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Food, farming and rural life from Scotland and beyond. OnFARM showcases rural enterprise, community, creativity, and so much more. We champion the producers, grafters, and innovators who put food on our tables and keep our countryside green and beautiful for all. OnFARM: Food, Agricultural and Rural Matters in Scotland. New episodes every Monday, presented by Anna Davies and Ross Montague.
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Rebellion is the lifeblood of any functioning society. Rebels spark revolutions. We believe present times call for more rebels, not fewer, so we've created RebelTalk, a podcast celebrating rebels across every walk of life. Subscribe now to hear stories from troublemakers who think differently and aren't afraid to bend the rules in the name of change and progress. New episodes fortnightly.
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We are alongside the main arena at Fife Show, courtesy of OnFARM partners and sponsors Gillespie McAndrew. Guest co-presenters are Carol McQuillan and Sam Connington from GM's Land and Rural Business Team. They check in with RSABI's Carol MacLaren about their upcoming fundraiser The Great Glen Challenge. We also hear from Jenn Stewart at Johnston C…
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This week, Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper and Rishi Sunak pose for the cameras at No. 10 Downing Street. So was the Prime Minister's Farm to Fork summit just a PR stunt? Or is the government finally taking food security seriously? We take a trip to Ireland, where livestock producers are racing ahead of UK farmers when it comes to environmental f…
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A follow-up to our episode on the restoration of Braemar Castle in Royal Deeside. We are with Bell Ingram team volunteers, senior architect Iain Cram, and expert Scottish thatcher Brian Wilson, as they gather sheaves of heather to redo the roof of a folly - or 'fog house' - in the castle grounds.By Scene and Herd PR and Marketing
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Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at the Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester. Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues. Our panel is: Former Defra secretary Rt Hon. George Eustice MP…
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Braemar Castle in Royal Deeside has been under scaffolding for many months - as it is being lovingly restored by a team led by the local community, with architecture support from specialists at Bell Ingram. In this episode - the first of two recorded at Braemar Castle - Monty meets vice chair of Braemar Community Ltd. Doreen Wood, director of stone…
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In this episode, as Rishi Sunak summons farm leaders to Downing Street, we ask: what can we expect from the Prime Minister's food summit? High inflation has made food increasingly unaffordable for many consumers – but many farmers say high input costs mean food is actually too cheap. Where does the truth lie? Meanwhile, MPs slam Defra's IT systems …
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The 2023 Helping It Happen awards from Scottish Land and Estates are open for nominations here. In this mini-series in partnership with SLE, Anna meets the 2022 winners, to find out how the recognition has helped them or given their work a boost. We also hear in each episode from SLE chief executive Sarah-Jane Laing. Helping it Happen 2022 award-wi…
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In this episode, we examine how UK farmers are striving to overcome low confidence in the sector – caused in part by high input costs. Confidence among farmers is at a low ebb, according to the latest NFU survey – but some sectors are faring better than others. We look at the future for on-farm robots as a flagship agri-tech start-up warns that it …
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Our guest is Zan Chandler who is an Adjunct Professor at OCAD University in Toronto, Canada and is also Foresight analyst & educator. She is a Board Member at the Association of Professional Futurists. A member of Global Foresight Advisory Council for TFSX. Zan helps clients, learners and mentees to understand the nature and implications of change …
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This week, it's all about the weather as we cross our fingers in the hope that a cold, wet spring gives way to something a little warmer. As the latest ag-inflation figures are released, we talk the the buying groups who have joined forces to get a better deal for on farm inputs. We meet the Welsh dairy farmer who is growing a carbon-sucking shrub …
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Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at the John Innes Centre, Norwich. Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues. Our panel is: Shadow Labour Defra farm minister Daniel Zeichner MP Conservativ…
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The 2023 Helping It Happen awards from Scottish Land and Estates are now open for nominations here. In this mini-series in partnership with SLE, Anna meets the 2022 winners, to find out how the recognition has helped them or given their work a boost. We also hear in each episode from SLE chief executive Sarah-Jane Laing. Helping it Happen 2022 awar…
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This week, does the Red Tractor farm assurance scheme still serve its purpose? Or is it time to get rid of it? Red Tractor assurance chair Christine Tacon insists the scheme very much has its place – but concedes that there is room for improvement. We find out how regenerative arable farmers are getting a guaranteed price by almost going organic – …
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This week, as dairy processors and retailers reduce farmgate and retail milk prices, we examine the prospects for British farmers. With crop nutrition programmes well under way this spring, we find out why more growers are making the switch to liquid fertiliser. On the markets, global demand for beef looks set to stay firm – supporting UK values – …
