Podcast Publications
Podcast: The Thrill of The Hill – Woodlands
For the third episode of the Thrill of The Hill podcast, Alex Pirie is joined by David Eadie, a woodlands consultant, to discuss the potential of woodland planting and management…
Read More >Podcast: The Thrill of The Hill – Beef Upland Grazing Strategies
For a long time now cattle and ruminants generally have been targeting for their roles in warming the planet, fair or unfair, the beef industry in Scotland is going through…
Read More >Podcast: The Thrill of The Hill – Sheep Upland Grazing Strategies
Consultant Alex Pirie speaks with Daniel Stout about Sheep Upland Grazing strategies and the broader Sheep industry in Scotland. Sheep are synonymous with the Scottish farmed upland environment and at…
Read More >Podcast: NE Organic Discussion Group with Mary Young and David McClelland
In this podcast Malcolm Macdonald talked to SAC Nutritionist Mary Young and Norvite Technical Director David McClelland about minerals in ruminant rations. This included an overview of the major minerals…
Read More >Podcast: Forward Thinking Farmers – Colin Hunter
In this episode Mary-Jane Lawrie speaks with Colin Hunter, who farms at Stonelaws Farm in East Lothian. Colin has been farming with min till and no till systems for the…
Read More >Podcast: A Conversation with New Entrant Sheep Farmer Cammy Wilson
Cammy Wilson is a new entrant sheep farming, having started out 5 years ago, Cammy has developed a simple grass based sheep system which allows him time away from the…
Read More >Podcast: Forward Thinking Farmers: John Sinclair
John Sinclair owns and runs Craigies Farm Shop just outside Edinburgh. It’s a family run business with pick your own fruit and veg as well as the shop and café. …
Read More >Podcast: Using outcome based agri-environment schemes on your farm
A new approach to agri-environment schemes, based on payment by results, is being investigated in a pilot project by Scotland’s Nature agency, NatureScot. In this podcast, senior conservation consultant at…
Read More >Starting A Farming Business And Growing Crops For The First Time – A Conversation with Patrick Laurie
Patrick Laurie, Galloway based author of ‘Native’ speaks to Janette Sutherland in Skye about his book. They discuss his starting a farming business and growing crops for the first time. …
Read More >Podcast – New Entrants: Andrew Prentice
Andrew Prentice and his family, overcame the new entrant hurdle of sourcing land by moving to the Isle of Iona to continue their farming journey. Listen to this very inspiring…
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