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1:00:17

R2Kast 440 – Jill Hewitt on agricultural contractors,...

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2026/09/25

Today I had Jill on the R2Kast 🎙️ Jill runs the National Association of Agricultural Contractors and has spent much of her career representing the people and businesses providing essential services across UK agriculture. 🌾We spoke about growing up around farming, wanting to become a shepherdess and studying animal science before starting her career with the Humane Slaughter Association. That took Jill into abattoirs, animal welfare and slaughter training, alongside a Churchill Fellowship looking

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41:37

Tales of a Nuffield Scholar - Liz Warner on Natural...

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2026/09/23

Series three of Tales of a Nuffield Scholar continues 🎙️ This series is looking at some of the biggest challenges, innovations and conversations shaping agriculture today, and this time we’re getting into a topic that is becoming increasingly important across UK farming, natural capital 🌱I was joined by 2026 Nuffield Scholar Liz Warner, a first generation tenant farmer from Devon who farms around 200 acres of beef, arable and grassland alongside working as a farm and natural capital consultant

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1:08:28

R2Kast 439 – Neil Shand on the National Beef...

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2026/09/18

Today I had Neil on the R2Kast 🎙️ Neil is Chief Executive of the National Beef Association and Scottish Beef Association, representing beef producers and working with government and industry across the UK. 🌾We spoke about growing up around farming in Aberdeenshire, an unexpected career in paper production that took him around the world and eventually finding his way back into agriculture through the British Simmental Cattle Society. That led into his current work representing the beef sector. 🍎A

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39:27

Field to Front Door – Episode 15 on selling direct,...

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2026/09/14

Today we’re back with Field to Front Door 🎙️David, Martin and Wallace catching up after a couple of weeks away, with harvest largely behind us and attention starting to turn towards what comes next.A big part of this one was David’s growing direct selling venture. We chatted about everything from vegetables, milk and meat through to eggs, delivery companies and whether bringing produce from multiple farmers together could create something genuinely competitive while still giving the farmer a fairer

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51:29

R2Kast 438 – Clare Otridge on farmer led research,...

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2026/09/11

Today I had Clare on the R2Kast 🎙️ Clare is a farmer’s daughter, behavioural scientist and the driving force behind Grounded Research, using research and data to make sure farmers and others across the food supply chain have a genuine voice in decision making. 🌾We spoke about growing up on an arable farm in Cambridgeshire, moving into marketing and consultancy, life as a military wife and eventually finding her way back into agriculture during the pandemic. That journey also led Clare into

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37:25

Tales of a Nuffield Scholar - Natalie Hepburn on the...

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2026/09/09

Series three of Tales of a Nuffield Scholar is here 🎙️ Thank you for watching series two, where we looked ahead to the scholars and Next Gen Scholars presenting at the 2026 Nuffield Farming Scholarships Conference in Leeds. This time we’re changing things up and looking at some of the biggest challenges, innovations and conversations shaping agriculture today 🌾To start the series I was joined by Natalie Hepburn, a fellow scholar from my own Nuffield cohort and someone I travelled to Brazil with on

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1:05:22

R2Kast 437 – Frank Cannon on rural crime, farm...

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2026/09/04

Today I had Frank on the R2Kast 🎙️ Frank is a Chartered Security Professional whose career has taken him from farming in Lincolnshire into the military and then security roles across the world, including a decade working in Kazakhstan. 🌾We spoke about how that career eventually brought him back towards agriculture and the creation of Rural Safeguard, using decades of experience in security to help farmers better understand and reduce their risk of rural crime. From machinery and livestock theft to

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48:17

Field to Front Door – Episode 14 on selling direct,...

R2Kast - People in Food and Farming/All In ·

2026/08/31

Field to Front Door – Episode 14 on selling direct, harvest, food prices and taking back controlToday we’re back with Field to Front Door 🎙️David, Martin and Wallace catching up as harvest continues, with plenty happening around grain, changing markets and some increasingly ambitious plans from David.We got into regenerative milling wheat, cleaning grain, mixed cropping and what Martin has learned from growing wheat and peas together. There was also plenty around harvest, from spelt and buckwheat

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1:26:02

R2Kast 436 – Grace Boardman on veterinary medicine,...

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2026/08/28

Today I had Grace on the R2Kast 🎙️ Grace is a British vet based in New Zealand, working across large animal medicine, parasite management and the development of DAGI, while also helping establish the Aotearoa Veterinarians Union. 🌾We spoke about a pretty incredible upbringing across Australia, Papua New Guinea, Africa and the Middle East, before eventually coming back to the UK to study veterinary medicine at Bristol. From there her career took her through Cornwall and South Africa before

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1:15:13

Tales of a Nuffield Scholar with the Next Gen Scholars

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2026/08/26

Today on Tales of a Nuffield Scholar supported by NFU Mutual we bring series two to a close with something slightly different 🎙️ After seven episodes looking at the presentation groups taking to the stage at the 2026 Nuffield Farming Scholarships Conference in Leeds, we finish with the Next Gen Scholars who will also be taking to that stage to share their experiences 🌱The Next Gen Scholarship gives those aged 18 to 25 the opportunity to experience Nuffield through a curated study tour, travelling

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1:13:21

R2Kast 435 – Dr Timothy Riley on the Food Standards...