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In this episode, Farmers Weekly launches a four-point plan to clean up the UK meat supply chain after uncovering a major food fraud scandal. The Meat: Our Expectations campaign is seeking views from livestock producers, meat processors, retailers and other members of the supply chain. In other news, our latest survey reveals the extent to which far…
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The first ever SAOS Growing Tomorrow's Leaders cohort have recently completed their training. Growing Tomorrow’s Leaders programme has been designed to help Scotland's rural sector cope better with its many and growing challenges, including climate change, sustainability and supply chain issues. OnFARM's Anna took part in the training herself - and…
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This week – a mass food fraud involving rotten and mislabelled meat has triggered a criminal investigation after being exposed by Farmers Weekly. The government tells farmers to use urea fertiliser sensibly – or face tighter restrictions. We find out how the industry is fighting back. How you can keep your family happy – and avoid a long-running di…
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There has never been more sheep scab in Scotland than there is at the moment, according to advisors at the Moredun animal health research institute. Monty visits one farm struck by its first ever scab outbreak, and hears about the welfare, economic and mental anguish of dealing with the aftermath. There is also expert advice from the Moredun's Stew…
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In this episode, we look at the pros and cons as the government launches its latest countryside stewardship offer for farmers in England. Government landscape agency Natural England is under fire after a data leak reveals details of farmers who oppose plans to protect Cornish moorland. We've the latest prices on the markets – and we give away an iP…
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Will Evans and Domhnall Macsween have both recently been diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Will, who is chair of the Oxford Farming Conference and host of the Rock and Roll Farming podcast, shares thoughts with BBC Alba presenter Domhnall and OnFARM host Anna Davies. Both men believe that undiagnosed ADHD may be preval…
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In this episode, farm leader Minette Batters has condemned unacceptable behaviour in UK agriculture – including at work and work-related events. It comes after a woman at last month's NFU conference in Birmingham deliberately avoided sitting near her NFU county chairman so he couldn't “lean all over her.” Other women in agriculture have since come …
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Horse racing will make a welcome return to the hills above Galashiels next month (Sunday 16th April) when the Lauderdale point-to-point takes place at Mosshouses. The race meeting, the first since 2019, will celebrate 75 years of racing at the scenic course. Monty caught up with two members of the organising committee, Charlotte Dun and Tony Hogart…
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This week, Exclusive - South American beef labelled British: 10 years after the horsegate scandal, just how safe is the UK’s red meat supply chain? Crisis in the uplands: with hill farm incomes forecast to crash this year, just how will livestock farmers survive? On the markets, why are arable prices heading down and what are the global grain prosp…
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Barbara Girvan sells fresh seasonal flowers grown on her family's Highland farm in the heart of Glenurquhart, near Inverness. You can set up a subscription to get monthly bouquets delivered direct to your door. Something to think about with Mother's Day just around the corner! Barbara's flower business 'The Wild Acre': https://corrimonyfarm.co.uk/c…
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Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at SRUC Oatridge, Scotland's Rural College in West Lothian. Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues. Our panel is: NFU Scotland president Martin Kennedy F…
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Maya Van Leemput is Senior Researcher for the Research Center Open Time | Applied Futures Research at Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences and the Arts, where she also teaches Strategic Futures Orientation. Van Leemput is the UNESCO Chairholder Images of the Futures and Co-creation for the Open Time team.…
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This week – it really black gold? We go carbon farming with growers and livestock producers in Sussex. We look at Scottish agriculture policy - and ask whether politicians and farm leaders are working too closely with one another to make a difference. We've the latest market prices – we find out why beef prices have hit a record high. And we discov…
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A second visit to the home of farmer and Sunday Times-bestselling author James Oswald. Monty's a big fan of James' supernatural crime books, especially the Edinburgh-based Inspector Tony McLean series. This is the second of two episodes recorded at James' home. (Episode photo credit: David Cruickshanks)…
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This week, opposition leader Keir Starmer sets out his stall at NFU conference – as Defra secretary Therese Coffey comes under fire from farmers. Farm minister Mark Spencer announces new funding for small abattoirs – but can't say exactly how much is available. Could prospects be about to improve for tenant farmers? We find out from Baroness Kate R…
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James Oswald is the Sunday Times-bestselling author of dozens of books including the Edinburgh-based Inspector Tony McLean series of supernatural crime novels. He's also a Fife farmer, and particularly proud of his breeding herd of Highland cattle. Monty's a big fan of James' books, and jumped at the chance to pay him a visit for the podcast. This …
