A father and daughter from Suffolk have spoken about their passion for farming after appearing as guests on a popular new podcast series.
Colin and Sarah Tween oversee a fully arable operation at the 285-acre Hall Farm in Onehouse, largely growing wheat, barley, oats and winter beans.
There is a long farming tradition in the family, with three generations working across multiple farms across Suffolk and Essex a few decades ago.
Colin and Sarah have become the fifth family in the UK to feature on Talking Crop, a new podcast launched by Goodyear Farm Tires to celebrate farming families across the UK.
Sarah, aged 30, said: “It was a real honour to be asked by Goodyear Farm Tires to feature on their new podcast.
“Of course, there are days when being a farmer is extremely tough, like in any career, but we see it is a real privilege to have the chance to grow up, and work, on a farm.
“My mum and dad still run the farm and I moved out a few years ago, but I ensured I only moved five minutes down the road because I wanted to be able to come back and assist very regularly.
“I currently work for a food testing laboratory company and help out on the farm when I can but long-term I’d love to be on the farm more.
“To be able to tell our story on Talking Crop was fantastic and hopefully it resonates with farmers across Suffolk and beyond.”
During the podcast, Sarah also talks about her involvement in the Pink Ladies Tractor Road Run in Norfolk which will be staged for the 21st time this year and has raised more than £1.2 million for Cancer Research UK’s Breast Cancer Fund.
She added: “It’s a fantastic event to be involved in and you see hundreds of women, many of who have borrowed tractors, on a 20-mile tractor run around the streets of Norfolk.
“To have raised so much money is phenomenal and when the parade of both modern and vintage tractors comes up Harleston High Street, it’s hard not to have a tear in your eye because it’s become such a massive event.”
The Talking Crop podcast is available on all major podcast platforms.