R2Kast - People in Food and Farming/All In
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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 MBGetting 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 MBFancy 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 MBRAVES 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 MBToday 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 MBToday 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 MBWhen 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 MBA 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 MBToday 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 MBFun 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 MBFor 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...
R2Kast 146 - David Mitchell speaks Young Farmers Young Stocks man programme and more!
October 23, 2023 18:00 - 55 minutes - 41.8 MBToday marks the day I’ve released more episodes of the R2Kast in this calendar year than in total before it! It’s almost been going 3 years…If you’re in farming in Scotland you most likely know this guest. Let me try that again.If you’re in farming…young farmers in Scotland you most likely…definitely know this guest. Our guest today, David Mitchell and I went to uni together for our HND. What’s interesting about that is we had completely different experiences in that course, mine mostly posit...
R2Kast 146 - David Mitchell speaks Young Farmers Young Stocks man programme and more!
October 23, 2023 18:00 - 55 minutes - 41.8 MBToday marks the day I’ve released more episodes of the R2Kast in this calendar year than in total before it! It’s almost been going 3 years…If you’re in farming in Scotland you most likely know this guest. Let me try that again. If you’re in farming…young farmers in Scotland you most likely…definitely know this guest. Our guest today, David Mitchell and I went to uni together for our HND. What’s interesting about that is we had completely different experiences in that course, mine mostly...
R2Kast 145 - Katy Tunstall on getting into farming, Hebridean sheep, parsnips..I think! And more!
October 21, 2023 13:37 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBSince R2Kast 113 (32 ago - which is only 4 months btw) I haven’t uploaded video, now the reason for this is MAINLY that dealing with the best part of 10 hours of video a month is a lot, I had iPads, iPhones and my Mac all uploading at once. However I should have made an exception today!! 📱 💻 Todays guest is Katy Tunstall and throughout, as you’ll hear her gorgeous kitten Parnsip was running around and checking everything out! ❤️ 🐈 As much as I loved parsnip it was also an excellent episode an...
R2Kast 145 - Katy Tunstall on getting into farming, Hebridean sheep, parsnips..I think! And more!
October 21, 2023 13:37 - 1 hour - 46.4 MBSince R2Kast 113 (32 ago - which is only 4 months btw) I haven’t uploaded video, now the reason for this is MAINLY that dealing with the best part of 10 hours of video a month is a lot, I had iPads, iPhones and my Mac all uploading at once. However I should have made an exception today!! 📱 💻 Todays guest is Katy Tunstall and throughout, as you’ll hear her gorgeous kitten Parnsip was running around and checking everything out! ❤️ 🐈 As much as I loved parsnip it was also an excellent episod...
R2Kast 144 - Nerys Lewis on the home farm, her new job and her insane involvement in Young Farmers
October 16, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBToday we welcome a friend. A friend I’ve only met once but by god it was some weekend!Lower Nithsdale headed down to South Wales in early July for an exchange with Wentwood Young Farmers. That’s when I met Nerys and there was some drama, I got concussed, the group took rafts down the river and much more!Nerys is so much more than that though! She is actively involved in Wales YF, deep involvement with rural youth Europe and European rally!A great story of what young farmers can offer you in W...
R2Kast 144 - Nerys Lewis on the home farm, her new job and her insane involvement in Young Farmers
October 16, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBToday we welcome a friend. A friend I’ve only met once but by god it was some weekend! Lower Nithsdale headed down to South Wales in early July for an exchange with Wentwood Young Farmers. That’s when I met Nerys and there was some drama, I got concussed, the group took rafts down the river and much more! Nerys is so much more than that though! She is actively involved in Wales YF, deep involvement with rural youth Europe and European rally! A great story of what young farmers can offer yo...
R2Kast 143 - Richard and Roger of Cannon Hall Farm on farm tours, TV and more!
October 13, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBToday we welcome superstars. Roger and Richard Nicholson of the much loved Cannon Hall Farm come on to talk about the transition from a difficult start for Roger to employing around 250 staff. TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY.Roger was brought up on a farm which had to be sold by ways of compulsory purchase. The full farm sold for £7100…no 0’s on the end there, 7100. They then moved on to another place, Cannon Hall. Unfortunate events meant that, with assistance in paperwork from his mother and some Orr...
R2Kast 142 - Claire Whittle on getting into veterinary later, the coolest name and…DUNG BEETLES!
