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R2Kast - People in Food and Farming/All In

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R2Kast 188 - Neil Parish on farming, parliament, politics and Robert Mugabe

March 25, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB

Coos, House of Commons and a fight with Robert Mugabe  Today we welcome one of those episodes I have less than no idea about someone’s sector! Neil Parish, who at heart is a farmer who grew tired of his father complaining about policy and taking little action.  So he did.  After about 15 years in council Neil had a shot at contesting Torfaen, a safe labour seat which he lost by 24.5k votes…after that things started to go in his favour working his way up to European Parliament!  I’d try e...

R2Kast 187 - Nuffield Weekly Travel Update - Week 1 Brazil

March 22, 2024 19:00 - 20 minutes - 16.6 MB

For each week of my travels through Nuffield I intend on releasing a wee update of what’s been happening! This one is the pre-CSC in London followed by the first few days in Brazil…before it all went wrong! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

R2Kast 186 - Flavian Obiero 2.0 on diversity, fatherhood, pigs, countryfile and more!

March 18, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB

Diversity, pigs and fatherhood! Back in July 2021 I phoned a guy called Flavian who I’d heard talk about casual racism in farming and spoke for about 2 hours on the phone and then released a ‘people in farming’ essay… a few months after he was on the podcast and now 3 years on it’s time for an update! He’s now a dad primarily, has his own farm with his partner, Nic, various diversifications and so much on the go!  Great chat with a proper pioneer! Enjoy!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

R2Kast 185 - Dan Smith on Jamie’s Farm, deprived backgrounds and Nuffield

March 15, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

Mobile phones, therapy and…farming? This was a great chat! It went in a direction I never expected!  Dan Smith works with Jamie’s Farm as a farm manager but by extension find himself moulding the futures of teens from poor background! I can’t sell this enough, listen. Dan is carrying out his Nuffield on how to inspire this generation to care about regeneration!  A deep and amazing discussion with a great guy! Enjoy!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

R2Kast 184 - Luisa Hendry on Rocks, Geology, Instagram, Rocks and Rocks

March 11, 2024 19:00 - 59 minutes - 44.6 MB

One could say this is faultless!  On this episode of the All In series we welcome instant social media success story, Luisa Hendry!  Luisa who from a young age lived all things rocks, whether that was films, TV or the real thing! Then at a school open day realised you could study it and it’s been her life ever since!  Ed and I were out our depth here but very interesting!! Tune in for some craic, rocks and of course, tinder chat up lines! Sorry for the slight technical issue near the e...

R2Kast 183 - Oli Chedgey on building on the farming ladder, mobile milking and Nuffield!

March 08, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 51.7 MB

Farming ladders and mobile milking parlours? Today’s guest, a day before I was an official Nuffield scholar cemented a mention in my final presentation! Listen to find out why! 😉 Oli Chedgey was brought up on a very small holding! Farming was what he always wanted! Starting with a few sheep having met farmers working as contractor.  Bustling that business up to 600 with someone else running it Oli jumped to dairy, but in a very unconventional sense, with a mobile parlour!  Following on f...

R2Kast 182 - Toby Simpson on Nuffield, Cover Crops, the Army and more!

March 04, 2024 19:00 - 59 minutes - 45.1 MB

Cover crops and guarding the queen? Today I embarrassed myself! Today’s guest is from a farm but after doing a degree in politics, working through the grenadier guards he didn’t originally see himself going back!  With a very business minded brain Toby Simpson came back to the family farm and wanted to implement a regenerative tweak to the farm.  Amongst others Toby saw major merits in cover crops which he has focused his Nuffield scholarship on. Having presented in findings in November i...

R2Kast 181 - Ailish Ross on Uni, YF, Texels and more!

March 01, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB

Sheep, Semen and Young Farmers  Today we welcome a friend! Always enjoy having a chat with someone I know and learning more than I already did! Ailish Ross was lucky enough to be graced with my presence in our times at uni!  Coming completely not from farming Ailish has carved a career in the sector very quickly! In 3rd year giving a lambing a go followed by milking pretty quick out of uni Ailish had a job! Embryo transfer and AI were what followed, then the AHDB and then for the last 7 y...

