H&H Group Podcast

This month Glyn speaks with our sales teams and looks back at the year that was. The highs, the lows, what we need more of and what we need less of!   Merry Christmas from all at Harrison & Hetherington and we will be back in 2024 with more of the same fun and laughter with a sprinkle of serious talk in there too!

This month Glyn chats to  American dairy royalty in the form of Matt Engle, owner of Luck-E Holsteins, Illinois USA and John Erbsen, owner of Erbacres Holsteins, Illinois, USA. They  both share their story of the pursuit of perfection! Graham Kirkby also drops in on the conversation!

In this month’s episode our host Glyn speaks with Mark Johnson, Managing Director and Mark Barrow, Director & Chartered Surveyor both of H&H Land & Estates. The boys chat all things career choices, transitions, personal growth and what gets them up in the morning. Enjoy!

An extra episode of 'The One and Only' podcast for this month ahead of Borderway Agri Expo on Friday 27th October. Glyn catches up with the main men making the decisions in the show ring this year - John Sinnett & Gywn Edwards - as well as Jane Hutcheon from long established supporter of the Expo Norbrook Laboratories.

It’s Episode 6 of The One & Only podcast! This month Glyn talks to a couple of “Super Connectors” Amy Muirhead, Chartered Accountant with David Allen who has vast experience in all things farming and gives her insight into how promoting your business professionally gives your business the edge!  High Hall Farm is home to Amy and her husband Jimmy and where three years ago they diversified into...

Welcome back to The One & Only Podcast – Episode 5 This month Glyn chats to Karel Rutten, owner of Bovigen Agri tours. A study tour company specialising in small group tours of Agri based events and farms specifically in the Dairy sector. They chat on the subject of Designing the Future of Farming. Having travelled extensively himself Karel is extremely knowledgeable on animal husbandry in the...

This month Glyn has some very special guests who are championing a very important cause... We know, for some, this might be a difficult episode to listen to but the more we can talk openly the better. Andy and Lynda share their Lens Light campaign in memory of their son Len; Chris Manley also joins the conversation to talk about the struggles he's had with his own mental health. 

Episode 3 sees Glyn chat to three high performers in the livestock industry. Ali Jackson – owner of the Tiptop prefix and head stockman with Solway View British Blue tells his story of the last 15 years in the pedigree business! Boomer Birch, Beef Programme manager for Cogent shares his story and where he sees himself in the future. James Little, Auctioneer and Pedigree Sales Manager also drops in...

In this episode Glyn Lucas chats to Alastair Herd, owner of Herd's Media - a media company offering a range of media services across the Borderlands regions of Cumbria, Scottish Borders, Northumberland and further afield. Hugh Kennedy, former owner of Stair Holsteins, Ayrshire also joins the conversation. The Stair Herd established by Hugh in the 1980's when in invested in several top Hols...

This week's podcast is hosted by Jonathan Hird, Chartered Surveyor for land agents H&H Land and Estates.  Jonathan is joined by Chris Clement, Commercial Director for H&H Insurance Brokers. Together they chat through 2023 Farming Equipment and Technology Fund options, which is now open for applications, together with how asset finance could work alongside your grant as funding to assi...

This podcast is hosted by Graham Kirby who chats to Alan Timbrell and Richard Bostock, all well known dairy industry experts.  All three will be commentating across the two days at the forthcoming Borderway UK Dairy Expo via livestream and to a global audience. They caught up beforehand to chat through the Expo's exciting plans including the Tidy Lines, Rising Star and John Dennison awards pl...

In this episode, Paul Graham, Managing Director for H&H Insurance Brokers talks to Mia Wallace, Senior Editor of Insurance and Insurance Business when he  shares his insights into how insurance brokers can move the dial on how insurance is viewed by customers and the link between customer service and changing attitudes. The Podcast was recorded by (and is courtesy of) IBTalk - the leading...

This podcast is for CEOs - and those who think like CEOs... As a CEO, you’ve demonstrated your ability to solve complex problems and achieve extraordinary results - you have skills, resources and experience. But you know you have the potential for even greater impact and a more satisfying legacy. What will it take to multiply your positive impact - in the business, for our people, and in the world...

