R2Kast 213 - Ben Andrews on veg, livestock, flooding and inclusivity in farming!

Veg, tenancies, creating an accepting industry and flooding to the point we need a new name for it! 

We welcome Ben Andrews onto the podcast today.  Ben tells about 1/3 of his farm being flooded as high as 5 feet in some places for notable periods of the year, the struggles with farm tenancy and the uncertainly that can come with it.

Farming a mixed system of livestock, arable and vegetables in Herefordshire as far as Be. Has been able to date back his family have moved all of one county at max!

Another topic for discussion that really shouldn’t have be as Ben says is the ‘least interesting thing about’ him is the fact he’s gay.  Working with many others in the LGBTQIA+ community through Agrespect to create a more accepting industry which is well behind where it should be…as we talk about just look at any Facebook post relating to farming with as much as a couple getting married and see the comments! 

A man farming in truly challenging conditions and trying to find solutions! 

Enjoy! 

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