R2Kast 180 - All in with Rab Smith on being number 4 in the world darts player!

February 26, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB

ONE HUDRED AND EIGHTYYYYY 🎯  Luke Littler really put Darts back on the scene at the turn of the year with his rise to the World Darts Championship Final at 16!  Luke currently sits at 31st in the world and sure to rise (he says with no understanding of darts)  Today I (as Ed got stuck in Orkney) sat down with Rab Smith, ex-WORLD NUMBER 4! We’ve had the privilege of picking the minds of some people right at the top of their game, Stevie Nicol, Rose Davies but never someone to reach the dizz...

R2Kast 179 - Sam Watson-Jones on Small Robot Company, Per Plant Precision and Nuffield

February 23, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 67 MB

Business, drones and…robots?! Today we welcome someone who I wrote about during my masters a fair old bit!  Sam Watson-Jones started the Small Robot Company.  A business aimed at creating a system where per plant farming can treat a field as a million plants instead of a field.  This means less requirements for chemical and fertiliser, just where and when it’s required…think of it as a very specific variable rate technology!  This month unfortunately SRC had to go into liquidation with var...

R2Kast 178 - Brontë Clare Mitchell on fashion, lifestyle, Femme Magazine and more

February 19, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 52 MB

Looking good!! I’d like to think most of the time I have an idea of what I’m talking about with a guest but would be fair to say today that was not the case!  As I mentioned during the chat, as I sat here in a triple Tesco get up interviewing the founder and editor in chief of Femme Magazine, Brontë Clare Mitchell! Creating a quarterly magazine aimed at showcasing rural fashion and lifestyle came with stresses though!  We speak what it’s offered Brontë at such a young age, her uni times, ...

R2Kast 177 - Rachel Yarrow on goat farming, Nuffield and more!

February 16, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MB

Goats, goats and…goats!  In June you may have seen me walk in to the goat tent with RHS TV loudly exclaiming that this was in fact ‘heaven in a tent’…I stand by it! A top 2 animal up there with cats!  Today we bring on a Nuffield scholar who started as an English teacher and after a chat on a plane with her partner, Fraser decided to buy some goats.  Obviously at this point it wasn’t time to ditch the full time jobs but there was time! Fast forward today and with three figures of milking ...

R2Kast 176 - Gwion Parry on Meat Quality, New Zealand, Nuffield and more!

February 12, 2024 19:00 - 46 minutes - 35.3 MB

Marbles? Marbling?  Today we welcome Gwion Parry! Gwion has been successful in a Nuffield application this year with a focus on a grading system for meat that allows the UK to tell the consumer what to expect as opposed to the outdated fat class and EUROP Scale! Gwion ‘studied’ at Aberystwyth university before a brilliant time in New Zealand.  He then headed home to join the home farm but wanted his own business and found one that leaves him as one of only around 5 in the country.  He scan...

R2Kast 175 - Navaratnam Partheeban on veterinary, Nuffield and Diversity

February 09, 2024 19:24 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

What’s the difference between, you, me and the next person?  The answer that question could be a few things but class in society isn’t one of them.  Our guest today is an utter saint of this sector…and literally and OBE (as of this week).   Navaratnam Partheeban, or Theeb is a vet…by the way listen to the name change tradition in Theeb’s culture (Tamil), it’s really cool and also leads to a lovely lineage!  Sorry, he’s a vet…he’s a Nuffield scholar, he’s an OBE, he’s a lecturer but there’...

R2Kast 174 - All in with Ricky Forbes on Tornadoes, adrenaline, mindfulness and more!

February 05, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 76.1 MB

As this podcast started a second series aiming to showcase anyone with one rule, no ties to food or farming I expected roughly where that would go given Ed and I’s interest…sport and travel! Which in fairness it has almost been exclusively! Today we bring on a PROPER thrill seeker, seeking a thrill that not only has the potential to be but proven lethal at times…that goes today is Ricky Forbes, someone who knew wanted a career of thrill or adventure, ex-host of Tornado Hunters, motivation a...

