R2Kast - People in Food and Farming/All In

For 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 Nit...

100 years ago this year a group of young people farming in Caithness got together and without realising it kickstarted the largest rural youth group in Scotland! Fast forward to now and SAYFC offers opportunities that dwarf that of some careers! International travel, professional development, a safe social space and so much more activities, events and experiences! For some years the running of SAY...

15 months ago I was one of Josh and his now wife, Leah’s best men! A gorgeous late March Day in St Andrew’s that won’t be forgotten soon. About 13 years previous we annoyed the hell out of each other at school and subconsciously because bloody good mates basing out relationship on FIFA, a bit of drama, teenage drinking, being head and vice head boy of the chippy together and most importantly, WWE!...

I introduce this podcast by saying:‘For those of you yhat know me I’m pretty good with an axe, todays guest is maybe as good!’Glen Penlington is the current male Stihl Timbersports British champion! Builder to trade, Glen was always interested in sports, taking part in rugby, golf, cricket and others throughout his early years! His dad competed in timber sports and therefore him and his sister, Zo...

Today we welcome a good friend of mine into the podcast! John, from a beef and sheep farm in Darvel, Ayrshire always enjoyed working with livestock but didn’t see farming at home in his future. Veterinary was always the goal and work was required for that! John mentioned that he was clever but by no means didn’t have to try, highers required effort and his firs year of vet school came as a bit of...

Todays guest is a well known figure in scottish farming however lives closer to Oslo than Edinburgh! Born and bred on Bigton Farm on Shetland, Aimee knew her career would involve animals she just didn’t know to what extent exactly…horses, farming or otherwise! I’m her teens Aimee and her sisters unfortunately lost their father. At the time the decision was made for her eldest sister, mum and grand...

What can you expect to do in 9 years? In some ways, a lot…one that doesn’t spring to mind is become a fountain of knowledge on a subject as diverse as organic dairy farming! Today we welcome Sophie Gregory onto the podcast, Sophie posts her farming life to instagram under the name farmer_in_training justified by her words “I don’t think you ever become an expert in farming!” however her depth of k...

When I went to uni, there was a course which looked at management skills and entrepreneurship, this module was taken by more than just the agriculture students, there was also RBM, activity, tourism, and outdoor pursuits. On that activity tourism group there was a lad called Dylan Goodison. We spent an hour or so together on a project and apart from that I barely knew him! Since we left uni, it’s...

Rarely does someone need no introduction but Ben is kind of one of them…ESPECIALLY in the rural podcasting game! You may look at me and think my upload schedule is prolific and 106 episodes is crazy…Ben reckons he has uploaded over 500 across all platforms! Over 200 of his original series meet the farmers and hundreds more across his other media businesses! A wealth of knowledge and an interesting...

Annie, from a dairy farm was always involved in farming whether that was through the home farm or YF. However there seemed to be a theme throughout that cattle nutrition was her thing from day one. Originally she wanted to be a vet however an aversion to science proved problematic throughout her school life…your guess is as good as mine as to why she chose to study animal SCIENCE at SRUC in Edinbu...

Today we welcome Ioan Humphreys onto the podcast, you may know him as @that_welsh_farmer or from being all over the telly lately all for the right reasons! As a youngster growing up on a farm, farming didn’t seem to do it for Ioan but circumstances happened and the weight of the farm being in the family since 1908 caused him to make the decision to take over. His vision for the business in no way...

Today we welcome Jack Iredale onto the podcast. Jack was born in Scotland and emigrated to New Zealand as a baby. In New Zealand he took up rugby and judo before moving to Australia with his family. His mother, an olympian taught Jack the ways of Judo guiding him to win the Australian Junior Judo Championship in his words 'a couple times I think'. All the while this was going on Jack was p...