October 09, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBTodays guest, who has the best Instagram name there is Claire Whittle…or Dr_Dowhittle is a perfect inditement of what is wrong with the acceptance system of vet schools. Claire has managed to break the mould and proved that being that 7 A and advanced higher student at school isn’t the only type of person to make a good vet.Claire’s story starts in retail and now finds her self in her own words trying to get her self out of a job and I genuinely believe she means it! Claire mentions at one po...
R2Kast 142 - Claire Whittle on getting into veterinary later, the coolest name and…DUNG BEETLES!
October 09, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBTodays guest, who has the best Instagram name there is Claire Whittle…or Dr_Dowhittle is a perfect inditement of what is wrong with the acceptance system of vet schools. Claire has managed to break the mould and proved that being that 7 A and advanced higher student at school isn’t the only type of person to make a good vet. Claire’s story starts in retail and now finds her self in her own words trying to get her self out of a job and I genuinely believe she means it! Claire mentions at on...
R2Kast 141 - Bethany Welsh on an award winning career, fitness and struggles at Everest Base Camp!
October 06, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBThis podcast has three main sections, a painfully successful start to a career in a male dominated industry, a fitness journey and…a literal near death experience!Bethany who I met at a haunted castle experience 4 years ago seems to be forward for awards consistently and always is knocking down barriers to progress in what is the biggest construction company in the country, Balfour Beatty! She also has set her sights on bodybuilding and was really getting there with stage performances looming...
R2Kast 140 - John Austin on dairy farming, Christmas trees and young farmers!
October 02, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBMuch like Friday today I welcome on another friend, this one much newer in John Austin!John, from a dairy farm tenancy in Dumfries talks about the volatility of the milk price, discussing pure vs cross bred cattle for milk and his life away from the farm.He speaks about his November and December taken up by Christmas tree harvest as well as his time in young farmers from Lower Nithsdale chair to D&G chair and convert to Croatia!Fun chat with a great guy!Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
R2Kast 139 - Louise Paterson on the home farm, young farmers, her day job and holiday houses
September 29, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBToday we welcome on a friend. It’s always fun to talk to someone you know well and still find out more about them! Todays guest I’ve known since 2014 when I went to Ayr to start out my academic career! Louise Paterson from ex-QMS Monitor farm, Hartbush in Amisfield near Dumfries has a fair old story to tell!Whether it’s the exemplar farm she comes from and works on, her new job as a land agent, her young farmers career which has seen her secretary, treasurer, 80th year secretary and much more...
R2Kast 139 - Louise Paterson on the home farm, young farmers, her day job and holiday houses
September 29, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBToday we welcome on a friend. It’s always fun to talk to someone you know well and still find out more about them! Todays guest I’ve known since 2014 when I went to Ayr to start out my academic career! Louise Paterson from ex-QMS Monitor farm, Hartbush in Amisfield near Dumfries has a fair old story to tell! Whether it’s the exemplar farm she comes from and works on, her new job as a land agent, her young farmers career which has seen her secretary, treasurer, 80th year secretary and much ...
R2Kast 138 - Izzy Rainey on starting a farming and art business side by side and much more at 31!
September 25, 2023 19:09 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBTwo hours ago I had sent a total of 7 messages to todays guest and now we’re making sure that we stay in touch after a good bit of craic! Izzi Rainey who studied textiles with a focus on print at Glasgow school of art always had a hankering for cows. You can see her love for cattle throughout as her face lights up with similarity to that of the queen when cows appear at her fancy party thing she had! Izzi lives and breathes art and cows and has created a business out of both of them! On the a...
R2Kast 137 - Martin Holmen in Norwegian TV and radio presenting, 4H and more!
September 22, 2023 18:00 - 45 minutes - 34 MBIn the UK we have Greg James, in Norway they have Martin Holmen!Martin and I met in Tanzania and the best way for those of you that know me to describe Martin is this, we were told we were on the same energy level and in truth I think he might even top me! An inspiring story of a kid from Norway becoming a nationally known TV and radio personality who had to run after this podcast to finish his script to introduce the world renowned Oslo Philharmonic!On top of this Martin is the national chai...
R2Kast 136 - Grant Barr farming at home, young farmers at a national level and comedy!
September 18, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBDiversifications come in various forms, today we welcome a man who farms full time and is working his way up in the world of comedy!Grant Barr from as mixed a farm as you can get, beef, sheep, dairy and arable…the full shabang recently found himself performing at the fringe but there’s a lot more to his story! Having been involved in young farmers for some time Grant also finds himself chairing the national committee of competitions and events overseeing in his words a group of people that ma...
