Farming Profitability, Contracting and a Forward Thinking Arable Business - with Tom Hawthorne
From Meet the Farmers by Ben Eagle, RuralPod Media
June 8, 2026 · 40 min · Episode 344
About this episode
Ben is joined by arable farmer Tom Hawthorne to discuss farming profitability and the future of arable business.
Ben is joined by arable farmer Tom Hawthorne who farms in the Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire borderlands.
People in this episode
Host: Ben Eagle
Guest: Tom Hawthorne
Topics covered
- farming
- profitability
- contracting
- arable business
- agriculture
Keywords
- farming
- profitability
- contracting
- arable
- agriculture
- Nottinghamshire
- Lincolnshire
- Leicestershire
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire
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