A series of four new films have been published online to educate and inspire people about the 'magic' of farming.

An increasing interest among consumers about where their food comes from creates a valuable window for learning about agriculture.

But a pair of Norfolk-based farming education enthusiasts felt opportunities to educate people through farm visits, walks or agricultural talks, were going to waste.

So they came up with the idea of Farming is Magic, a collection of films which offer tips and techniques, from how tractors work to how bumble bees can help in growing tomatoes.

The films are the brainchild of Susie Emmett, a BBC World Service broadcaster who now travels the globe as an agricultural videographer with her company Green Shoots Productions, and David Jones, farm manager at Morley Farms near Wymondham,

The collection aims to educate people of all ages about farming as well as providing inspiration for farmers on how to help people better understand the industry.

Now the collection has four new films which looks at grain production, the importance of worms, how to fight bad bugs on your carrots and how farmers can better emphasise the link between food production and food consumption.

The new films are supported by The Morley Agricultural Foundation in Norfolk and by the Felix Thornley Cobbold Agricultural Trust in Suffolk – two organisations which believe that educating people about farming is the key to inspiring the next generation to consider careers in the farming sector.

Mrs Emmett, who lives on her family's farm at Oxborough, near Swaffham, said: 'Farming is full of amazing facts. But unless farmers are good, every time they have the chance, to explain farming then the connection between society and this wonderful business of farming will not be fully understood, let alone appreciated.'

Using good bugs to fight bad bugs in carrots

Organic farmer Joe Rolfe, general manager at Taylorgrown, of Houghton, near Fakenham, wanted to use his Farming is Magic video to show how 'good bugs' are used to fight off 'bad bugs' in his crops, particularly in his carrots. With one million types of insects on the planet, Mr Rolfe said he feels its a topic worth educating people about.

'I can't think of many farmers who want to put themselves in front of the camera,' he said. 'But making my Farming is Magic film on the things we do to control insect pests was a lot of fun.

'We used a lot of props in the film to show how we get the message across.

'I love what I do as a farmer. It's not the easiest job. Far from it. But as I explain in my Farming is Magic film, I make the most of every opportunity I can to explain what I do so that how I grow my carrots and the other vegetables is understood.'

More of the new Farming is Magic videos will be posted here on www.edp24.co.uk in the coming days.