R2Kast 135 - Ben Best talks Dalscone Farm, the worlds biggest farming Facebook live hub!
September 15, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBOver 15 thousand likes in the last week, over 0.2 million followers and a devout following on Facebook live! Figures of a pretty notable account, is it in the states, is it in Australia? No it’s about 2 miles from my flat in Dumfries! Ben best comes on to talk about his families utter juggernaut of a social media presence, Dalscone Farm. They stream for half an hour a day in the farm to the whole planet and have a never ending 24:7 stream in twitch allowing their viewers to follow the stories...
R2Kast 134 - Jane, Katie, Linsey, Paul and Wallace talk about their trip to Tanzania and Rwanda
September 11, 2023 18:00 - 2 hours - 121 MBToday I get to share the best episode of the R2Kast to date. That in no way belittles anyone who has been on before, this truly has everything!For those who follow me on social media you will have seen my travels with 4 other members of SAYFC to Tanzania and Rwanda for a global 4H summit and signing of a partnership between SAYFC and RAYF respectively!I could say what you’ll expect to hear in this podcast but there’s no point, I advise you to get a cup, a biscuit…or listen when you have time ...
R2Kast 134 - Jane, Katie, Linsey, Paul and Wallace talk about their trip to Tanzania and Rwanda
September 11, 2023 18:00 - 2 hours - 121 MBToday I get to share the best episode of the R2Kast to date. That in no way belittles anyone who has been on before, this truly has everything! For those who follow me on social media you will have seen my travels with 4 other members of SAYFC to Tanzania and Rwanda for a global 4H summit and signing of a partnership between SAYFC and RAYF respectively! I could say what you’ll expect to hear in this podcast but there’s no point, I advise you to get a cup, a biscuit…or listen when you have t...
R2Kast 133 - Isla Soutter on studying, travelling, award nominations and her new graduate role!
September 08, 2023 18:00 - 57 minutes - 43.6 MBTodays guest is a family friend of ours and seeing her grow as a person since the little girl I remember had been nothing short of inspiring! Isla found herself wanting to follow in her dads cattle showing footsteps, which she has but on top of that has created a career for herself in the sector at the age of 22!She ventured to Harper Adams and fell in love with it! Her third year placement was carried out with McDonald’s and what an experience she had.She had also travelled to Australia and ...
R2Kast 132 - Lower Nith YFC talk fundraising, what’s going on and what’s next in the 80th year!
September 04, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MB8 years ago this week the McMaster family based on the Southend of the Isle of Arran held their inaugural stock judging, a bit of fun aimed at showcasing their Texel flock prior to tup sales. This also marked the first official event that Arran Young Farmers. This was a club that I made a point of starting along with a few others from the island, acted as chair, and a few other jobs to get it going and unfortunately over time the club stopped operating after what was a good few years. Due to ...
R2Kast 131 - John McCulloch on SAYFC, awards, his new career as an auctioneer and much more!
September 01, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBI am lucky enough that in the two things in my life that take up the most time, lecturing and podcasting I get to spend time with some amazing minds, I’m surrounded by passion and find myself in an eternal state of pride for the current food system as well as healthy optimism for its future! Today we welcome yet another one of those people that make you think HOW have you fitted this in and that person is John McCulloch! As I moved to the Dumfriesshire area this was a name I always heard, he ...
R2Kast 130 - Heidi Wilson on vet school, bereavement, CrossFit and so much more!
August 28, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBI get so many inspirational people on this podcast but Heidi was one of those ones you sit back and think HOW HAVE YOU FITTED THIS IN at such a young age! Heidi was very clever at school and that has continued onto vet school! She openly talks about her struggles with eating disorders and I can’t express how positive an episode this is!We speak veterinary training, recovery, strength, fitness, close bereavement which she has put to amazing use as well as working with Tom Pemberton!It’s a grea...
R2Kast 129 - Holly, Lauren and Sheena of NFU Scotland talk regional managing and defunding farmers
August 25, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBToday we welcome 3 NFU Scotland regional managers, Holly, Lauren and Sheena operating out of Ayrshire, Argyll and the Islands and Forth and Clyde respectively. NFU operate as our primary union and lobbying organisation for the rural sector in this country. The regional managers act as the main point of contact for members in that area. As well as this the main opinion gatherers to lobby for a better future. We cover these three ladies’ pasts, currents and futures. Thank you to A-Plan Rural an...
