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The Rural Roundup

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 topics which help support your farm or croft to be more profitable and sustainable.

  1. 17 OCT

    Policy Spotlight - Calving Intervals & EFA

    Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode, Farm Advisors Tiffany, George and Robert give us the latest agricultural updates from around Scotland, and are then joined by Professor Steven Thomson, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy at SRUC to discuss the latest policy updates, including EFA, Calving Intervals and more.  FAS Resources  Stock Talk | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)    Other Resources   SRUC | Rural Policy Centre  W9 Calving Intervals in Scotland's Cattle Population: Conditionality Options - New Rural Support Scheme development - evidence: outputs summary - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)  Scottish-Suckler-Beef-Support-Scheme-FAQ-June-2024-v2.pdf    For more information, visit www.FAS.scot  Twitter: @FASScot  Facebook: @FASScot    National Advice Hub  Phone: 0300 323 0161  Email: advice@fas.scot

    48 min

  2. 18 SEPT

    Climate Week

    Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode, Farm Advisors Tiffany Stephenson from St Boswells, George Chalmers from Turriff and Robert Ramsay from Ayr, give us the latest agricultural updates from the Borders, N. East and S. West of Scotland, and are later joined by Iain Boyd, a senior Environmental Consultant to talk about Climate Week and what opportunities it brings to Crofters and Farmers in Scotland.   FAS Resources  Climate Change resources for farmers from Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot) Other Resources   Climate Week | Net Zero Nation  Take Action | Net Zero Nation   For more information, visit www.FAS.scot  Twitter: @FASScot  Facebook: @FASScot    National Advice Hub  Phone: 0300 323 0161  Email: advice@fas.scot

    29 min

  3. 21 AUG

    Agritourism, the People, the Places, the Produce

    Welcome back to the Rural Round-up. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode I’m joined by George Chalmers, Robert Ramsay & Osla Jamwal-Fraser to talk about agritourism, opportunities to diversify and the added value opportunities for Scottish Agriculture.   FAS Resources  Alternative Enterprises | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)   Agri Culture - Cream O Galloway: A Dairy Story | Information helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)  Other Resources   Home - Scottish Agritourism  Agriturismo.it - True Italian agritourism only   For more information, visit www.FAS.scot  Twitter: @FASScot  Facebook: @FASScot    National Advice Hub  Phone: 0300 323 0161  Email: advice@fas.scot

    40 min

  4. 17 JULY

    The Whole Farm Plan

    Welcome back to the Rural Round-up hosted by me, Kerry Hammond. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode I’m joined by George Chalmers & Tiffany Stephenson to talk about The Whole Farm Plan, and what it means for farmers, crofters & smallholders. FAS Resources  Preparing For The Future | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)  The Farm Management Handbook | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)  Events | Events helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)  Agribusiness News July 2024 - Sector Focus: Whole Farm Plans | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot) Other Resources   Whole Farm Plan (ruralpayments.org)  Scottish IPM Assessment Plan | Plant Health Centre   For more information, visit www.FAS.scot  Twitter: @FASScot  Facebook: @FASScot    National Advice Hub  Phone: 0300 323 0161  Email: advice@fas.scot

    23 min

  5. 21 JUNE

    Census, Silage, & Scottish Land & Estates

    Welcome back to the Rural Roundup hosted by me, Kerry Hammond. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode I’m joined by George Chalmers & Tiffany Stephenson who chat about the census, thinking about silage and the ECS organics deadline, and I’m later joined by Eleanor Kay from Scottish Land & Estates who talks about their theme of resilience this year. We discuss everything from their organisational strategy, right through to how land-owners can take advantage of the right opportunities at the right time.   FAS Resources  https://www.fas.scot/downloads/feed-and-forage-factsheet/  Integrated Land Management Plans (ILMPs) | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)  Specialist Advice | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)  Other Resources   Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (ruralpayments.org)  https://www.ruralpayments.org/news-events/agricultural-census-2024.html  https://www.scottishlandandestates.co.uk/  Scottish Land & Estates | Musselburgh | Facebook  Natural_Capital_Toolkit_Open_Version.docx (live.com)    For more information, visit www.FAS.scot  Twitter: @FASScot  Facebook: @FASScot    National Advice Hub  Phone: 0300 323 0161  Email: advice@fas.scot

