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MEET: Andy Claydon – Responsible for Carrot Harvesting

November 27, 20250Comments

Name Andy Claydon Job Role Arable Operator / Harvester Driver - responsible for harvesting the carrots throughout the year. When did you start at Hobson Farming? I came to work at Hobson farming full time in 1998, although I had been helping out here a few years beforehand. The farmer I had been…

BBC Radio 4 Farming Today – 27.10.25 – Overwintering Carrots

November 20, 20250Comments

A BBC Radio 4 Farming Today interview with Rodger Hobson and the practice of covering fields of carrots with straw for overwintering. Making the nation's favourite vegetable - the carrot - available all year. Take a look at our carrot strawing operation for 2025.

2025 Straw laying completed in ideal conditions

November 18, 20250Comments

The final bales have now been spread at Hobson Farming putting 320 acres of carrots to bed for the winter months. Rodger has been undertaking this practice yearly since the late 1990s, when the demand for the number of carrots increased as well as the appetite for them out of…

Harper Adams Placement – Ben Wilkinson

September 10, 20250Comments

Name: Ben Wilkinson Age: 20 Home Town/City: Thirsk nr York Course Details: BSc (Hons)Agriculture with Farm Business Management BSc (Hons) Agriculture with Farm Business Management (with placement) Degree | Undergraduate (Places available through Clearing) Where did your interest in farming come from? My family have a farm in Thirsk supplying eggs to Morrisons, sheep and arable…

British Carrot Growers Association Demonstration Day 2025

September 9, 20250Comments

The Great British Carrot Demonstration Day is an event hosted by the British Carrot Growers Association (BCGA) to showcase new carrot varieties, share knowledge on cultivation, and network with growers and industry professionals. The 2025 Demonstration Day is scheduled for Thursday, 2nd October, in Norfolk, with an accompanying British Carrot Day celebration on Friday, 3rd October to…

It’s Crunch Time for Carrots

September 8, 20250Comments

Hobson Farming Managing Director Rodger Hobson talks to Chris Choi for ITV News about the effect the hot summer and dry weather has on the carrot harvest. Chris Choi says “Yes, it's crunch time for the carrot crop. Bone-dry landscapes have left farmers facing one of the worst harvests on record, and…