The Rhug Estate in North Wales has diversified from traditional farming to create a successful organic farm shop and take-away, including a thriving export business and the UK's first farm drive-through. Will Evans meets the owner, Lord Newborough, and his staff to hear how they did it and what other farmers could learn from their experience.

The Rhug Estate in North Wales has diversified from traditional farming to create a successful organic farm shop and take-away, including a thriving export business and the UK's first farm drive-through. Will Evans meets the owner, Lord Newborough, and his staff to hear how they did it and what other farmers could learn from their experience.

Will Evans visits farms around the country to explore the subject of farming diversification. How are farmers creating new income streams and new business models? What challenges have they overcome and what do they think the big opportunities are? Stories and advice from those who have successfully diversified, as well as farming experts from NFU Mutual. For more detail, NFU Mutual’s full report on farming diversification is available here:

https://www.nfumutual.co.uk/farming/farming-diversification/

Will Evans visits farms around the country to explore the subject of farming diversification. How are farmers creating new income streams and new business models? What challenges have they overcome and what do they think the big opportunities are? Stories and advice from those who have successfully diversified, as well as farming experts from NFU Mutual. For more detail, NFU Mutual&rsquo;s full report on farming diversification is available here:
<a href="https://www.nfumutual.co.uk/farming/farming-diversification/">https://www.nfumutual.co.uk/farming/farming-diversification/</a>

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Organic Farm Shop & Take-Away at Rhug Estate

Will meets Hayley Adkins and Ian Kemp who run Owl Farm. They chat about the challenges of keeping a number of rare breeds as pets and running a small farm, and offering holidays where guests are able to learn about the animals and farm.

Will meets Hayley Adkins and Ian Kemp who run Owl Farm. They chat about the challenges of keeping a number of rare breeds as pets and running a small farm, and offering holidays where guests are able to learn about the animals and farm.

Rare breeds and holidays lets at Owl Farm

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Will chats to Harry Metcalfe, a farmer in the Cotswolds who is also a successful motoring journalist having founded Evo Magazine. They talk about Harry’s early farming education and agricultural career, getting into cars and how he’s now using his skills in creating videos to try and help explain to a wider audience what happens on his farm day-to-day.

Will chats to Harry Metcalfe, a farmer in the Cotswolds who is also a successful motoring journalist having founded Evo Magazine. They talk about Harry&rsquo;s early farming education and agricultural career, getting into cars and how he&rsquo;s now using his skills in creating videos to try and help explain to a wider audience what happens on his farm day-to-day.

Speaking to Harry Metcalfe about a career in farming and cars

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There’s been a worrying spike in incidents of ‘Livestock Worrying’. To understand this better and talk about what’s being done to combat it Will talks to Rob Taylor from North Wales Police rural crime team, Debs Roberts, a Scottish farmer and co-founder of ‘Ladies who Lamb’ and NFU Mutual farming specialist, David Harrison.

There&rsquo;s been a worrying spike in incidents of &lsquo;Livestock Worrying&rsquo;. To understand this better and talk about what&rsquo;s being done to combat it Will talks to Rob Taylor from North Wales Police rural crime team, Debs Roberts, a Scottish farmer and co-founder of &lsquo;Ladies who Lamb&rsquo; and NFU Mutual farming specialist, David Harrison.

Understanding and combatting dog attacks on sheep

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Organic Farm Shop & Take-Away at Rhug Estate

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