R2Kast 128 - Charlie Beaty speaks on Instagram, travelling and promoting agriculture in this country
August 21, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBCharlie, who used to be branded as the globe trotting farm girl now Charlie Farms has travelled the world with agriculture and now farms at home on a mixed unit that at the time of recording was having challenges to get harvest started!Charlie is one of those people you listen to and think ‘she’ll give anything a go!’ whether that is her placement year which led to further work across the globe (hence the original name), in YF she has sailed through the ranks and acts as her regions chair, or...
R2Kast 127 - Gemma Wark on Genus, embryo transfer in America, her new position with QMS and her home herd
August 18, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MBGemma along with her colleague at Genus talked to our 3rd year students studying Livestock Management Systems as part of their agriculture degree with SRUC. Straight away I knew she would be getting an invite to the podcast! Gemma left the UK for a period of time after her degree heading for the US and used her dissertation knowledge on embryo transfer on a unit that used the technology. I would say that it's clear Gemma was hooked! For the last 5 years Gemmas has been with Genus as part o...
R2Kast 126 - Josh Heyneke of Parc Carreg talks about getting into farming, being the only organic duck egg producer, turmoil and now worm farming.
August 14, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBJosh, and his partner Abigail were sick of the London rat race and after seeing a billboard on a bus on the daily commute decided it was time for a change. One, an artist and the other a mobile application developer they set their sights on Spain, Portugal or Josh's homeland South Africa. Due to circumstance that you will hear in the episode the decision was made to head for Wales where they now operate an enterprise as well as being parents to their wee one, Ada! The first attempt was org...
R2Kast 125 - Holly Atkinson of Cups on Cows talks palaeontology, veterinary and rearing 200 dairy heifers.
August 04, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBHolly, not from a farming background as a youngster had a fascination with fossils and saw a future in the sector however younger teenage years saw her direction change and the goal was set as being a vet. She chased the dream and caught it after years of weekend, holiday and uni dedication she was qualified. Holly worked at a few practises and loved the role, almost too much really taking the job home with her, a nice evening read for Holly would be a nice disease case to research. Focussi...
R2Kast 124 - Will Evans talks agricultural communication, being Oxford Farming Conference chair and Ryan Reynolds
July 31, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBFrom very near Wrexham, Will Evans laid the foundations for people like myself who have found themselves in the agricultural podcasting game. Having the struggles of having to record a Skype call to a landline it's fair to say he had it much harder than we have these days. Will keeps himself busy running the home farm alongside his wife and father, being chair of the OFC, writes for Farmer's Weekly and much more...oh and did I mention that he has 4 girls to look after as well!...4 future e...
R2Kast 123 - Matt Styles talks his unorthodox route into farming, entrepreneurship and mental health
July 28, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBMatt, otherwise known as thehonestfarmer_ was originally from a farm and found himself following the route of working in drama. One day, in the middle of summer in a script read in a black room he decided that was no longer for him and a change was needed. I did make sure to ask him if he felt the same way stuck in a filed in December but you'll have to listen to find the answer.Matt, went to Easton College and felt like farming was his future, fast forward a few years to now where Matt is 29...
R2Kast 123 - Matt Styles talks his unorthodox route into farming, entrepreneurship and mental health.
July 28, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBMatt, otherwise known as thehonestfarmer_ was originally from a farm and found himself following the route of working in drama. One day, in the middle of summer in a script read in a black room he decided that was no longer for him and a change was needed. I did make sure to ask him if he felt the same way stuck in a filed in December but you'll have to listen to find the answer. Matt, went to Harper Adams and felt like farming was his future, fast forward a few years to now where Matt is 2...
R2Kast 122 - Duncan Pickering on rugby, injuries and deployment in Iraq as well as his future intentions with the police.
July 24, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBOn an exchange Ed and his brother, Tom hosted Duncan and one other from Australia and after a few days together Ed and Duncan became good mates even though they live have the world away from each other. This was their first chat for longer than the odd Snapchat and what a chat it was between the three of them! Duncan, who it turns out comes from a farm of around 110000 acres but that wasn't the topic of discussion for todays chat! We were here to chat about the reality of Iraqi deployment,...