R2Kast 173 - Dr Keith Dawson on farming 20000ha, saving lives in Ukraine and more!

February 02, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MB

A PhD, farming 200000 hectares and saving lives. Do you ever get the feeling you’re just meant to meet someone?! I got that sort of initial feeling the second I shook today’s guests hand! Today we welcome Keith Dawson onto the podcast! Normally when someone has a PhD that’s a pretty big thing but we barely mention it in today’s episode! Keith was an environmental scientist in agriculture WELL before it was cool and has been involved in various projects over the years. His most notable are...

R2Kast 172 - Sophie Gregory 2 (update) on organics, ARLA, Nuffield and the future!

January 29, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MB

The first ever for the R2Kast  We’ve had people like Claire Taylor, Alec Pirie and Christine Cuthbertson who have appeared on two episodes (one as an individual and one on the group series) or even Jane Strawhorn who has appeared in an individual episode, group podcast and even and extra for our group who went to Africa!  Today’s guest finds herself as the only one to appear on two episodes both times as an individual!  Sophie Gregory came into farming from accountancy and has properly gr...

R2Kast 171 - Laura Awdry on deer farming, calf rearing, a market for dairy beef and Nuffield

January 26, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 45 MB

Deer, calves and…flowers?! Today’s guest, Laura Awdry grew up on a deer farm in New Zealand. She then decided to travel to the UK for a couple years before meeting her now husband and they found themselves expecting!  Throwing herself into the deep end at her partner, Sam’s farm she started her calf rearing business with a hundred calves in a rented shed from her father in law which in his words he ‘thought he’d have it back in a year’…16 years on Laura rears 600. Along with Sam and the k...

R2Kast 170 - All in with Stevie Nicol on winning the European cup, the MLS and more!

January 22, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 81.7 MB

I have filmed…well 170 episodes and to me this is the wildest!  Our guest today is not only an ESPN pundit, he’s not only an ex-NEW England Revolution manager of 10 years in the MLS but he’s also a European cup winner who played for a decade in ‘that’ Liverpool team. Barcelona around 2010, Real Madrid in the late 50s, maybe even AC Milan around 1990 but few top the Liverpool of the late 70s into 80s. Stevie Nicol was the right back for a fair chunk of the 80s lifting the division 1 title ...

R2Kast 169 - Tom Scrope on changing careers, starting Soil Benchmarking, philosophy and Nuffield!

January 19, 2024 19:00 - 55 minutes - 42 MB

Philosophy, accountancy and soil! Today’s guest has fitted a LOT in!  Coming from a small farm in Yorkshire, Tom Scrope went to uni to study philosophy (I had a wee chat about this with no idea about what was going on) before starting working in accountancy!  At a soil convention Tom came across an academic called Ben and they started a business together, Soil Benchmark! A very interesting data driven business which looks at soil profiling and mapping the country and creating a knowledge ...

R2Kast 168 - Jamie Stokes on National Trust and Crown farms, his home arable farm, cars and Nuffield

January 15, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

Queens, DB5’s and Wheat! Our guest today grew up on an arable farm and knew it was always for him but has went around the houses before ending up at home! Jamie stoles studied agriculture because operating as a mediator and consultant between farmers and researchers for the national trust and then the crown estate! After a while doing this he took over the management of the family 1000ha arable unit with his two cousins!  His addiction to all things cars is the main bane of his bank acco...

R2Kast 167 - Cormac White on veterinary, Egypt, small ruminant dairy and Nuffield

January 12, 2024 19:00 - 44 minutes - 33.6 MB

Belfast, Cairo and goats in Somerset Todays guest Cormac White stubbornly decided at about 4 being a vet was his career, and it happened. Some fun at uni before travelling with his career followed!  He found himself after graduating heading to New Zealand and Egypt to practise. Seeing some pretty horrendous things that’s he ‘hopes’ he won’t see again! Eye opening experiences with wonderful people was his explanation of Egypt! After this he headed back to the UK where he met his now partne...

