Nature Friendly Farming Podcast

About Nature Friendly Farming Podcast

Join us as we explore nature-friendly farming with our NFFN staff and farmer members, discussing how they are tackling climate change, biodiversity recovery and sustainable food production. This includes new podcasts as well as previous episodes hosted by Ben Eagle and Will Evans. #RethinkFarming

Publisher

Ben Eagle, Will Evans, Cormac Dolan

Category

business · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Sept 2020

Latest episode

18 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

5 of 28 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   18 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Cutting out the middle man (NFFN Northern Ireland)

   NFFN NI manager Cormac Dolan interviews Ballyboley Dexters owners Stephen and Hannah Alexander about their direct-to-customer beef sales strategy.

2. 

   21 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Can you grow grass without fertiliser? (NFFN Northern Ireland)

   Cormac Dolan interviews farmers Bronagh O'Kane and Jonny Blair about growing grass without fertilizer and improving soil health.

3. 

   28 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Farmers already innovate - So what’s missing? (NFFN Northern Ireland)

   NFFN NI manager Cormac Dolan interviews farmer Helen Keys and businessman Chris Shannon about the crucial role of innovation in nature-friendly agriculture.

Inside a recent episode

Cutting out the middle man (NFFN Northern Ireland)

Published 18 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So you can view that whole process. So I think it's just that you're really open with people, but you also have the documentation to back it up as well. Yes, you've got it all there, yeah. And I think one of the wins that we have too on that marketing side is that people can come onto our farm and see the animals. Some people don't want to see the animals, but a lot of people want to educate their kids, we've found now, and want them to know where their food comes from, that sort of thing. And, you know, the people have the connection with the animal. It's not just, you're a farmer, I'm coming to collect a meat pack and them away. […]

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• Stephen Alexander
• Hannah Alexander
• Bronagh O'Kane
• Jonny Blair
• Helen Keys

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