Podcast Publications
Thrill of the Hill – A Damming Conclusion? Part III
Welcome to The Thrill of The Hill. This is the third and final episode in our series exploring beaver reintroduction in Scotland. Across the last two episodes, we’ve looked at…
Read More >Rural Roundup – Scottish Agri Tourism
Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. On today’s episode George Chalmers and Tiffany Stephenson discuss upcoming events and updates, while Kerry Hammond chats to Linda McAllister from visit Scotland to…
Read More >CropCast – Scottish Quality Crops – Under The Bonnet of SQC
Welcome to Cropcast Conversations. On today’s episode Mark is joined by Teresa Dougall (Managing Director SQC) & John Hutcheson (Chair, SQC). Scottish Quality Crops is the quality assurance body that…
Read More >Business and Policy News Audio May 2026: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on the Agri-Environmental Climate Scheme (AECS)
Along with our regular monthly updates on policy, cereals, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we also have a spotlight on the Agri-Environmental Climate Scheme (AECS). Timestamps: 01:56 News in Brief…
Read More >Agri Culture – Mentoring Women In Agriculture: Julie McLaren
You are listening to Agri Culture, a podcast that aims to explore the stories of the people that make up our agricultural industry and culture of farming, in Scotland and…
Read More >CropCast – PCN & Water Scarcity
In this episode George Chalmers is joined by SAC Consultants Kerry Leslie & Gavin Prentice, to discuss results from PCN Action Scotland along with the new CREW water scarcity guidance.…
Read More >Rural Roundup – AECS & Updates
Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. On today’s episode George Chalmers and Mary-Jane Lawrie discuss the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) along with other relevant updates. Timestamps 04:14 Single…
Read More >Business and Policy News Audio April 2026: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on Maker Space, a Digital Dairy Chain project
Along with our regular monthly updates on policy, cereals, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we also have a spotlight on Maker Space, a Digital Dairy Chain project. Time…
Read More >Natural Capital – South of Scotland Natural Capital Innovation Zone
In this episode of the Natural Capital podcast we are joined by Jayne Ashley, Head of Natural Capital at SOSE to talk about the South of Scotland’s Natural Capital Innovation…
Read More >Rural Roundup – Policy Update
Welcome back to the Rural Roundup. On today’s episode George Chalmers and Mary-Jane Lawrie get a policy update from SRUC Professor Steven Thomson. Timestamps 03:05 EFA Management for 2026…
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