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Thrill of the Hill – Where Policy Meets Pasture: The Agri-Environment Climate Scheme with David Brown

19 February 2026

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…

Rural Roundup Podcast

Rural Roundup – Farm Insurance

18 February 2026

Welcome back to the Rural Roundup. On today’s episode George Chalmers and Mary-Jane Lawrie discuss all things Farm Insurance with NFU Mutual’s Douglas Schreiber.   Time Stamps 03:56 Deadlines and…

CropCast podcast

CropCast Conversations – Hemp – The Crop in Waiting?

17 February 2026
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Welcome to CropCast Conversations. On today’s episode Mark is joined by Iain Riddell. Iain was a consultant and project manager with SAC Consulting for 45 years, before becoming self-employed and…

Agri Culture podcast

Agri Culture – Atholl Estate: Regenerative Farming at the Heart of Community

11 February 2026
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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…

Business and Policy News Audio February 2026: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on promoting your farm or croft online.

7 February 2026

Along with our regular monthly updates on policy, cereals, beef, sheep and milk, in this edition we also have a spotlight on promoting your farm or croft online. Show Notes…

Stock Talk Podcast

Stock Talk – Gordon Whiteford: Lower Mill of Tynet Farm

30 January 2026
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Welcome to Stock Talk. On today’s episode Kirsten is joined by Gordon Whiteford who farms at Lower Mill of Tynet in Banffshire. In 2012, Gordon and June Whiteford began Lower…

Natural Capital – The History of Scotland’s Natural Capital

27 January 2026

We are joined by environmental historian Dr Ian Maclellan as we wind the clock back through Scotland’s long history of land use change: from the ice age to the Romans,…

Rural Roundup Podcast

Rural Roundup – Conferences, Updates & Reminders

21 January 2026

Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. On today’s episode George Chalmers and Mary-Jane Lawrie discuss the upcoming FAS Women in Agriculture Conference, which takes place on the 11th February. They…

CropCast – Knowing Your Numbers

21 January 2026
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In this episode George Chalmers is joined by SAC Consultant David Ross, to discuss crop margins from 2025 and predictions for 2026. Welcome to CropCast, your go to podcast for…

Thrill of the Hill – Counting Carbon: Auditing the Uplands with James Orr

15 January 2026

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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