R2Kast 166 - Gunnar Garfors on going to every country twice, 10 world records and more.

January 10, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 51.6 MB

That’s just plane crazy! Every year I love a look at the Guinness Book of World Records and have done since I was a kid, whether it was Ashrita Furman with what I remember to be over 600 records himself, Robert Wadlow and Sultan Kösen as the tallest people ever and currently respectively or even the weird and wonderful such as the most watermelons smashed by the head by Roberto Rodriguez! It could have been a record conceptualised out of complete stupidity and absurdity or the absolutely pe...

R2Kast 165 - Amy Stoner on Supply Chains, Australia and Nuffield!

January 08, 2024 19:00 - 55 minutes - 43.1 MB

Supply chains the most important link?  Series 4 begins with a fantastic guest and another of our 2024 Nuffield cohort! Thanks for the support last year and let’s top it again this year!  Today we have Amy Stoner who always wanted to work in food in some capacity starting as a teenager she made an interactive business allowing kids to cater their own parties!  After school it was Food Nutrition and Wellbeing and Food Industry Management at BSc and MSc respectively.  Them with the trainin...

R2Kast 2023 Christmas Special on Wallace’s year - Lecturing, R2Kast, Travelling, Nuffield and more!

December 29, 2023 09:59 - 1 hour - 72.4 MB

R2Kast Christmas special!  The roles were reversed for this one where Ed interviewed Wallace about everything that’s been going on in the last few months which is a lot! We spoke about the podcast and what else I’ve been to from charity fundraisers to travelling across 3 continents.  We go into a lot of depth about my life changing trip to Africa and my short trip to Ukraine. Not least before touching on my Nuffield scholarship where we are just getting started!  A fun one to end the year...

R2Kast 165 Christmas Special on Wallace’s year - Lecturing, R2Kast, Travelling, Nuffield and more!

December 26, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MB

R2Kast Christmas special! The roles were reversed for this one where Ed interviewed Wallace about everything that’s been going on in the last few months which is a lot! We spoke about the podcast and what else I’ve been to from charity fundraisers to travelling across 3 continents. We go into a lot of depth about my life changing trip to Africa and my short trip to Ukraine. Not least before touching on my Nuffield scholarship where we are just getting started! A fun one to end the year ...

R2Kast 164 - Ifan Roberts on dairy, doubling a herd, buying almost 400 cows and Nuffield at 28!

December 22, 2023 19:00 - 53 minutes - 41.1 MB

From the lowest point at 19 to owning almost 400 cows at 28. Today’s guest, Ifan Roberts came from a farming family, his grandparents and parents operated small dairy farms in wales and he always knew it was for him but just in a much larger scale! After two years of college and around this time his parents divorce which he explains as the lowest point in his life he came out of college hungry. He knew that hunger was for big numbered dairy but didn’t know how. After getting a job on a dairy ...

R2Kast 163 - All In with Kate Rawles on cycling top to bottom of South America on a bike she made!

December 20, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MB

Wanna go a cycle?…for 13 months?!A couple of months ago, as a lot of you will know I went to Ukraine with Pick Ups for Peace and spent about 15 hours in a car with a man called Bill! We got on like a house on fire and really got to know each other! We spoke about the podcast and he said his sister would be a good guest…trust me! He was right! Kate Rawles comes on to share her story today which starts with career confusion that took her to the states to study some of her PhD but really what ma...

R2Kast 162 - Hattie McFadzean on a career in Myanmar, sustainability in dairy and Nuffield.

December 18, 2023 19:00 - 56 minutes - 43.3 MB

Myanmar you listening? Today’s guest, Hattie McFadzean studied a few modules at uni that guided her into a slightly different path! Having come from a family where both parents were from farming but not farming in Hattie or her brothers lifetime Hattie found a new interest in farming but with focus on sustainability and the climate. In what can only be described as some pretty impressive procrastination as she wrote her dissertation Hattie applied for a job working in Vietnam before being ...

