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
Recent news
Find out what’s happening on the farm, in the industry and for our community.
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…
BBC Radio 4 Farming Today – 27.10.25 – Overwintering Carrots
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…
2025 Straw laying completed in ideal conditions
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…
Harper Adams Placement – Ben Wilkinson
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…