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Farming For Change

Farming For Change

Written by: James Smith
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A quarterly podcast where two Nuffield Scholars - James Smith, a fifth-generation farmer, and Ben Taylor-Davies, an agroecologist, chat about all things regenerative farming, rewilding, biodiversity, soil health and more, occasionally joined by special guests from the field (no pun intended).

Music: "He Tried To Be A Poet" by One Man Book, licensed with permission from the Independent Music Licensing Collective - imlcollective.uk.

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Episodes
  • Dadspace - A place to talk and chat

    Dadspace - A place to talk and chat
    Jun 9 2026

    In this Episode James and Ben sit down with Denver, the founder of Dadspace to discuss mental health amongst men. An Episode where Ben admits to a situation at home that is in need of management to keep a family business 'happy'.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • A Rambling Catch up

    A Rambling Catch up
    May 6 2026

    In the latest episode, Ben heads to Loddington to visit James and have a general catch up/moan about agriculture on our farms, in general and across the world.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • You Herd It Here First

    You Herd It Here First
    Sep 9 2025

    In this episode, James and Ben are joined by Ed Kerr and Craig Lappin-Smith - a banker and restaurateur respectively, and joint co-founders of Herd - a project to promote regenerative farming through fractional ownership of farmland.

    Up for discussion - why food should be front and centre of nature recovery, why rewilding may not be all it's cracked up to be and why James isn't cut out for goat-herding...
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    1 hr and 2 mins
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