Fife food ambassador, writer and chef Christopher Trotter once ran a Michelin-starred kitchen. In this chat with OnFARM's Sarah Anderson, which we are re-releasing to mark Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight, he talks widely about sustainable and locally sourced produce, and particularly Scottish fish. He has recently published Coasts and Waters: The British Seafood Cookbook.

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The number of adults receiving ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) prescriptions in Scotland has increased seven-fold in the last decade, according to recent headlines. Will Evans and Domhnall Macsween are both well known farmers who have both been diagnosed with ADHD. Will is chair of the Oxford Farming Conference and host of the Rock and Roll Farming podcast. Domhnall is a crofter on Lewis in the Western Isles and presenter of BBC Alba's An Lot (The Croft). Both men believe that undiagnosed ADHD may be prevalent in UK agriculture.

Our thanks to episode sponsors rural business specialists Bell Ingram.

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Podcast producers Bespoken Media

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The unique Great Glen Challenge sees teams compete in cycling, kayaking, walking, and running between Fort Augustus and Fort William, covering a 49 km route. The event is a fundraiser for Scotland's rural charity RSABI - and this year, Monty and producer Dave were along for the action.

Please consider donating to the RSABI Great Glen Challenge fundraising effort here.

This episode has been produced in partnership with the headline sponsors of 2023 The Great Glen Challenge, Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew.

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Podcast producers Bespoken Media

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Joanna MacGregor is the driving force behind a farm shop and play area at Farm Ness, on the Dochfour Estate outside Inverness. Joanna and her husband Donald Fraser are tenant farmers, and starred in series 5 of BBC Scotland's This Farming Life.

Listen to Anna's January 2022 episode of OnFARM, recorded with both Joanna and Donald from Farm Ness: https://pod.fo/e/108b85

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In amongst the action at the 2023 SAYFC Tug of War championships - this episode's got grit, glory, excitement, and controversy. We hear from competitors, fans, tearful relatives, and SAYFC national vice chair Ally Brunton. Huge congrats and respect to all the competitors. Episode supported by Bell Ingram.

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Podcast producers Bespoken Media

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Rider Pilates Club is a rider-specific exercise plan, to help people sit straighter, stronger and easier in their saddle. It was created by Bristol-based Jess Rudkin, after she found that Pilates eased her own riding aches and pains. As Jess says in this episode, her aim is to "keep riding until lunchtime on the day of my funeral" - and she wants to help others to do the same.

To find out more about Rider Pilates Club - here are links to both their website and a Facebook group.

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Podcast producers Bespoken Media

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Farmer-led charity Pickups For Peace collect farm jtrucks and 4x4 vehicles, pack them with aid, supplies, and equipment, and then drive them in convoy to Ukraine. The trucks are left to help in the war effort - moving people, recovering casualties, or transporting supplies. In this episode, Monty speaks with one of the founders of Pickups for Peace, Keith Dawson, as well, as charity supporter Nicola Alexander from Cupar in Fife.

For more information, or to donate vehicles or supplies, contact [email protected] or make a donation on justgiving.com.

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Podcast producers Bespoken Media

All episodes of OnFARM are produced and edited by Scottish podcast production specialists Bespoken Media. Find Bespoken at www.bespoken.media

OnFARM's 150th episode! To celebrate this milestone, we gave Highland Show go-ers the chance to pitch us their ideas for future podcast subjects. Hear our shortlist of the ideas that we heard, and find out which lucky winner will get their own future episode, to be sponsored by our partners Bell Ingram.

Who will get their own future OnFARM episode? Contenders include:

100 years of the Highland Pony Society

100 years since the first Scottish Young Farmers' Club was founded, in Caithness

Stranraer Show

Vertical farming with The Rowett Institute

Sustainable seafood with the Rowett Institute

Pickups for Peace, a farmer-led charity taking trucks and supplies in convoy to Ukraine

The Perthshire team making and exporting lifesize plastic cows around the world

Episode kindly supported by Bell Ingram

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Podcast producers Bespoken Media

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Eagle populations have been boosted in the South of Scotland to their highest numbers for decades, thanks to The South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project (SSGEP), a collaborative project between land managers and conservationists. Rick Taylor joins Anna to talk about their work.

We also hear from Freddie Ingleby from Caledonian Climate - an environmental service and consultancy firm working with landholders, communities and businesses to revitalise Scotland’s peatlands.

Both organisations were winners in the 2022 Scottish Land and Estates 'Helping It Happen' Awards. This is the final episode in our three-part mini-series in partnership with SLE, hearing from 2022 winners how awards recognition has helped them. We also hear in each episode from SLE chief executive Sarah-Jane Laing.

The 2023 Helping It Happen awards from Scottish Land and Estates are open for nominations here (but be quick!).

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Podcast producers Bespoken Media

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From the cattle ring to the Highland Hall, the machinery lines and everywhere inbetween, Monty and Dave cover as much of the action at Ingliston as can be crammed into one episode of OnFARM.

Among many others, we catch up with the Sheep Game's Cammy Wilson, celebrate the Highland Pony Society's centenary with president Sylvia Ormiston, and check in with veteran Kelso stockman Keith Redpath ahead of his prestigious task of judging the beef interbreed teams.

To listen to last week's Golden Shears 2023 World Shearing Championships episode, and all previous episodes featuring the Highland Show, RHASS, or RHET, please select this link.

We'll publish an episode soon specifically on SAYFC action from the Highland Show. Please be patient for that one - it'll be great when it arrives!

This episode of OnFARM is kindly supported by Scottish legal firm Gillespie Macandrew.

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Podcast producers Bespoken Media

All episodes of OnFARM are produced and edited by Scottish podcast production specialists Bespoken Media. Find Bespoken at www.bespoken.media