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2026/08/21

Today I had Tim on the R2Kast 🎙️ Tim is a livestock farmer in Yorkshire, Deputy Chair of the Food Standards Agency and someone who has spent his career working across agriculture, science and public health. 🌾We spoke about farming in the South Pennines, running Beef Shorthorn cattle and sheep, and why changing weather patterns are becoming one of the biggest challenges facing upland farming. We also discussed his passion for working with nature, producing high quality food and creating a farm that

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1:02:07

Field to Front Door – Episode 13 on heritage grains,...

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2026/08/17

Today we’re back with Field to Front Door 🎙️David, Martin and Wallace catching up as harvest continues, with plenty to chat about from heritage grains and regenerative farming through to some pretty brutal yields and what actually makes farming stack up financially.David had been exploring heritage grains and the growing market around them, which led into a really interesting conversation about older varieties, milling, sourdough and whether sometimes the future of farming might actually involve

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1:07:06

R2Kast 434 – Philip Skuce on parasites, livestock...

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2026/08/14

Today I had Philip on the R2Kast 🎙️ Philip is a parasitologist at the Moredun Research Institute who has spent decades researching sheep and cattle parasites, helping farmers better understand disease and develop more sustainable approaches to livestock health. 🌾We spoke about growing up in Northern Ireland, how a fascination with parasitology led him into research, and the work Moredun has done over many years to improve animal health through diagnostics, vaccines and better parasite management

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53:45

Tales of a Nuffield Scholar with Dave Oates, Edward...

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2026/08/12

Today on series two of Tales of a Nuffield Scholar supported by NFU Mutual we continue looking ahead to the 2026 Nuffield Farming Scholarships Conference in Leeds 🎙️ This is the final episode of the series focusing on the main Nuffield Scholarship presentation groups before we finish series two with the Next Gen Scholars 🌍This episode focuses on the presentation group “Sustainable Growth through Innovation and Regeneration” with Dave Oates, Edward Fane Trefusis and Sam Steggles. Martin Gott will

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1:01:59

R2Kast 433 – Hans Uncles on electric fishing,...

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2026/08/07

Today I had Hans on the R2Kast 🎙️ A commercial fisherman and boat builder who has spent decades working the west coast of Scotland and is now operating what he believes is the world’s only fully electric commercial fishing boat. 🌾We spoke about growing up between Glasgow and Argyll, learning boat building before moving into commercial fishing, and how years of working on the water eventually led him to question whether a fishing boat really needed a diesel engine. That curiosity turned into years

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1:02:09

Field to Front Door – Episode 12 on harvest, grain...

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2026/08/03

Today we’re back with Field to Front Door 🎙️David, Martin and Wallace catching up as harvest begins, discussing everything from grain markets and crop prices to social media and what’s happening on farm as another busy season gets underway.A big part of this episode focused on grain markets and futures trading, looking at the risks of selling crops before they’re harvested and how weather, yields and global markets can completely change the financial picture for farmers. It led into a wider

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54:25

R2Kast 432 – Georgia Holt on elite cycling,...

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2026/07/31

Today I had Georgia on the R2Kast 🎙️ Georgia is a veterinary student, Commonwealth Games medallist and World Champion who has gone from competing at the highest level in para cycling to pursuing a career as a vet. 🌾We spoke about growing up around horses in rural Leicestershire, always wanting to become a vet and then unexpectedly being identified through a talent programme that led her into elite cycling. What followed was a whirlwind few years of learning to ride on the track, competing

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59:39

Tales of a Nuffield Scholar with Charlotte Cole,...

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2026/07/29

Today on series two of Tales of a Nuffield Scholar supported by NFU Mutual we continue looking ahead to the 2026 Nuffield Farming Scholarships Conference in Leeds 🎙️ Across this series we’re hearing from scholars who will feature within the conference presentation groups, giving a flavour of the conversations, ideas and experiences set to shape the event 🌍This episode focuses on the presentation group “From Pigs to Pullets to Insects” with Charlotte Cole, Gregor Bruce and Ben Lowe 🌱We spoke about

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1:09:43

Agroecology around Arran - Branding and...

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2026/07/24

In the final episode of the series, we explore how the island's farmers have diversified their businesses to adapt to changing markets and build resilience for the future. Along the way, we'll discover how these new enterprises are creating benefits that extend far beyond the farm gate, supporting local jobs, producing essential goods and services, creating educational opportunities, and helping people reconnect with the land and the food they eat.Episode guestsAlisa CurrieAilsa Currie set up and

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59:08

Field to Front Door – Episode 11 on regenerative...

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2026/07/20

Field to Front Door – Episode 11 on regenerative farming, harvest decisions and learning from failureToday we’re back with Field to Front Door 🎙️David, Martin and Wallace catching up on everything from harvest preparations and regenerative farming to football, Yorkshire Show and what’s happening on their farms right now.Field to Front Door 11.pdfA big part of this episode was a deep dive into regenerative farming. We got into soil biology, Johnson Sue compost, seed treatments, crop rotations and

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