R2Kast - People in Food and Farming/All In
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 68 minutes
- Episodes
- 383
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
R2Kast 161 - Liz Haines on running a dairy, AHDB, her Nuffield on neurodiversity and… life boats!
The greatest word ever developed!That’s a pretty strong title I get but I completely mean it! People with autism, ADHD and Dyslexia amongst others in the past would have been called disabled and now …
00:50:08 |
Fri 15 Dec 2023
R2Kast 160 - Andrew Simpson on career confusion, the police, farming in the US and agronomy.
Not all those who wander are lost, even those in Wheat, OSR and…Oak trees? One of my favourite things about the podcast is when you get the chance to open up about the career. You normally have heard…
01:18:20 |
Mon 11 Dec 2023
R2Kast 159 - Chris Jenks on drama school, acting on TV as his own production company!
What would you rather, Gillian Anderson filmed you before you even knew, you gave Daniel Radcliffe abdominal thrusts…or both and you get paid for both experiences?!That’s today’s guests story! Chris …
01:28:06 |
Fri 08 Dec 2023
R2Kast 158 - Annie Williams on her PhD, her current job and her Nuffield scholarship all on minerals
What’s your favourite mineral?A question I didn’t expect to be answering on today’s episode! Our guest today is Dr Annie Williams! Normally I bring people on the podcast who have dabbled in a few thi…
01:04:23 |
Tue 05 Dec 2023
R2Kast 157 - Dan Jones on a £1 tenancy, biodiversity, sheep and Nuffield!
10 years for £1?Todays guest is one who’s’ story I’ve always been aware of but not him directly! 7 years ago you may of heard of the Great Orme tenancy being made public for the ripe old sum of £1/ye…
01:13:59 |
Fri 01 Dec 2023
R2Kast 156 - Natalie Hepburn on her PhD, farming, diversification and Nuffield!
Soap, moisturiser and…milk??After pursuing a career in academia to achieve her PhD in biochemistry today’s guest took a change of course!Natalie Hepburn and her partner decided to adopt and Natalie t…
00:54:11 |
Mon 27 Nov 2023
R2Kast 155 - Harry Winslet on ditching being a doctor for working on a dual continental veg grower!
Getting grubby or get in the scrubs?Todays guest openly says his path was always laid out to follow in his fathers footsteps as a doctor! He speaks about spending most of his younger days after schoo…
00:51:42 |
Fri 24 Nov 2023
R2Kast 154 - Lucy George on taking over the parents farm, tea and kombucha production!
Fancy a cuppa?!?Todays guest, Lucy George is welcomed to talk about the transition from leaving a stable job to take on her parents farm and shift it from a relatively conventional horticultural unit…
01:04:15 |
Mon 20 Nov 2023
R2Kast 153 - Huw Evans on how lads from London bought a farm based on regeneration and permaculture
RAVES AND FARMING?!?This is a proper fun one! I love ever podcast I film but this is just a little different! Today we welcome Huw Evans on! Huw from London at 25 along with 2 other 25 year olds deci…
01:10:52 |
Fri 17 Nov 2023
R2Kast 152 - Jock Gibson on Edinvale Farm, MacBeth Butchers and Nuffield
Today we welcome another addition of the 2024 Nuffield Scholarship cohort!…I start it by saying welcome back to R2Kast 142…it’s 152!Jock Gibson came from a farm but found himself away from the busine…
01:06:22 |
Mon 13 Nov 2023
R2Kast 151 - David Tavernor on insects as a foodstuff, buying for supermarkets and his Nuffield
When I went for my Nuffield interview I was waiting to go in and spoke VERY briefly to a gentleman with a splendiferous moustache!I was instantly hooked in what he does, we arranged a podcast and pre…
01:27:15 |
Fri 10 Nov 2023
R2Kast ONE FIFTY! - Rose Davies on being an Olympian and the drive involved to do so!
A special one for a special number! Next on the pod we have Rose Davies who is an Olympic runner from Newcastle, Australia! Ed met Rose a few weeks ago when she came to Dumfries to see her friends fr…
01:04:16 |
Mon 06 Nov 2023
R2Kast 149 - Jack Young on Agriscot, Overton Farm, Young Farmers and more!
Today we welcome someone who is used to success!Jack Young who is a major part of the family business Overton farm, a farm, butchery and coffee shop growing in popularity for some time expedited duri…
00:52:02 |
Sat 04 Nov 2023
R2Kast 148 - Saba Erum Amir talks her way into farming, her PhD and her Nuffield Scholarship plan!
Fun day for me this! This episode marks the first of hopefully 23 over the next few months aimed at showcasing this years class of Nuffield Scholars! If you’d like one with me as a guest we’ll get Ed…
00:26:27 |
Mon 30 Oct 2023
R2Kast 147 - Hilary Reid talks women’s representation in the game of snooker & boundaries she faced
For episode 147 I was super keen to get a snooker player on! Not knowing anyone to fulfil this I wasn’t sure whether I would manage it. Then when we had Bethany on the pod I told her about the idea a…
00:53:08 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
R2Kast 146 - David Mitchell speaks Young Farmers Young Stocks man programme and more!
Today marks the day I’ve released more episodes of the R2Kast in this calendar year than in total before it! It’s almost been going 3 years…If you’re in farming in Scotland you most likely know this …
00:55:13 |
Mon 23 Oct 2023
R2Kast 145 - Katy Tunstall on getting into farming, Hebridean sheep, parsnips..I think! And more!
Since R2Kast 113 (32 ago - which is only 4 months btw) I haven’t uploaded video, now the reason for this is MAINLY that dealing with the best part of 10 hours of video a month is a lot, I had iPads, …
01:01:56 |
Sat 21 Oct 2023
R2Kast 144 - Nerys Lewis on the home farm, her new job and her insane involvement in Young Farmers
Today we welcome a friend. A friend I’ve only met once but by god it was some weekend!Lower Nithsdale headed down to South Wales in early July for an exchange with Wentwood Young Farmers. That’s when…
01:03:08 |
Mon 16 Oct 2023
R2Kast 143 - Richard and Roger of Cannon Hall Farm on farm tours, TV and more!
Today we welcome superstars. Roger and Richard Nicholson of the much loved Cannon Hall Farm come on to talk about the transition from a difficult start for Roger to employing around 250 staff. TWO HU…
01:06:45 |
Fri 13 Oct 2023
R2Kast 142 - Claire Whittle on getting into veterinary later, the coolest name and…DUNG BEETLES!
Todays guest, who has the best Instagram name there is Claire Whittle…or Dr_Dowhittle is a perfect inditement of what is wrong with the acceptance system of vet schools. Claire has managed to break t…
01:14:28 |
Mon 09 Oct 2023
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