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The Rural Roundup

Farm Advisory Service

The Rural RoundUp is Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service’s regular Podcast, hosted by Kerry Hammond, featuring a roundup of the latest news, information and opinions from some of our other Podcast show hosts. Listen to find out what new information, events and resources are available through the FAS website, and get to know someone working in Industry with our short segment “What’s on your desk?” Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service is funded by the Scottish Government. Our podcast covers a range of

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21:59

Royal Highland Show, Bracken Control and Thrill of...

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/07/05

Welcome back to the Rural Roundup. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Tiffany, George & Robert catch up after the Royal Highland Show, discuss the difficulties around Bracken Control and roundup sector performance at the moment. We are also joined by Alexander Pirie, Senior Consultant at SAC Consulting and host of the Thrill of the Hill Podcast, one of our sister Podcast shows, as he tells us what’s coming up on their podcast this year.FAS

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37:54

SPOTLIGHT: Environment

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/06/21

Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Tiffany & George are joined by Iain Boyd, Senior Environmental Consultant at SAC Consulting for the first quarterly spotlight on the Environment. Discussing water scarcity, wildfires, water pollution and renewables, this is a valuable conversation you don’t want to miss. We are also joined by Rachel Smillie, host of the Natural Capital Podcast, one of our sister Podcast

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23:52

On-Farm Events & Farmer to Farmer Learning and...

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/06/07

Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode George & Robert discuss the plethora of opportunities to get onto other people’s farms to learn and get inspired, and we’re joined by Kirstyn Blackwood the producer of our sister Podcast Stock Talk who chats with me and Robert about what’s coming up in the year ahead.FAS ResourcesEvents | Events helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)Arable Scotland |

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27:27

Headlines & Deadlines, Talking Silage; Whack it, Bale...

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/05/24

Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Tiffany MacTaggart and George Chalmers bring you the headlines and deadlines to note for the fortnight, George & Robert discuss silage, and I’m joined by Abi Mordin, Co-director at Propagate who tells us about what’s on her desk, in her polytunnels, greenhouses and more.Other Links:A network for farmers in South West Scotland (propagate.org.uk)Contact

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23:51

Picking out the Positives from Agricultural Sectors...

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/05/10

Welcome back to the Rural Roundup. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode George & Robert pick out some positives from across the Sectors, and I’m joined by Nathan Critchlow-Watton , Head of Water and Planning at SEPA, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, to tell us more about planning for water scarcity in Scotland.Show Notes00:31 - The Rural Roundup with George and Robert14:14 – Water Scarcity in Scotland22.28– I need your help! Listener

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22:24

Pasture for Life, Exploring Unconventional Grazing,...

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/04/26

Welcome back to the Rural Roundup. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode we hear from Farm Advisors, Tiffany, George & Robert discussing the proposed closure of the Forfar Mart, the potential consequences of this and the need for robust infrastructure in the wider farming sector, and we’re joined by Nikki Yoxall Head of Research at Pasture for Life, PHD student at CCRI, and Grazier and unconventional farmer joins us to tell us more about pasture

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46:36

A Spotlight on Rural Policy, a Peek at the Scottish...

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/04/12

Welcome back to the Rural Roundup. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Kerry hears from Farm Advisors, Tiffany, and George who are joined by SRUC’s Steven Thomson, (Reader in Agricultural Economics and Policy) to spotlight what is happening in rural policy.Sascha Grierson, Principal Consultant for the Scottish Farm Business Survey, joins us to give us some insight from the latest Survey results, hot off the press from March 30th.And we’re joined by

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32:07

Bonus Content: Cara Cameron Loch View Rural Training

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/03/29

Cara Cameron is a Welsh girl living in the Scottish highlands with a love of the outdoors and agriculture. She has a thirst for knowledge and also loves to be able to pass on her experiences to others. After her time studying agriculture at SRUC (formerly SAC) at Craibstone in Aberdeen, she then went on to complete a post-grad in Organic farming. Cara launched Lochview Rural Training from her own croft in Sutherland in 2021. Lochview Rural Training is situated in the beautiful Sutherland landscape

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31:23

Getting Ready for SAF/IACS and Diving Deep into the...

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/03/22

Welcome back to the Rural Roundup. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Kerry hears from Farm Advisors, Tiffany, George, and Robert to find out about what’s been going on in the agricultural sector, and Sascha Grierson joins us to tell us about the FAS problem Solver and Lorna MacPherson deep dives into some of the dairy specific resources you can find using this tool.00:44- Rural Roundup17:55 – What’s coming up – Events & Resources19:03- FAS

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34:07

Bonus Content: Tina MacPhail & Iain MacMillan,...

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2023/03/15

This week the Rural Roundup is bringing you something a little different, we spoke to six diversified farm businesses across Scotland, asking them about their journeys, the conversations they had along the way, and the decisions they had to make. This week we’re going to hear the Story of Tina MacPhail, the manager of Grinneabhat Community Space who is joined by Iain MacMillan a crofting consultant at SAC Consulting.Tina MacPhail has worked in hospitality for over 30 years, doing everything from

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29:32

Getting Ready for IACS, Corncrake Cover, and High...

