Mary-Jane Lawrie is joined by Liz Haines to talk about her lived experience of being neurodivergent and working in agriculture.  Liz tells us about her background in farming and how she and her husband became new entrants to agriculture.  Liz shares some of her systems and process that help her run their successful dairy farm since being diagnosed with ADHD in 2022.  This diagnosis led her to pursue a Nuffield scholarship.  She has travelled the world to study neurodiversity in agriculture, and she shares with us her learnings, and how we can help and support neurodiverse people in our agricultural industry.   

Thanks for joining us for this episode of Agri Culture. If you’d like to get in touch or find out more about the ‘Level The Field’ campaign, you can find more information in the show notes.  You may also want to listen to the two Agri Culture podcast episodes on dyslexia.  This episode was presented by me Mary-Jane Lawrie, produced by Kerry Hammond and edited by Cameron Waugh, in association with the Scottish Government.  

Resources 

Level the field - Farmers Weekly 

BBC Two - Inside Our Minds 

Agricultural Studies | Nuffield Farming Scholarships 

Agri Culture - Cathy Magee: Delving into Dyslexia | FAS 

Agri Culture - Pete Black: The Superpower of Dyslexia | FAS 

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