R2Kast 162 - Hattie McFadzean on a career in Myanmar, sustainability in dairy and Nuffield.

December 18, 2023 19:00 - 56 minutes - 43.3 MB

Myanmar you listening? Today’s guest, Hattie McFadzean studied a few modules at uni that guided her into a slightly different path! Having come from a family where both parents were from farming but not farming in Hattie or her brothers lifetime Hattie found a new interest in farming but with focus on sustainability and the climate.In what can only be described as some pretty impressive procrastination as she wrote her dissertation Hattie applied for a job working in Vietnam before being tran...

R2Kast 161 - Liz Haines on running a dairy, AHDB, her Nuffield on neurodiversity and… life boats!

December 15, 2023 19:00 - 50 minutes - 37.8 MB

The greatest word ever developed!That’s a pretty strong title I get but I completely mean it! People with autism, ADHD and Dyslexia amongst others in the past would have been called disabled and now the term neurodiversity has been coined I think it can only ever be a positive change for that demographic! Todays guest, Liz Haines is not only in my Nuffield cohort but also runs a farm, holds a position in the AHDB and much more!Last year liz was diagnosed with ADHD and a lot of things started ...

R2Kast 161 - Liz Haines on running a dairy, AHDB, her Nuffield on neurodiversity and… life boats!

December 15, 2023 19:00 - 50 minutes - 37.8 MB

The greatest word ever developed! That’s a pretty strong title I get but I completely mean it! People with autism, ADHD and Dyslexia amongst others in the past would have been called disabled and now the term neurodiversity has been coined I think it can only ever be a positive change for that demographic! Todays guest, Liz Haines is not only in my Nuffield cohort but also runs a farm, holds a position in the AHDB and much more! Last year liz was diagnosed with ADHD and a lot of things ...

R2Kast 160 - Andrew Simpson on career confusion, the police, farming in the US and agronomy.

December 11, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

Not all those who wander are lost, even those in Wheat, OSR and…Oak trees? One of my favourite things about the podcast is when you get the chance to open up about the career. You normally have heard about most of it but there’s always more to learn! Oak was one of my closest friends for 3 years back in my first three years of my undergraduate! Many a beer was drank, late night studying and much more! He’s travelled the world, driven semis, been in the police and now operates as an agro...

R2Kast 160 - Andrew Simpson on career confusion, the police, farming in the US and agronomy.

December 11, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

Not all those who wander are lost, even those in Wheat, OSR and…Oak trees? One of my favourite things about the podcast is when you get the chance to open up about the career. You normally have heard about most of it but there’s always more to learn! Oak was one of my closest friends for 3 years back in my first three years of my undergraduate! Many a beer was drank, late night studying and much more! He’s travelled the world, driven semis, been in the police and now operates as an agronomist...

R2Kast 159 - Chris Jenks on drama school, acting on TV as his own production company!

December 08, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

What would you rather, Gillian Anderson filmed you before you even knew, you gave Daniel Radcliffe abdominal thrusts…or both and you get paid for both experiences?! That’s today’s guests story! Chris Jenks was the year above me at school and was always the one that was good at whatever he turned his hands to, school, fitness and in particular drama! That year was known for its thespian ways and chris is not the only one in that small high school year group to make it in this competitive ...

R2Kast 159 - Chris Jenks on drama school, acting on TV as his own production company!

December 08, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB

What would you rather, Gillian Anderson filmed you before you even knew, you gave Daniel Radcliffe abdominal thrusts…or both and you get paid for both experiences?!That’s today’s guests story! Chris Jenks was the year above me at school and was always the one that was good at whatever he turned his hands to, school, fitness and in particular drama! That year was known for its thespian ways and chris is not the only one in that small high school year group to make it in this competitive sector...

