R2Kast - People in Food and Farming/All In

Kirstie talks to us about the conversion from conventional sing over parlour to a robot milking system as well as their New Zealand system. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We welcome Meinir Howells of S4C Ffermio program to talk about her and her partners farming enterprise and TV presenting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever wondered where the sticky bit on an envelope comes from? We have a chat with Brian, the owner of a 2500 acre arable farm in the states to find out as well as MUCH more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We delve into a career in auctioneering and see what that involves, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk with social media star Cameron Wilson about the day job, farming and how he got into YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we welcome Rachel and Jake of Our Farming Journey. These guys took over a tenancy in Devon a few years ago and have documented it in blog form on Facebook and Instagram garnering a following of 22 thousand followers on Facebook and 2500 on Instagram. We delve into dog walking rules, taking over a farm, homeschooling and much more. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jessica studied with SRUC before moving to study a MSc at Aberystwyth University in Wales and is now researching into a lesser known disease that could be potentially damning for the Dairy Industry in Scotland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flavian, a Kenyan-born pig farmer in England talks about UK pork production and breeding techniques in the pig sector. As well as this, Flavian opens up about discrimination in the industry with a specific focus on casual racism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We had a bandwidth issue and the first few second whenever I spoke the audio isn’t great so I must apologise! Follow Rural2Kitchen on Facebook and Instagram at the following links:https://www.facebook.com/RURAL2KITCHEN/https://www.instagram.com/rural2kitchen/?hl=enAlso make sure to subscribe on YouTube and Follow the podcast on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/5r1b7kQhXhZZyUly8sfrrO?si=PgxZa8NyQz2gM1LZQdEVMwJim spent the first part of his career working for HP (Hewlett Packard) and found himself in a career shift moving over to indoor vertical farming (IVF) and today we talked about the potential of IVF, where it is and where it’s came from! This was an extremely interesting, international conversation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we have David Leggat of RSABI. RSABI is a unique Scottish charity dedicated to the relief of hardship and poverty amongst people who have depended for their livelihoods on the land. They provide support in the form of emotional, financial and practical to families and individuals across the rural sector! In an industry known for poor mental health due to lonesome working and other pressures such as consumer demands they are very well placed and do a FANTASTIC job! Individuals can sign up from just £2 per month. Over a year this covers the cost of 6 helpline calls making a huge difference to someone in the agricultural community who is struggling. And for anyone who needs some support our helpline is open every day of the year from 7am to 11pm at 0300 111 4166.If anyone wants to support RSABI they can do so by following this link - https://www.rsabi.org.uk/Our-Supporter-Scheme Check them out on the following:RSABI – https://rsabi.org.uk/Home-Page Like on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/RSABI.ORG/ Follow on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/rsabi_/?hl=en Follow on Twitter – https://twitter.com/RSABI?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Subscribe on Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw8F-Kh-Xce65Dy16BDJ54QAlso make sure to follow this podcast, and check Rural2Kitchen out on:Like on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/RURAL2KITCHEN/Follow on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/rural2kitchen/?hl=enSubscribe on Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUBrufsLmBX2wol3NatRYjQ Follow on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/5r1b7kQhXhZZyUly8sfrrO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discussion about the use of animals fed SOLELY on grass and the welfare, environmental and human nutrition impacts of that. Also from the mind that gave us ‘regenuary‘ Glen and I talk about the importance of sourcing food sustainably.Music taken from ‘Royalty Free Music: Country’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.