R2Kast 121 - Vince of Picks Ups For Peace talks his career in the sector, Ukraine and the role PUFP plays in the war.
July 21, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBSometimes you hit record and can't believe how much someone has done - this is one of them! I simply thought we'd talk pick ups for peace but I found Vince to be one of the most interesting people I have ever spoken to, an inventor, a businessmen, a philanthropist and I think maybe a genius. He has developed precision tech for ag, he has travelled the world and helped many and now he finds himself involved in an initiative that helps the front line in Ukraine backed by his connection in th...
R2Kast 120 - Damian Barson on being a new entrant at 50 and buying the most expensive unseen dog
July 14, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBDamian, who has worked in finance, sales and owned businesses in those sectors too has had one constant in his life, training dogs.At 16 he took on his first client and has never looked back…fast forward 30 odd years and he found himself pacing around the room as he paid the world record fee for a dog he hadn’t seen in person! Oh did I mention the dogs he trained were exclusively gun dogs and the dog he broke the world record with was a sheep dog?At 50 Damian made the plunge to be a new entra...
R2Kast 119 - Grant and Jaclyn of GJCoaching talk young farmers, meeting at the Highland, PT'ing and West Fittest Farmer
July 10, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBGrant and Jacalyn both from farms were in Avondale and Mauchline YF' respectively. At a young age they met at the Highland Show and in Grants words he was in the car home with his mum asking 'can you get a bus to Tarbolton?' - a proper meet cute, eh?They have set up as PT's under the name GJCoaching and hope one day to have a gym on their farm so they don't have to rent the one they currently do in Hamilton.Both compete at fitness competitions and have even competed at the Hyrax world champio...
R2Kast 118 - Iona Murray on the farming education to school pupils, growing up on a farm, primary teaching and more
July 07, 2023 18:00 - 55 minutes - 41.3 MBIona, from a farm in Muirkirk always loved the farm as a kid but as a youngster probably didn't see it in her future! As she left school her intention was to go into physiotherapy but a last minute change of mind realised who she liked about that potential job was the paediatric side and therefore changed her field of study to primary teaching. Iona completed her degree at the Dumfries campus of University of Glasgow and flew off to New Zealand for a short break. On her return she saw a ...
R2Kast 117 - Sophie Bell on contract rearing heifers, veterinary pharmaceuticals, Instagram and more
July 03, 2023 18:00 - 41 minutes - 31.5 MBToday we welcome someone who I have followed probably since before the podcast started Sophie Bell from county Cavan has played a key role in taking the home farm from a conventional suckler system that proved clunky around the full time jobs she and her family have to a contract rearing unit.Starting with dairy beef they gave transitioned into contract rearing heifers!On top of this Sophie has a devout following on Instagram and personally I absolutely love her TikTok’s 😂As mentioned she doe...
R2Kast 116 - Erin McNaught on uni, sheepdogs, NFU Young Ambassadors and being a British champion!
June 30, 2023 18:00 - 55 minutes - 42.1 MBHalfway through this podcast I ask Erin’s age, she’s 20 and what’s she’s done in that time is insane!!She has won the British young handler with her sheepdog, Moxy as well as the one man and her dog duo at 15 and 16 respectively! She’s been a student and young farmer NFU ambassador which taught her a lot and in a very Kaleb Cooper-esque moment let her go to London and ride a train!Oh also Erin runs her home farm of 350 ewes and a dairy calf rearing unit!The farm is where the original sheep do...
R2Kast 115 - Ross McKelvie on PE teaching, PT’ing and international volleyball!
June 26, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBIn his younger days our guest from today, Ross found himself playing rugby at a good level and football even better. However after his international level volleyball PE teacher noticed how tall he was in his first week of secondary school and Belmont academy his trajectory was marked out!Ross explains how the volleyball scene works, the opportunities for skill development, international travel and more that it has afforded him as well as his methods of funding what is not quite a sport that p...
R2Kast 114 - Ed Martin on Flekvieh cattle, YF, rugby and getting into podcasting!
June 23, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBFor fans of the All In series that we launched last month a lot of you will know my co host, Ed! For those in the Dumfries farming community I’m sure that is the case also!I wanted to hear Ed’s story more in depth than we did in the 100th episode! Ed, from a now dairy farm tells about the transition to beef, arable and dairy, the reasons why and more! He talks about fitness, his time as Lower Nithsdale YF chairperson, rugby and much more!Great chat with someone it’s crazy to think is only 21!...