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Farmwatch

Real-life farm to fork stories from across the country, celebrating the people and communities behind our food.

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Nottingham
'Farming is coming into an exciting time'
Celebrating farming communities in Nottingham.
05 Aug 2025,6 mins
Oxford
The 'Ferrari of sheep'
Not all sheep are created equal.
07 Aug 2025,2 mins
Oxford
Life next door to Diddly Squat
Four farmers, one round table and the question of the next door neighbour.
06 Aug 2025,6 mins
Berkshire
'I was bored so I started a flower farm'
Kim Fleming's high-end business near Bucklebury was born out of Covid.
07 Aug 2025,5 mins
Berkshire
The yoga farmer of Burghfield
Chris at Amners Farm is one of many farmers to have diversified in recent years.
07 Aug 2025,5 mins
Shropshire
What does it take to be an auctioneer?
‘It’s an incredible buzz’, says Shropshire sheep auctioneer, Lyndon Trumper.
3 mins
Shropshire
I thought I was the first gay farmer
What's it like coming out as gay in farming when you're scared of the reaction?
07 Aug 2025,6 mins
Shropshire
'They're like Fitbit for cows'
A pioneering research project is experimenting with animals wearing sensor technology.
21 Jul 2025,5 mins
Northampton
Therapy on the farm: ‘The reaction is incredible’
The Northamptonshire farm using its animals to support people with special needs.
07 Aug 2025,4 mins
Tees, Co. Durham & N. Yorkshire
'If you cut me in half it would say farmer'
Gary Philipson met Tony and Andrew Weightman at Butterwick West Farm in County Durham.
07 Aug 2025,7 mins
Tees, Co. Durham & N. Yorkshire
The Little Ayton dairy farm turned comedy club
Amy Oakden visits Fletcher's Farm that's found a unique way of diversifying.
07 Aug 2025,5 mins
Tees, Co. Durham & N. Yorkshire
The County Durham farm championing British wool
Tiaba Ali met Lucinda Bird at Benridge Woolworks to see how they are diversifying.
05 Aug 2025,7 mins
Greater Manchester
How animals thrive at Oldham's own reptile haven
In a borough of Greater Manchester, there is a farm keeping exotic animals thriving.
07 Aug 2025,4 mins
Greater Manchester
Why I left my career for a life on the farm
After being signed off work with stress, Celia Gaze designed the Well Being Farm.
28 Jul 2025,6 mins
Leicester
'Halloween is now bigger than Christmas for us'
Carol Davies is a pumpkin grower and organiser at Snarestone Pumpkin Farm.
07 Aug 2025,5 mins
Leicester
Meet 3 generations of fruit farmers
The Busby family's farm is one of the biggest fruit suppliers to UK supermarkets.
07 Aug 2025,5 mins
Leicester
How 'Young Farmers' supports 23,000 members
Young Farmers offers skills and development, and a community offering a social life.
07 Aug 2025,4 mins
Leicester
England’s largest town-centre livestock market
Melton Market is England’s largest town-centre livestock market.
06 Aug 2025,4 mins
Leicester
The Leicestershire farm devoted to growing flowers
Leicestershire Flower Farm in Upper Broughton is devoted to growing flowers and foliage.
05 Aug 2025,5 mins
Leicester
The burial ground on a Leicestershire farm
Castle View Farm created a natural burial ground with views of the countryside.
05 Aug 2025,5 mins
Leicester
The alpacas helping calm Leicester schoolchildren
The alpacas provide emotional support for children with special educational needs.
04 Aug 2025,3 mins
Leicester
The farm 'sanctuary' helping people with autism
The Horsepool Foundation helps families living with autism by caring for animals.
01 Aug 2025,5 mins
Leicester
'We have the biggest bison herd in the country'
Bouverie Lodge Farm in Leicestershire has 70 North American Bison roaming the fields.
29 Jul 2025,3 mins
Leicester
Meet 5th generation dairy farmer Amy
For over 100 years Bridge Farm has supplied milk to Long Clawson dairy for cheese making.
10 Jul 2025,4 mins
Coventry & Warwickshire
Do cows really love jazz music?
Putting the quirkiest viral trend to the test in Warwickshire, do cows dig jazz tunes?
07 Aug 2025,2 mins
Coventry & Warwickshire
The Chicken and solar farm powering 16,000 homes
�鶹�� CWR's Dan Sambell visits Chesterton Fields Farm near Leamington..
05 Aug 2025,6 mins
Coventry & Warwickshire
The journey of a sheep at auction
�鶹�� CWR's Olly Hilton visits Rugby Farmers Mart in Stoneleigh.
31 Jul 2025,4 mins
Coventry & Warwickshire
Martha the robot helps feed the cows
�鶹�� CWR's Dan Sambell visits the Harbury milk shed at Chesterton House farm.
28 Jul 2025,3 mins
Coventry & Warwickshire
Fillongley's young farmer ready for business
Welcome to Musson Hall Farm near Fillongley.
21 Jul 2025,3 mins
York
The 8-year-old who set a ploughing world record
Hannah Sackville-Bryant meets farmer's son Chester at his family's farm.
07 Aug 2025,4 mins