R2Kast - People in Food and Farming/All In

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R2Kast 196 - Alex Hardie on Music, Harper Adams, Motivation and Vices! Apr 22, 2024

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Harper Adams, Motivation and…Vices?

Today’s guest, Alex Hardie and I spoke years ago (both new to our current roles in education) we started having a chat a few weeks ago again.

I expected us to talk about his role as business development manager but we barely did! We had a brief chat about Harper, I invited myself there, I convinced Alex to do a Nuffield Scholarship and that was about that.

Where this podcast shines, along with the episode with Neil Barrett is we just opened up! We spoke about what motivates us, what wakes us up in the morning and also the struggles with challenges throughout life!

Enjoy!

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R2Kast 195 - Jamie Jack on regeneration, compost, research and getting into farming Apr 22, 2024

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Research, regeneration and…cattle cubicles of compost??

Jamie Jack and I had a chat a few weeks ago and instantly I thought he’d be class for the podcast! Originally not from farming he wanted to go into video game design with naturally had me interested!

He soon realised that wasn’t his career and gave farming a go before studying at SRUC. This was followed by research, a job that turned out not being what it was advertised for but as a stockman role which he loved and now finds himself working for pasture for life 4 times a week and farming compost one day!

Very interesting chat with someone ticking the boxes for the reason I started these interviews!

Enjoy!

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R2Kast 194 - All In with Ivan Carter on all things wildlife conservation Apr 15, 2024

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Lions, Elephants and Saving the Planet

Tonight’s guest has dedicated his life to wildlife conservation mainly based in Africa but also to further reaches of the globe.

Born in Zimbabwe, staying in South Africa Ivan Carter is somewhat of a Steve Irwin of Africa. Not only conserving but also researching the topic as well Ivan is a well known TV and now social media personality sharing all things conservation.

Amazing chat with a very inspirational man.

Enjoy!

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R2Kast 193 - Nuffield Week Travel Update - End of Holland and Switzerland Apr 13, 2024

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For each well of my travels I intend on releasing a wee update of what’s been happening.

This one covers travelling from Holland to Switzerland and then my week in Switzerland!

Enjoy

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R2Kast 192 - Nuffield Week Travel Update - Week 2 and 3 Brazil and Netherlands Apr 08, 2024

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For each week of my travels I intend on releasing a wee update of what’s been happening?

This covers my amazing week in the Netherlands and also the stuff that went bad in Brazil!

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R2Kast 191 - Matt McIntosh on arable farming in Canada, journalism, hobbies and Nuffield Apr 05, 2024

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Grain, journalism, hunting and…ecology?

Today’s guest, who if I released video you’d realise is my Canadian double! Matt McIntosh (yes he mentioned his strong ties to here) from a grain farm in Canada works as an agricultural journalist primarily and his goal is to shift that in the other direction with farming being his main income.

He is very aware of issues that could prove damaging to agroecology in his county and is carrying out a Nuffield scholarship to look into why and how it can be fixed!

Really enjoyable chat with a lovely guy!

Enjoy!

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R2Kast 190 - Wyn Owen on Nuffield, Psycology, farming and more Apr 01, 2024

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Nuffield, psychology and a retirement plan of…a pilot licence and a PhD!

If that doesn’t make you want to listen I don’t know what will!

You’ll notice I’ve had a lot of Nuffield scholars on lately and every single one of them has been impacted by today’s guest.

Wyn Owen, an 1998 Nuffield scholar (as he says you could do them when you were 12 back then) from a peaty upland farm in wales left applying for Nuffield until the second last year he could and it changed his life.

Operating as a mentoring and leadership coach that works with high performing individuals around the country he truly believes that without Nuffield none of this would have happened.

A great man, a great story and someone who after 6 short months of having met I truly look up to!

Enjoy!

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R2Kast Pub Quiz Trivia Mar 30, 2024

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Let me know what you think of this! I love quizzes and thought why not make one!?

I can’t bring myself to call it the R2Kwuiz!

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R2Kast 189 - Ben Hunt on farming carbon, sugar beet, agronomy and getting into farming Mar 29, 2024

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Can you farm carbon?

A question posed by 2022 Nuffield scholar, Ben Hunt! When I hear it I immediately in the current world consider carbon a commodity in that question. This was the same for Ben when he started out but as his travels progressed he started to consider carbon the resource with an after thought as a commodity!

Ben is an agronomist, he’s worked for British sugar, worked in Canada and New Zealand and much more!

This is a discussion with two main themes, 1 the title ‘can you farm carbon?’ as well as the navigation of the waters on the way to farming for himself!

Great chat with someone I really enjoyed hearing them think before they answer!

Enjoy!

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R2Kast 188 - Neil Parish on farming, parliament, politics and Robert Mugabe Mar 25, 2024

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Coos, House of Commons and a fight with Robert Mugabe

Today we welcome one of those episodes I have less than no idea about someone’s sector!

Neil Parish, who at heart is a farmer who grew tired of his father complaining about policy and taking little action. So he did.

After about 15 years in council Neil had a shot at contesting Torfaen, a safe labour seat which he lost by 24.5k votes…after that things started to go in his favour working his way up to European Parliament!

I’d try explain the journey but feel Neil will go a better job than me so just listen in!

A great chat with a man, who at 67 is still keen for another craic at the whip (not a political pun) of policy still!

Enjoy!

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