4 miles from the centre of historic York
The UK’s leading supplier of carrots to the prepared foods market
HOBSON FARMING
Carrot Growing
Our Reputation is for Producing Quality Crops
We’re committed to delivering the freshest, highest quality carrots to our customers every day of the year.
We do this by growing on approximately 900 acres of prime Yorkshire sand land to produce over 30,000 tonnes annually.
Only those carrots that meet our high standards are delivered fresh to our customers within 48 hours of harvest – with guaranteed quality in every batch.
HOBSON FARMING
Arable Farming
Heritage and experience build valued relationships
Our farming heritage has taught us to understand the importance of caring for the land.
Through continued investment in our drainage infrastructure and soil health – with twelve crops in rotation – helps us to deliver higher yields and solid financial returns for landowners.
OUR BLOG
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Find out what’s happening on the farm, in the industry and for our community.
Hobson Farming are proud to be named “Vegetable Partner of the Year 2026” at the Natures Way Foods Annual Partner Conference
Hobson Farming was honoured last week as the Vegetable Partner of the Year at the 2026 AnnualConference. This significant award, presented in front of over 100 suppliers, recognises all the hard work that our entire…
Carrot Sampling – Great Fun with a Bucket and Spade!
At Hobson Farming, we keep a close eye on every carrot field, carefully detailing and monitoring how each crop is developing. That means getting out there every 3-4 weeks to take regular samples from our…
Gapping Up! – Our hedges..
Here at Hobson Farming, we’ve been busy “gapping up” our hedges – to make a real difference to the landscape and the wildlife that depends on it. By filling in the empty spaces in existing…
MEET: Andy Claydon – Responsible for Carrot Harvesting
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…