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Business and Policy News Audio October 2025: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on farm-scale renewables
Along with our regular monthly updates on policy, cereals, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we also have a spotlight on farm-scale renewables. Show Notes 00:32 News in Brief…
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Stock Talk – Herd Monitoring with Jilly Duncan Grant
Welcome to Stock Talk hosted by Kirsten Williams. On today’s episode Kirsten is joined by Jilly Duncan Grant, Founder & CEO of Herd Advance Ltd. Jilly has a real love…
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Natural Capital – The Free Company
In this episode, we sit down with Angus Buchanan-Smith, Co-Founder and Director of The Free Company, an organic farm and restaurant guided by regenerative methods, at the foot of the…
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Crofting Matters – Starting up in Crofting
Welcome back to Crofting Matters. On today’s episode, Siobhan is joined by Graham Fraser (SAC Lerwick) to discuss an often asked question – how to start up a croft, smallholding…
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Thrill of the Hill: When the Rivers Run Free – Restoring Our Waterways with Struan Candlish
Thrill of the Hill is back for season 6! Armed with a new team, new ideas and a range of new speakers, Alex takes on the hot topics impacting the…
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Rural Roundup – New Regulations for Applying Waste to Land
Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. On today’s episode George Chalmers and Mary-Jane Lawrie highlight what’s happening in Scottish agriculture and are then joined by Peter Lang from SEPA to…
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CropCast – Machinery Replacement
In this episode Tiffany Stephenson is joined by Robert Meadley to discuss some of the considerations which should be made when deciding to replace or invest in a piece of…
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Agri Culture – Eilidh Verstage, Arngask Home Farm: Growing a Community
Content Warning: The following episode mentions pregnancy loss. Mary-Jane Lawrie is joined by Eilidh Verstage from Arngask Home Farm. Eilidh and her husband Lloyd are new entrants, who purchased Arngask…
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Business & Policy News Audio September 2025 – Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on the economic cost of infertile gimmers.
Along with our regular monthly updates on policy, cereals, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we also have a spotlight on the economic cost of infertile gimmers. Show Notes …
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Crofting Matters – Breaking the Grass Ceiling: Women in Crofting
Please note: We recorded this episode while out at an event, therefore the audio quality varies throughout. Interviewees: Prof Sally Shorthall Karis Beattie Haley Shepherd The Grass Ceiling is an…
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