2 episodes
Blether Together with Farmstrong Scotland Farmstrong Scotland
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- Health & Fitness
Bringing you stories from farmers and crofters across Scotland, to support your wellbeing and share their top tips - a small change can make a big difference so you can live well to farm and croft well. Farmstrong Scotland is an initiative to help farmers, crofters and their families to cope with the ups and downs of farming and crofting by sharing things they can do to look after themselves and the people in their business.
It is a peer-to-peer led programme, driven by scientific information and real-life stories, so together we can share, learn and support our wellbeing. You can visit the website to find out more information.
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A Stressful Situation, with Rory Christie
Rory Christie is a partner in the Dourie Farming Company Ltd., a dairy and piggery business that he runs with his brother Gregor in Wigtownshire, Southwest Scotland. Rory, founder of the co-operative The Milk Suppliers Association (MSA), oversees the dairy farm where 1100 dairy cows calve in February and March each year and spend the majority of the year outside. Gregor takes care of the pig side of the operation which is an indoor Danish-like system. A family business started by their g...
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The Ups and Downs of Farming Life, with John Scott
In the first episode, Sarah meets up with fourth-generation farmer John Scott, who farms at Fearn Farm, with his wife Fiona and their four children. The family’s mixed enterprise includes 3,500 breeding ewes, 250 beef cattle, renewables, malted barley, meat boxes and holiday cottages. Many will know John as the chairman of Farmstrong Scotland but what we delve into in the podcast is why he is personally so passionate to get the movement set up. During this first blether, you join a very ...