Farming Today

Anna Hill, Charlotte Smith

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Booking Overview

Farming Today is a regular, news-led show covering food, farming, and rural life in the UK, making it a strong platform for credible, topical voices across agriculture. It’s especially useful for PR teams representing farmers, industry bodies, researchers, and policy stakeholders who can speak clearly about farm economics, sustainability, and regulation.

Metrics

Episodes: 23

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

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Host

Anna Hill - Presenter of Farming Today episodes, including segments on farmers applying for government schemes, fishing industry challenges, and farming options involving fertiliser and fuel costs.

Charlotte Smith - Presenter for a Groundswell regenerative agriculture episode, focusing on how the festival has changed farms and what drives demand for real, unprocessed food.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Agriculture and rural-industry stakeholders with first-hand operational knowledge (farmers, growers, buying cooperatives), plus subject-matter experts (university researchers/professors) and authoritative policy voices (government ministers/secretaries of state) in the UK food and farming landscape.
Required Achievements:  
Recognized involvement in farming/food systems (e.g., participation in major regenerative agriculture festivals), Demonstrated expertise in sustainable farming practices, Policy-facing authority or official role in farming/agriculture governance, Industry leadership or representation of fishing/farming sectors

Recent Guest Discussions

buying cooperative - Buying/cooperative Approaches Connected To Farming Long-term Options Amid Fertiliser And Fuel Price Pressures

potato grower - Long-term Farming Decisions Related To Fertiliser And Fuel Costs And Adapting Farming Practices

university professor - Long-term Farming Options And The Trade-offs Involved In Reducing Fertiliser/fuel While Maintaining Food Production

National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations - Fishing Stocks, Recruitment, And An Octopus Bloom Off UK Waters

farmers (at the first Groundswell event) - How Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture Changed How The Farm Operates

Recent Topics

Farming, Agriculture, Food, Public Policy, Regenerative

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Farming Today
:

06/07/2026 Commoners can apply for government schemes, fishing, fertiliser

July 06, 2026

Farmers who graze their livestock on what’s called Common Land in England were being excluded from the government’s new farming environmental support schemes - not because they didn't qualify, but because the Rural Payments Agency's computer system wasn’t up to the job of processing their applications. However, campaigners say that the system's being changed and commoners will now be able to apply.Changing sea temperatures, rising fuel costs and offshore windfarms are all challenges for the f...

04/07/26 Farming Today This Week: Groundswell regenerative agriculture, the Environment Secretary on the 25 year Farming Roadmap

July 04, 2026

Ten years of the regenerative farming festival Groundswell - we talk to farmers who were at the first event about how it's changed the way the farm.Chris van Tulleken says farmers and doctors want the same thing, for people to want to buy more real, unprocessed food.What will the Government's new 25 year Farming Roadmap mean for farmers? We ask the Secretary of State.Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

02/07/26 Groundswell Regenerative Agriculture 2026

July 03, 2026

Ten years of the regenerative farming festival Groundswell - we talk to farmers who were at the first event about how it's changed the way the farm.Chris van Tulleken says farmers and doctors want the same thing, for people to want to buy more real, unprocessed food.Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

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