R2Kast 158 - Annie Williams on her PhD, her current job and her Nuffield scholarship all on minerals

December 05, 2023 21:53 - 1 hour - 47.7 MB

What’s your favourite mineral?A question I didn’t expect to be answering on today’s episode! Our guest today is Dr Annie Williams! Normally I bring people on the podcast who have dabbled in a few things, now Annie has but it’s clear to see that she has one passion and she completely embodies ‘mineral nerd’. A job in the topic, followed by a PhD in the field and now carrying out her Nuffield scholarship on the topic! Annie sleeps, breathes and I assume eats minerals! This is an episode for peo...

R2Kast 157 - Dan Jones on a £1 tenancy, biodiversity, sheep and Nuffield!

December 01, 2023 21:22 - 1 hour - 55 MB

10 years for £1?Todays guest is one who’s’ story I’ve always been aware of but not him directly! 7 years ago you may of heard of the Great Orme tenancy being made public for the ripe old sum of £1/year! Thousands of applications, one successful family and a bloody good story into the bargain! Dans life seems to be shepherding with nature at heart! The passion is clear and his interest in not only a sustainable business enterprise is inspiring! He’s not over fussed on the carbon side of things...

R2Kast 157 - Dan Jones on a £1 tenancy, biodiversity, sheep and Nuffield!

December 01, 2023 21:22 - 1 hour - 55 MB

10 years for £1? Todays guest is one who’s’ story I’ve always been aware of but not him directly! 7 years ago you may of heard of the Great Orme tenancy being made public for the ripe old sum of £1/year! Thousands of applications, one successful family and a bloody good story into the bargain! Dans life seems to be shepherding with nature at heart! The passion is clear and his interest in not only a sustainable business enterprise is inspiring! He’s not over fussed on the carbon side of ...

R2Kast 156 - Natalie Hepburn on her PhD, farming, diversification and Nuffield!

November 27, 2023 19:01 - 54 minutes - 41.3 MB

Soap, moisturiser and…milk??After pursuing a career in academia to achieve her PhD in biochemistry today’s guest took a change of course!Natalie Hepburn and her partner decided to adopt and Natalie took a step back from full time work! Atkinson this point she realised she could diversify on their small farm and utilise what they had! Most farm diversifications look at utilising people by bring them to you but Natalie’s plan was take a product to them! She looked at various goat based product ...

R2Kast 155 - Harry Winslet on ditching being a doctor for working on a dual continental veg grower!

November 24, 2023 19:00 - 51 minutes - 39.2 MB

Getting grubby or get in the scrubs?Todays guest openly says his path was always laid out to follow in his fathers footsteps as a doctor! He speaks about spending most of his younger days after school waiting in wards and corridors in hospitals and it was just where he felt comfortable!A few changes for Harry Winslet and he found a fescues for food production with a particular focus on veg.5 years ago he took on a role with G’s Fresh! G’s is a company I’ve been aware of for sometime and in my...

R2Kast 154 - Lucy George on taking over the parents farm, tea and kombucha production!

November 20, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MB

Fancy a cuppa?!?Todays guest, Lucy George is welcomed to talk about the transition from leaving a stable job to take on her parents farm and shift it from a relatively conventional horticultural unit in the direction of tea.Where I think of yea being grown is Kuwait, China, India and of course South Wales! Lucy was game for the challenge and has created a well oiled, diversified business that not only produces tea plants but also kombucha! This is properly one of these episodes I feel like I ...

R2Kast 153 - Huw Evans on how lads from London bought a farm based on regeneration and permaculture

November 17, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 52.7 MB

RAVES AND FARMING?!?This is a proper fun one! I love ever podcast I film but this is just a little different! Today we welcome Huw Evans on! Huw from London at 25 along with 2 other 25 year olds decide it was time for a change. With only a dissertation based on agriculture and a keen enjoyment walking around that type of environment as a youngster behind him the three of them put what money they have as well as selling assets to buy a farm in Abergavenny in Monmouthshire.Next they embarked on...

