15 Minutes With...the Pawsey family
What does it take to run a family farm across generations? Listen to the latest episode of '15 minutes with...' to find out how the Pawsey family have made their Suffolk farm a successWe sit down with John, Alice and Rufus Pawsey of Shimpling Park - a 4,500-acre organic farm in Suffolk that's been in the family for five generations. We pick up a conversation that started at the CLA breakfast at the Suffolk Show, going deeper into what it's actually like to work together as a family business.
From navigating disagreements over paperwork and loader tractors, to the 'Cock-up of the Year' award, succession planning, and the challenges of back-to-back difficult harvests - this is an honest, warm and often funny conversation about the realities of farming today.
We also explore how diversification through weddings, food events, school visits and a working flour mill helps keep the business resilient in uncertain times.
If you're interested in family business, rural enterprise or the future of farming, this one's for you. Listen below.