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ReGenAg Chat

Liz Genever and Nic Renison
ReGenAg Chat
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    Be The Change series: Episode 6 talking with Henry Russell and Tarja Wilson

    03/07/2026 | 1h 28 mins.
    Be The Change is a new project that Carbon Calling are running. It focuses on three farmers - Sarah Bell, Alan Robinson and Liz Hargreaves. Specific farm plans are being created by working with lots of different organisation and people from within our community. We are doing a series of podcasts with the people involved.
    For this month, we talk to Henry Russell, who is a regenerative adviser (https://www.russellregen.com/) and was worked with Liz and Rob on the recent Farming in Protected Landscapes funded project looking at Maximum Sustainable Output analysis. Liz talks to Tarja, who works for the Forest of Bowland National Lanscape, about her involvement with the farm and the breeding wader survey.
    We talk a bit about the event at Liz and Rob's on the 9th of July. 
    LINKS:
    https://www.carboncalling.farm/liz-event
    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZvFfoFOBrL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==  - weed surfer
    https://www.forestofbowland.com/

    See https://www.carboncalling.farm/bethechange for more details of the farmers and the project.
    Thanks to Esmée Fairbairn Foundation for their contribution to the BTC project.
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    Be The Change series: Episode 5 talking with Liz and Rob Hargreaves

    15/06/2026 | 1h 4 mins.
    Be The Change is a new project that Carbon Calling are running. It focuses on three farmers - Sarah Bell, Alan Robinson and Liz Hargreaves. Specific farm plans are being created by working with lots of different organisation and people from within our community. We are doing a series of podcasts with the people involved.
    For this month, we talk to Liz, and her husband Rob, Hargreaves, who farm in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire. We talk about the challenges of their system and what we are covering at their event on the 9th July. We also touch on the importance of balance within the ecosystem and who decides what species need to be controlled.
    WARNING: There is a bit of swearing in this episode

    LINKS: 
    https://www.carboncalling.farm/liz-event
    See https://www.carboncalling.farm/bethechange for more details of the farmers and the project.
    Thanks to Esmée Fairbairn Foundation for their contribution to the BTC project.
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    Be The Change series: Episode 4 talking with Simon Hare

    11/06/2026 | 56 mins.
    Be The Change is a new project that Carbon Calling are running. It focuses on three farmers - Sarah Bell, Alan Robinson and Liz Hargreaves. Specific farm plans are being created by working with lots of different organisation and people from within our community. We are doing a series of podcasts with the people involved.
    For this month, we talk to Simon Hare, who is Alan's grazing mentor. We talk about his system and the changes that are happening, how he is supporting Alan and then we get personal about his diet and health. Liz is off to eat more protein and Nic is going to lift heavier.
    LINKS: 
    https://www.carboncalling.farm/alansevent
    https://www.nffn.org.uk/farmer-stories/simon-hare-creating-a-thriving-farm-ecosystem-through-livestock-management
    https://pastureforlife.org/
    https://www.fwi.co.uk/farm-life/health-and-wellbeing/scottish-farmer-finds-new-purpose-with-on-farm-gym 
    https://ketobrainhealth.co.uk/

    See https://www.carboncalling.farm/bethechange for more details of the farmers and the project.
    Thanks to Esmée Fairbairn Foundation for their contribution to the BTC project.
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    Be The Change series: Episode 3 talking with Alan Robinson

    10/03/2026 | 54 mins.
    Be The Change is a new project that Carbon Calling are running. It focuses on three farmers - Sarah Bell, Alan Robinson and Liz Hargreaves. Specific farm plans are being created by working with lots of different organisation and people from within our community. We are doing a series of podcasts with the people involved.
    For this month, we talk to Alan Robinson, who is one of the BTC farmers from Cumbria. We talk through his "journey" and how he is developing his system. The importance of mindset and building a network are very strong themes. 
    LINKS: 
    https://www.kingsdalehead.com/
    https://pastureforlife.org/
    https://www.thecourtyarddairy.co.uk/
    https://ahdb.org.uk/take-control-of-your-farm-s-future-with-roots-to-resilience
    AMP =adaptive multi-paddock grazing

    See https://www.carboncalling.farm/bethechange for more details of the farmers and the project.
    Thanks to Esmée Fairbairn Foundation for their contribution to the BTC project.
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    Be The Change series: Episode 2 talking with Will Heygate

    22/02/2026 | 1h 23 mins.
    Be The Change is a new project that Carbon Calling are running. It focuses on three farmers - Sarah Bell, Alan Robinson and Liz Hargreaves. Specific farm plans are being created by working with lots of different organisation and people from within our community. We are doing a series of podcasts with the people involved.
    For this month, we talk to Will Heygate, who is a sheep and arable farmer from Northamptonshire. He runs a similar system to Sarah and will share their experiences through the recently funded Anglian Water cluster group focusing on biological approaches. 
    LINKS: 
    BHAG = big hairy audacious goals
    We spoke about Jade's recent webinar - https://youtu.be/Y-v_VfYYOms?si=vVAnPSuiDlBOOyKB
    https://www.regenben.com/
    https://indigro.co.uk/agronomists-the-team/

    See https://www.carboncalling.farm/bethechange for more details of the farmers and the project.
    Thanks to Esmée Fairbairn Foundation for their contribution to the BTC project.
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About ReGenAg Chat
We are delving into the world of regenerative agriculture with regular interviews with farmers who are changing how they farm to benefit their land, their community and themselves. Hosted by Nic Renison and Liz Genever, founders of the Carbon Calling conference and lovers of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes.
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