Hill has a post-graduate diploma in radio journalism from the London College of Printing[1].
[2] Following the completion of her journalistic training, Hill worked for a year and a half at a number of local radio stations.
In 1995, Hill joined Farming Today, a programme covering news relating to, and current affairs within, UK agriculture, on BBC Radio 4.
[2] She has also reported for Countryfile and the BBC World Service about agricultural issues in countries other than the UK.
[4] Hill grew up in Dorset, and in a 2017 interview described herself as a fan of the poetry of Henry Thoreau and of kayaking.