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/03/08

Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Kerry hears from Farm Advisors, Tiffany, George, and Robert to find out about what’s been going on in the agricultural sector, and Professor Davy McCracken tells us what’s on his desk. Show Notes 00:40- Rural Roundup13:25 – What’s coming up – events & resources15:18- Davy McCracken – What’s on Your Desk, with Professor Davy McCracken28:33– OutroRelated FAS ResourcesCorncrake

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30:13

Bonus Content: Lindsay Robertson, Long Island Retreats

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/03/01

This week the Rural Roundup is bringing you the latest in our series of six diversified farm businesses across Scotland, asking them about their journeys, the conversations they had along the way, and the decisions they had to make. This week we’re going to hear the Story of Lindsay Robertson from Long Island Retreats.A woman who invites Shetland ponies into her home was perhaps always destined to create a crofting experience where visitors get to share her love of animals.Born out of their passion

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36:35

Agricultural Performance, Nature Friendly Farming...

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/02/22

Welcome back to the Rural Roundup. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Kerry hears from Farm Advisors, Tiffany, George, and Robert to find out about what’s been going on in the agricultural sector and Phil Knott, Vice Chair of the Scotland Nature Friendly Farming Network tells us what’s on his desk. 00:42- Rural Roundup19:26 – What’s coming up – events & resources21:31- Phil Knott – What’s on Your Desk?35:35 – OutroFAS ResourcesPostponed - Orkney

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29:53

Bonus Content: Laura Beck The Paw Park

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/02/15

This week the Rural Roundup is bringing you something a little different, we spoke to six diversified farm businesses across Scotland, asking them about their journeys, the conversations they had along the way, and the decisions they had to make. This week we’re going to hear the Story of Laura Beck, from The Pawpark. The Pawpark is an exclusive use dog playpark located just outside Hawick in the Scottish Borders. It is run by Laura and Angus Beck alongside the family farming Business with Laura's

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32:02

The Agri-Environment Scheme, Big Farmland Bird Count,...

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/02/08

Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode Kerry hears from Farm Advisors, Tiffany, George, and Robert to find out about what’s been going on in the agricultural sector and Diana Garduño Jiménez from Nourish joins us to tell us what’s on their desk, and about their toe health.Show Notes00:34- Rural Roundup22:53 - Interview with Diana from Nourish31:00- Outro FAS ResourcesPodcast: Thrill of The Hill - Working for Waders |

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46:24

Bonus Content: Caroline Hamilton, Cairns Farm Estate

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/02/01

The incredible transformation of Cairns Farm from hill sheep farm to a gorgeous destination wedding and events venue is a wonderful success story from Caroline Hamilton and her husband, fourth generation farmer Graham. Caroline has three adult children, and whilst none of the three were keen to take on the hill farming aspect of the business, all three were incredibly proud of their home and heritage, and worked with Caroline to ensure it’s future success. Caroline at Cairns farm started the

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39:27

NVZs, Budget updates, Farmstrong Scotland & a...

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/01/25

Welcome back to the Rural Roundup. Happy New Year and a Happy Burns Night from all of us at the Farm Advisory Service! This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode we will join Farm Advisors, Tiffany, George, and Robert to find out about what’s been going on in the agricultural sector, we bring you an update on some new Farm Advisory Service resources, events, and other events happening in industry, and Siobhan MacDonald, host of our sister podcast, Crofting

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32:27

Bonus Content: Jock Gibson, Edinvale Farm...

The Rural Roundup ·

2023/01/23

This week the Rural Roundup is bringing you something a little different, we spoke to six diversified farm businesses across Scotland, asking them about their journeys, the conversations they had along the way, and the decisions they had to make. This week we’re going to hear the story of Jock Gibson from Edinvale Farm. Jock is a partner of Edinvale Farms and Managing Director of Macbeth’s Butchers, both family owned businesses. Jock and his wife Fiona farm cattle and sheep in Moray and are

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26:06

New Years Resolutions, Veganuary, and a spotlight on...

The Rural Roundup ·

2022/12/28

In this fortnight’s edition (recorded in advance of the festive break) Tiffany Mactaggart, is joined by Robert Ramsay and George Chalmers who discuss their farming highlights of 2022, their wishes for the next year, and their new year’s resolutions. Mary-Jane Lawrie joins us on the podcast to tell us more about Agri Culture, one of our sister podcasts. Everyone at the Farm Advisory Service, hopes you had a lovely Christmas if you celebrate it, wish you a happy Hogmanay.Show Notes00:06 - Intro00:41

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27:16

Local Food and Drink, Short Supply Chains, and New...

The Rural Roundup ·

2022/12/14

We just want to clarify that the AECS Capital, Sustainable Agriculture Grant Scheme (SACGS) and PSF Carbon Audit/Soil Analysis claim deadlines are the 28th February 2023. If you have AECS Capital Items the work for these must be completed by December 31st 2022. In this fortnight’s edition we get the latest news from Tiffany MacTaggart, who is joined by Robert Ramsay and George Chalmers to discuss what’s happening in the agricultural sector, I (Kerry Hammond) bring you the latest useful resources and

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