This week we are joined by Jim Shanks. Jim farms in Hawick in the Scottish Borders along with his wife and his parents. There they milk 130 holsteins on robots and also have an aerobic digester which converts the slurry and dung into power for their 4 acres of glasshouses where they grow Tomatoes. They are Scotlands only commercial tomato producer and Jim gives us some fantastic insights into a world we know nothing about.

We hope your enjoy

Cammy and Iona

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This week we are joined by John McClean, owner and creater of Farmflix. Farmflix is a world renowned media platform which operates a subscription based model for it high end farming videos. We talk about John's business and also his personal life and as usual, Cammy goes off on a few tangents.

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www.farmflix.tv

We hope your enjoy

Cammy and Iona

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This week we are joined by Cammy's big mate, John Murray from Thomas Murray Agricultural Engineers. Followers of The Sheep Game will know John as the man who supplies Cammy's CF Moto buggys but John and Cammy have known each other since Cammy was a wee boy. In this podcast we chat about the business and how it has evolved over the years, 

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Cammy and Iona

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Dr Richard Wynn is head of Technical at Crystalyx UK. I know this might sound like a boring podcast topic but the science behind these products is truly fascinating. I can guarantee you will learn something you didn't know before.

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Cammy and Iona

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This week Cammy and Iona talk about plans for next year and how things have been going at the farm. Iona shares her fine cuisine recommendations too!

We hope you enjoy, 

Cammy and Iona

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Derek Stein and his wife Cindy run the Coxhill herd of Beef Shorthorn cattle based at Coxhill Farm, Moffat. Derek is the son of a Northern irish farmer, from a large family he made his own way in farming and moved over to Scotland to manage farms before taking on a tenancy and eventually buying his own farm.  He is a man of experience and I think you will enjoy this

Cammy and Iona

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This week Cammy and Iona talk absolute nonsense about random things including why are dating apps named the way they are? Lots of sport chat and Cammy is on a diet.... again.

We hope you enjoy, 

Cammy and Iona

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Michael Cursiter farms the family farm at Laga Farm on Mainland Orkney. There they run a flock of pure lleyn ewes and also a flock of romney x and pure shetland ewes. He farms along with is wife Ruth, son Sean and brother Martin. Many of you will know Sean from The Sheep Game and This Farming Life. 

In todays chat we cover why he farms the stock that he does and also his thoughts on iht, raising kids and where farming is heading

We hope you enjoy, 

Cammy and Iona

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This week we are joined by Leanne Bertram, Dairy Herd Manager for Graham's Dairy's very own herd of Jersey cows. Leanne is an old friend of Cammy's from the shearing world where she has represented Scotland in the wool handling on several occasions. We hear about how Leanne runs a tight ship and we talk about her success this year winning Scottish Dairy Farm of the year at the Scottish Agriculture awards 2025.

We hope you enjoy, 

Cammy and Iona

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This week Colin and Issy Laird join us for a walk round Blyth Farm near Peebles. There they milk over 500 holstein cows on Lely robots as well as a handful of Jersey cows. They are an incredibly successful show herd having won multiple titles including UK Dairy Day twice. We are also joined by Herd Manager Graeme shares some insights into working at such a large unit.

we hope you enjoy,

Cammy and Iona

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Crystalyx

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Our podcast releases on Audio platforms at 7am, and on youtube later the same day.