R2Kast 152 - Jock Gibson on Edinvale Farm, MacBeth Butchers and Nuffield

November 13, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MB

Today we welcome another addition of the 2024 Nuffield Scholarship cohort!…I start it by saying welcome back to R2Kast 142…it’s 152! Jock Gibson came from a farm but found himself away from the business before certain events caused him to jump back in. There’s more than just a farm however! Edinvale operates as the home farm utilising grass and forage with minimal extra inputs and MacBeth’s butchers works to try and minimise sending off stock elsewhere to be sold. It’s cuts out the middle ...

R2Kast 152 - Jock Gibson on Edinvale Farm, MacBeth Butchers and Nuffield

November 13, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MB

Today we welcome another addition of the 2024 Nuffield Scholarship cohort!…I start it by saying welcome back to R2Kast 142…it’s 152!Jock Gibson came from a farm but found himself away from the business before certain events caused him to jump back in. There’s more than just a farm however! Edinvale operates as the home farm utilising grass and forage with minimal extra inputs and MacBeth’s butchers works to try and minimise sending off stock elsewhere to be sold. It’s cuts out the middle proc...

R2Kast 151 - David Tavernor on insects as a foodstuff, buying for supermarkets and his Nuffield

November 10, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 61.9 MB

When I went for my Nuffield interview I was waiting to go in and spoke VERY briefly to a gentleman with a splendiferous moustache!I was instantly hooked in what he does, we arranged a podcast and pretty rapidly I realised, “Christ it’ll be awkward if one of us isn’t successful!”However, 7 weeks down the line, we both were! Our guest today is David Tavernor! David has worked in buying for various supermarkets and now owns his own insect farming business, Fly2Feed!He speaks about the potential ...

R2Kast ONE FIFTY! - Rose Davies on being an Olympian and the drive involved to do so!

November 06, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 47.9 MB

A special one for a special number! Next on the pod we have Rose Davies who is an Olympic runner from Newcastle, Australia! Ed met Rose a few weeks ago when she came to Dumfries to see her friends from back in Australia that are currently staying with him to play rugby here. On this All in episode we go into detail on all things running from qualifying for the olympics to travelling the world with running! An incredible story where you can really feel the passion and love for running that ros...

R2Kast 149 - Jack Young on Agriscot, Overton Farm, Young Farmers and more!

November 04, 2023 01:20 - 52 minutes - 39.6 MB

Today we welcome someone who is used to success!Jack Young who is a major part of the family business Overton farm, a farm, butchery and coffee shop growing in popularity for some time expedited during covid! Jack is a Carluke YF member and has had a lot of success in the organisation, national champion in tug of war times 2, various other awards and recently was award Mr West Young Farmer of the year alongside Miss Young farmer, Abby Forsyth!On top of this last year he won the agri scot busi...

R2Kast 148 - Saba Erum Amir talks her way into farming, her PhD and her Nuffield Scholarship plan!

October 30, 2023 19:00 - 26 minutes - 20.2 MB

Fun day for me this! This episode marks the first of hopefully 23 over the next few months aimed at showcasing this years class of Nuffield Scholars! If you’d like one with me as a guest we’ll get Ed in to interview me! Today for number one we have Saba Erum Amir! Saba moved here late 2000s from India and completed a BSc and MSc in Biotechnology! After this moved onto study a PhD in Poultry Gut Health with a focus on Prebiotics! After that working as a knowledge exchange fellow at Aberystwyth...

R2Kast 147 - Hilary Reid talks women’s representation in the game of snooker & boundaries she faced

October 27, 2023 18:00 - 53 minutes - 39.2 MB

For episode 147 I was super keen to get a snooker player on! Not knowing anyone to fulfil this I wasn’t sure whether I would manage it. Then when we had Bethany on the pod I told her about the idea and she told us her friends grandmother was one of the first ever female snooker players on the scene! An amazing conversation where we discussed the challenges Hilary faced, not being allowed to play in some places for just being a woman! A fantastic story where Hilary really does show her love fo...

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