Agri Culture Publications
Agri Culture – Lawrence Martin: Opportunities Through Apprenticeships
Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Lawrence Martin who was a new entrant to farming. After doing an HNC in agriculture at college, he started an apprenticeship with Lantra and SRUC.…
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Agri Culture – Lucy Mitchell: Young Farmers
Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Lucy Mitchell. Lucy was an active member of Young Farmers from her early twenties and went on to become national chair of SAYFC from 2022 to…
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Agri Culture – Ana Allamand: Culture and Connection
Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Ana Allamand. Ana grew up in Chile before moving to Scotland. She tells us about agriculture in Chile and her work over here with the Soil…
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The Black Farmer: Jeopardy – The danger of playing it safe
Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones MBE, aka The Black Farmer. Wilfred is of the Windrush Generation and describes his difficult start to life in the UK, before he eventually…
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Agri Culture – Sir Charlie Burrell: Wilding
Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Charlie Burrell, a farmer and environmentalist, farming 3,500 acres at Knepp Estate, in West Sussex. Over the last twenty years, he has transformed the farm from…
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Agri Culture – Cream O Galloway: A Dairy Story
Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to David and Wilma Finlay from Rainton Farm, Gatehouse of Fleet. They are authors of the book “Our Dairy Story”, in which they tell their farming story…
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Mike Duxbury, the Blind Farmer – making agriculture inclusive
Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Mike Duxbury, the Blind Farmer, about his life in agriculture, and how he set up the Inclusive Farm, a working farm with the aim of making…
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Nigel Owens International Rugby Referee – From Pitch to Pasture
*Content Warning: This episode discusses themes of suicide and may not be suitable for all listeners* Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Nigel Owens, a Welsh former international rugby union referee,…
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Richard and Fiona Lamb – Try, Diversify, Try Again
Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Richard and Fiona Lamb of Fordhead Farm, Kippen, about how they have diversified their farming business and how they have adapted to the many challenges that…
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Anna Davies: Agricultural Storytelling ONFarm
Mary-Jane Lawrie talks to Anna Davies about the importance of great storytelling in agriculture and gets an insider’s view from this journalist on how the media could cooperate and celebrate…
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