    32 min

  6. 22 MAY

    A Carbon Conversation, audits, emissions, reductions and more

    Welcome back to the Rural Round-up hosted by me, Kerry Hammond. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode I’m joined by George Chalmers and Tiffany Stephenson who chat all things Carbon. Carbon Audits, emissions reductions and more.   FAS Resources  Carbon Audits | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)  Specialist Advice | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)  Other Resources   Preparing for Sustainable Farming (PSF) (ruralpayments.org)  Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (ruralpayments.org)  Carbon Literacy for rural industries | Keep Scotland Beautiful  For more information, visit www.FAS.scot  Twitter: @FASScot  Facebook: @FASScot  National Advice Hub  Phone: 0300 323 0161  Email: advice@fas.scot

    26 min

  7. 17 APR

    Water, Water Everywhere and Far Too Much to Do

    Welcome back to the Rural Round-up hosted by me, Kerry Hammond. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. On today’s episode I’m joined by George Chalmers, Robert Ramsay and Tiffany Stephenson who discuss the recent bout of wet weather, and the implications of this on our agricultural businesses. We also talk about beef enterprise efficiencies. I’m later joined by Sascha Grierson, Principal Consultant at SAC Consulting and Project Lead for the Scottish Farm Business Survey, commissioned by the Scottish Government. Sascha tells us the latest findings from the Scottish & Farm Business Survey, and provides some figures for industry performance.  If you want to sign up for the farm business survey please email Sascha.grierson@sac.co.uk  FAS Resources  Stock Talk - Performance in Beef Herds | Information helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)  CropCast - Spring Fertiliser Applications | Information helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)  Whole Farm Benchmarks Tool 2022-23 | Helping farmers in Scotland | Farm Advisory Service (fas.scot)  Other Resources   Agricultural Reform Route Map (ruralpayments.org)  Supporting documents - Scottish farm business income: annual estimates 2022-2023 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)    For more information, visit www.FAS.scot  Twitter: @FASScot  Facebook: @FASScot    National Advice Hub  Phone: 0300 323 0161  Email: advice@fas.scot

    44 min

  8. 15 MAR

    Trees of the Gaelic World : OAK (mini-series)

    Welcome back to the Rural Round-up hosted by me, Kerry Hammond. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. This episode is part of a spotlight mini-series titled Trees of the Gaelic World. This episode is all about Oak and will explore the Gaelic language and lore surrounding the species with scholar Dr Mìcheal Newton, and advice from Alasdair Firth from The Woodland Trust on the best conditions for the species, and how to manage or establish Oak on our land in the current day. You can find three more episodes in this series on the Rural Roundup Podcast, we also cover, Yew, Birch and Scot’s Pine.   Dr Mìcheal Newton was awarded a Ph.D. in Celtic Studies from the University of Edinburgh in 1998 for his dissertation The Tree in Scottish Gaelic Literature and Tradition.   Music Credit:  Our sincere thanks go to composer David Bertrand for providing the folk music interludes in this episode. https://www.davidbertrandmusic.com/  Resources   Tree Planting Advice - Plant Trees - Woodland Trust  Michael S Newton - Academia.edu   Home (hiddenglenfolk.org)  https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/publications/2023/01/trees-for-the-crofting-community/  For more information, visit www.FAS.scot  Twitter: @FASScot  Facebook: @FASScot  National Advice Hub  Phone: 0300 323 0161  Email: advice@fas.scot

    30 min
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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 topics which help support your farm or croft to be more profitable and sustainable.

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  • Creator
    Farm Advisory Service
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    62
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    Clean
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    © Copyright 2024 Farm Advisory Service
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