Over The Farm Gate Podcast - Coronation Special : The King of the countryside

The Farmers Guardian team discuss the Kings connection to the rural community and his passion for agriculture ahead of the coronation

Alex Black

05 May 2023 • 1 min read

The Farmers Guardian team discuss the Kings connection to the rural community and his passion for agriculture ahead of the coronation

Ahead of the Kings coronation on May 6, Farmers Guardians Alex Black and Ben Briggs discuss King Charles III and his passion for the farming community.

Ben talks about his memories of meeting the King and what the royal family means to many in the farming community.

Emily Ashworth speaks with the Princes Countryside Fund, founded by His Majesty in order to protect and support rural communities.

2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "Infectious diseases do not respect borders or species barriers, and we ignore this at our peril"

Before his career in politics, Epping Forest MP Dr Neil Hudson was a veterinary inspector who was on the frontline of the foot-and-mouth outbreak in 2001. Dr Hudson remembers the once bustling farms which became empty, the impact it had on the sector's mental health, and why the current Government should never take the UK's national biosecurity for granted

Dr Neil Hudson

18 February 2026 • 3 min read

Farm Life

Young sheep farmers aim for UK glory at Euros

Competitors head for Paris to showcase their shepherding skills

Farmers Guardian

18 February 2026 • 2 min read

Farm Life

2001 UK foot-and-mouth outbreak - 25 years on: "It was the worst time of my life"

Auctioneer Andrew Templeton, of Harrison & Hetherington, reflects on a defining chapter in British agriculture's history, the emotional impact of working in the industry at the time, and why the sector has still not fully recovered since