Thrill of the Hill Publications
Thrill of The Hill – Cattle Wintering Strategies with Lorna Shaw
Cattle wintering is an unavoidable and hugely important aspect of livestock management in Scotland. Whether stock are housed in traditional courts or managed outdoors on forage crops, wintering systems sit at the…
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Thrill of the Hill – Happening Organically: Supporting Organic Farming in Scotland
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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Thrill of the Hill – Flying Blind: Conservation Management for Bats with Harry Fisher
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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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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Thrill of the Hill – Getting Your Fill When Out on the Hill: Livestock Nutrition Planning
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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Thrill of the Hill – Between a Rock Rose and a Hard Place
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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Thrill of the Hill – Planting MOREwoods: The Woodland Trust
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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Thrill of the Hill – Finding the Next Generation: The Scottish Land Matching Service
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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Thrill of the Hill – Staggeringly Good: Raising The Profile of Venison in Scotland
In this episode Anona Gow discusses the virtues of venison, its nutritional value, cooking options, perception of the sector and reflects on her new book, The Venison Kitchen. Venison, an under-appreciated meat in Scotland? Despite the abundance of deer in Scotland, farmed and wild, venison has never been a staple of the Scottish diet, certainly not in the same way as beef or lamb.
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Thrill of the Hill – First Aid on Farm with Sean Magee
In this episode, qualified First Aid Trainer and practitioner, Sean Magee discusses the importance of first aid in the farm and rural environment, including what information to provide to emergency services and the processes of seeking help, how to assess the requirements of a casualty and top tips for dealing with agricultural related incidents when they occur.
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