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This week, what's the future for regenerative agriculture in the UK? We find out the latest hopes and aspirations at this year's BASE conference. Hugh binge-watches Clarkson's Farm 2 – is it as good as the first? Or is Jeremy past his sell-by-date? And what's all this about farm safety? We find out why Scotland's farmers are so disgruntled with Sco…
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How can newly minted futures and foresight folk make their mark and attract the right work? What does it take to assemble an informal group of independent thinkers to collaborate at the frontier of change? Today’s guest is Venkatesh Rao - writer, consultant, and Yak Herder at the Yak Collective. To go further into Venkat's back catalogue, I have 3 …
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Something a bit different this week: Anna was recently interviewed by Mary Jane Lawrie for the FAS Sounds Agri Culture podcast, so we thought we'd bring you that interview in full as a behind-the-scenes peek at life at Scene and Herd and OnFARM. If you enjoy what you hear, do go and check out the FAS Sounds stable of podcasts at fas.scot/sounds Agr…
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Welcome to this special episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast – the Farmers Weekly Question Time event at Harper Adams University. Recorded in front of a live studio audience, farmers, students and other guests quiz industry leaders on topical agricultural issues. Our panel is: Defra farm minister Mark Spencer Harper Adams vice chancellor Michael L…
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This week, Defra farm minister Mark Spencer defends this government’s policies for agriculture. Mr Spencer insists the future is bright for farming - and says the industry must do more to export food and attract new entrants into the sector. We’re at Harper Adams University, where farmers and students are among the audience for the very first Farme…
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A conversation with Dr. Stefan Bergheim. Stefan strengthens Futures Literacy in politics, business, academia, and civil society with events and processes on topics ranging from innovation via mobility and democracy to quality of life. He was an advisor to the German government’s national wellbeing strategy and led the processes “Positive Futures - …
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Following last week's episode when Monty got to try a Dynescan portable semen quality analyser, we're hearing from a livestock vet who offers Dynescan tests to clients. Tom Oxtoby is from the George Farm Vets practice in Malmesbury in Wiltshire. The Dynescan ensures that vets can provide speedy and reliable advice to farmers looking to improve prod…
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In this episode, the government finally unveils further long-awaited details of its flagship environmental scheme for England. Farmers will be paid to undertake six new actions – on hedgerows, arable and horticultural land and grassland. They will also be paid for pest and nutrient management. But will it work? We talk to Defra secretary Therese Co…
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Created in Scotland: a game-changing portable pen-side semen quality analyser for livestock industries. The Dynescan was developed at Edinburgh University's Roslin Innovation Centre and provides accurate semen quality results within minutes. Its developers say anyone can use it. It helps farms to be more profitable, improving fertility management a…
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This week – just how important is soil health? Well not as important as it should be, say critics, who accuse the government of not taking it seriously enough. Livestock farmers are cutting back on numbers – we look at the reasons why. Is it just down to high input costs? Or is it something else? On the markets, we've all the latest prices and – we…
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In February 2021, Her Royal Highness, Princess Anne, was a guest on OnFARM, launching a fundraising drive to find a cure for Equine Grass Sickness. The mysterious disease is almost always fatal to horses, and, in recent years, had killed 5 prized Highland ponies on Her Majesty the Queen's Balmoral estate. Efforts to find a treatment are being led b…
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In this episode, we join the crowds as thousands of visitors flock to the LAMMA 2023 farm machinery show at the Birmingham NEC. As the machinery sector bounces back from Covid, we find out whether supply chains have recovered from the pandemic too. With input costs continuing to surge, we ask whether alternative fuels and electric tractors can repl…
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This week, the government announced extra money for farmers in England who sign up to its Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme. But is it enough to make the scheme more attractive to farmers? With high input costs set to be a big challenge during 2023 – we ask whether alternatives to nitrogen fertiliser are worth considering. In other news, a group…
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Hannah and Danny Gallagher - better known to many on social media as The Red Shepherdess and Danny the Farrier - share their delight and excitement at not one but two pieces of life-changing news; they have just taken on their first farm in their own names, and - after three miscarriages - have their first baby on the way. The couple talk to Monty …
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A conversation with Sohail Inayatullah and Dada Shambushivananda remembering Shrii Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (Baba). They discuss who he was, what he meant to them each and what his legacy is and hope was for an exploitation free future. And they go a bit deeper into the Sarkar Game.By FuturePod
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