy, a dark comedy that looks back to the foot & mouth disease outbreak that devastated rural communities in the UK.

Bobby & Amy is running at the Edinburgh fringe throughout August 2019, for more information visit...