Pasture Bedtime

In this episode I talk to John Bates & Beth Proctor from TwoCan Mentorship about their mentoring journey. Follow this mini series every fortnight as we hear how impactful support can transform careers and provide professional bonds of friendship for years to come.

Herefordshire farmer turned industry advocate Martin Williams, discusses what it means to support the industry and still retain your identity. How a life changing conversation with a fellow farmer and good friend would set him on a different path.

On today's episode I'm joined by 4th generation farmer Charlie Whitehouse who farms a mixed system in the beautiful Herefordshire/Gloucestershire borders. Listen in as we talk about how grateful Charlie is to be doing a job he loves and how he sees the future.

In this additional series, I talk to mentors and their mentees from TwoCan Mentorship about their mentoring journey. Follow this mini series every fortnight as we hear how impactful support can transform careers and provide professional bonds of friendship for years to come.

On the show today I speak to Ally Mitchell who provides marketing & operational support for rural businesses up & down the country.

To find out more about the support she offers, you can find her here at AllyMitchell | LinkedIn or by visiting the website www.smartwavesupport.co.uk

Meet Will Sanders, a Dairy Farm Manager with his feet firmly on the ground and a keen sense of what's most important infarm management - it's the "human skills".

Originally destined for the fire service, Will found a love for farming and a respect for everyone in it, starting with the people that work alongside him. He's now developed a sidebusiness coaching others in farming. You can find all the details on his website www.agricoach.uk

In this additional series, I talk to mentors & their mentees from TwoCan Mentorship about their mentoring journey. Follow this mini series every fortnight as we hear how impactfulsupport can transform careers and provide professional bonds of friendship for years to come.

Tom Fairfax has transitioned his 1,200 acre mixed farm in Northumberland to operate under organic & regenerativeprinciples. Passionate about measuring the impacts of change, his farm is frequently used for educational visits sharing best practice around agroecological farming.

Find out more about visits to the farm at www.mindrumestate.com

On today's episode, I chat with Iain McDonnell, Senior Environment Officer with the Environment Agency. Iain's experience in farming encompassed travels to Australia & America where he learned how to be a 'Jackaroo' as well ascombining stretches of crops measuring 3 miles wide.

Today he advises on many aspects of farming best practice as well as overseeing grant applications awarded under the Farming in a Protected Landscape scheme.

If you thought civil servants never get their hands dirty, think again.

Join me as I chat to Helen about her experience of growing up on the farm and working in the agricultural sector. Helen explains how returning to work after maternity leave left her feeling a bit lost so she pursued a Nuffield Scholarship to create a mentoring support network for the industry, supporting hundreds of people on their own career path.

Find out more about TwoCan Mentor at www.twocanmentor.co.uk or on YouTube  ⁨@TwoCan_Mentor⁩ 

Learn more about the Nuffield Scholarship at www.nuffieldscholar.org or on YouTube  ⁨@NuffieldFarming⁩