A bonus episode with Jane Strawhorn, Colin Mckinnon, Ewan, Emma and Len (this farming life) and Christine Cuthbertson! Sponsored by A-Plan Rural conducted through SAYFC…hence the noice in the back, the tent was busy all day!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After living in Dumfries for the best part of 2 years and having a podcast for the vast majority of that time I realised there was another ag podcaster in the area and suddenly discovered Farming Funny which has to be one of if not the most popular farming podcast in Scotland! Run by Nick and James who come from the polar opposites of farming, James from the way coast arable and Nick west coast sh...

Sometimes record on a podcast is the first one said you realise you’ve underestimated your guest. I read Hannah‘s bio on Instagram what in store! Pretty quick I realised it was more than good! I could try explain but feel a notable journalistic inadequacy so will simply tell you some notable events from her last 10 years! Life changing injury at 16Made the choice of changing career plans at SEVENT...

A big day for the R2Kast with this being the first episode with 3 digits! In 2 years over 100 episodes we have spoken to 130 people throughout the food and farming sector across 4 continents and now it's time to branch out. The people and groups in food and farming will continue as is but you will start to see 2 extra episodes a month with ANYONE! The only rule is that they have nothing to do...

Today we welcome Neil Barrett onto the podcast. Neil posts, his daily life on Instagram under the account name NJB HoofCare is a hoof trimmer to trade.  He tells his story about hoof trimming, Instagram, previous jobs and his inspiring career but at the heart of it this is a podcast talking about the importance of being at one with your mental health.  Two heavily bearded dudes with a passion for...

As a sector that is required by those lucky enough 3 times a day you would like to think we wouldn’t need to protect ourselves from increasing input costs, only marginally increasing output costs, anti farming propaganda and more however we do! We stand stronger together and that is where the NFU and in Scotland, the NFUS come in! Today we welcome Emy, Penny, Beatrice, Lisa and Sarah into the podc...

Proper fanboy moment for me! I have been a fan since what turns out to be Karen’s SECOND ever video! I like to think I’m not a stalker but it’s not helping here! Karen posts stories about her fame in County Kerry on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram and by god it’s entertaining!! On top of this she is an area manager of Aldi! Karen talks about how her family ended up there, tragedy and much more! Enjo...

Rhys was brought up on a small dairy farm in Wales. Always interested in the sector he also was keen on fitness and showed promise as a rugby player. He played semi pro for 10 years but also carried out a degree in rugby coaching! He came home to the farm and started to carry out personal training for a few friends and over time that grew to the points it’s at now. 4 employees including himself, a...

80% of businesses are missing out on tax relief worth almost always at least £5k. Today we welcome just the man to help you find out if you’re one! Thorfinn comes from London and has had various businesses himself. Through running these he found funding available for research and development in his business. He now finds himself working for Easy R&D helping others claim what is some cases has been...

Couple of days ago we welcomed the lovely Holly Thomson onto the pod! Much like many young folks the country over Holly always wanted to work with horses but unlike many made it a reality! A true hard work pays off story! Holly went to NZ after uni and found herself milking cows albeit the plan was to work with horses but the desire for an equine career was still there! Upon coming back to the UK...

Henry Bung, from north west Cameroon talks to us about Fungom Farms, a community group aimed at battling food security in the area. The group are responsible for feeding 370 families across 5 villages in the area. They grow cassava, wheat, palm oil amongst others as well as rearing goats, pigs, cattle and donkeys (for transport). They make honey and bread while operating a completely closed circul...

Tonight, we welcome the wonderful Justine of rack of glam on instagram onto the podcast! Since leaving school, Justine has tried various careers over the years such as Aupairing throughout Europe, working in health and welfare, a job her kindheartedness was perfect for. However, it does lead to bringing home some of the troubles emotionally, and she realised she had to find something different. On...

Today we welcome Louise Penn onto the podcast. Louise found herself travelling the world just before Covid and then decide to come back on the last plane available. Having studied at Newcastle University she wanted to pursue a career in agronomy. Where she now finds herself working full-time, a great story with a really passionate youngster in our sector. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...