In this podcast, an audio taken from a Webinar held on 25th August 2022, which Tim Sedgewick, Chartered Surveyor and Director for H&H Land & Estates Durham office chaired, we learn more about about the forthcoming grants and schemes available to farmers and landowners in England this year.   Sarah Radcliffe, Forestry & Woodland Manager chats through the updates for Woodland Planti...

In the Cybersecurity world, a breach IS NOT a question of IF but WHEN. If you think that because you are a small-sized business, cybercriminals will not target you, you are wrong. Cybercriminals will look for potential victims who don't take their cyber security seriously and if that is you, you are an easy target for stealing data. They will then run a sophisticated scam, combined with a few othe...

Tracey Jackson, Associate Director & Chartered Surveyor for H&H Land & Estates chats to Felicity Elder, from Leeds University.  Felicity is undertaking research on behalf of SPADE (Soil Pollution Assessment Delivery) into the environmental impacts of organic soil amendments.  She will explain why they are undertaking the research and how farmers can become involved by supplyi...

Belden Menkus is the founder and Managing Director of MenKus & Associates , a consulting and CEO advisory firm that helps leaders fully activate their organisation’s potential to succeed. Belden personally helps top teams develop purposeful strategies and then turn their intentions into action and results. His approach is to be a strategic catalyst and thought partner, creating alignment, clar...

Tracey Jackson, Associate Director for H&H Land & Estates introduces and welcomes Angus Hutchinson, Director of Planning and Georgie Cray, Director of Architecture for Harraby Green Associates (HGA). H&H Land and Estates have recently partnered with HGA to strengthen the Planning and Architectural services which can be offered to clients. Both Angus and Georgie share their experiences...

In case you missed the webinar hosted by H&H Land & Estates, we have uploaded the audio version of the Rural Grants & Schemes webinar held on Tuesday 8th February 2022.   If you have any queries relating to the topics call 01228 406260 or visit www.hhlandestates.co.uk for more details and contact information.  All facts relevant to the grants and schemes were correct at the t...

Nick Mullins and Jonathan Hird, both Chartered Surveyors from H&H Land & Estates chat through what the Farming Transformation fund entails, the process and how it can benefit agricultural businesses.  Jonathan also caught up with Richard, a farmer from Plumpton, Cumbria who applied for the funding during the last round to fund the installation of robotic milkers on his farm.  Ric...

Glyn Lucas from H&H chats with Laura Millar on what visitors may expect this year when they visit the 10th UK Borderway Dairy Expo, to be held on Friday 11th and Saturday 12th March at Borderway, Carlisle. He also chats to a couple of important guests: Brent Carruthers, Toi Toi Genetics and MilkTech NZ who have been big supporters of Dairy Expo over the years, both as a sponsor and an exhibito...

Scott Donaldson, Managing Director for Harrison & Hetherington chats to Tim Sedgewick, Associate Director for H&H Land & Estates based in Durham.  With Agri Expo happening this Friday 29th October, they discuss the seminar speakers and topics plus livestock entries, the competitions happening on the day and more.   It's definitely not the Expo to be missed! 

Laura Miller, Livestock Scheme Manager chats to three young generation speakers: James May (farmer from Bromsgrove, Worcestershire and livestock exhibitor at the forthcoming expo, showing two of his best heifers), Isla Campbell (professional photographer who has been asked to take the general action photographs during the expo) and Robbie Tuer (Northern District Chairman of the Cumbria YFC who als...

Scott Donaldson Managing Director Harrison & Hetherington chats to Dr Mark Cole, Managing Director for Carrs Billington and Chris Dodds, Executive Secretary FLAA for the Livestock Auctioneers Association on "The Future of Livestock Farming". Listening to their conversation will give you an insight into how the Carrs Billington business operates today together with how as a company they are loo...

In this episode Laura Millar, H&H Livestock Scheme Manager chats to Louise Forsyth (WTS Forsyth & Sons Butchers, Peebles) and known as 'The Butchers Wife' on her Facebook page and Suzanne Mullholland, a chef and an award winning recipe book author based in the Ettrick Valley, Scottish Borders known as 'The Batch Lady' on her social media channels. Louise can often be seen at our St Boswell...