R2Kast - People in Food and Farming/All In

Rhys was brought up on a small dairy farm in Wales. Always interested in the sector he also was keen on fitness and showed promise as a rugby player. He played semi pro for 10 years but also carried out a degree in rugby coaching! He came home to the farm and started to carry out personal training for a few friends and over time that grew to the points it’s at now. 4 employees including himself, around 240 clients and bricks and mortar expansion on the horizon! He also spoke about his family’s experience with Down’s syndrome which has been entirely positive apart from the way it was dealt with in the hospital. Real thought provoking episode that delved into some deep topics! Enjoy!

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80% of businesses are missing out on tax relief worth almost always at least £5k. Today we welcome just the man to help you find out if you’re one! Thorfinn comes from London and has had various businesses himself. Through running these he found funding available for research and development in his business. He now finds himself working for Easy R&D helping others claim what is some cases has been over 100k per annum. That can continue year on year if you continue you carry out eligible practises. It’s also important to mention that your R&D doesn’t strictly have to be successful but prove you are in fact carrying out progressive methods that could better the business for yourself and the sector itself! Check if you’re eligible here - https://assessment.easyrnd.co.uk/sf/85c1b9a3?fpr=wallace88

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Couple of days ago we welcomed the lovely Holly Thomson onto the pod!Much like many young folks the country over Holly always wanted to work with horses but unlike many made it a reality! A true hard work pays off story! Holly went to NZ after uni and found herself milking cows albeit the plan was to work with horses but the desire for an equine career was still there! Upon coming back to the UK she started her whirlwind of creating the In The Country magazine, a quarterly rural based high production quality release. COVID brought an end to that but new beginnings for Holly! She then took on a livery yard and is the manager to this day! Also she may or may not have a wee announcement!

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Henry Bung, from north west Cameroon talks to us about Fungom Farms, a community group aimed at battling food security in the area. The group are responsible for feeding 370 families across 5 villages in the area. They grow cassava, wheat, palm oil amongst others as well as rearing goats, pigs, cattle and donkeys (for transport). They make honey and bread while operating a completely closed circular economy! Great chat learning about a new culture which is always eye opening and reminds me that as a nation countries like the UK, USA and such may be more economically and demographically developed but we have so much to learn.

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Tonight, we welcome the wonderful Justine of rack of glam on instagram onto the podcast! Since leaving school, Justine has tried various careers over the years such as Aupairing throughout Europe, working in health and welfare, a job her kindheartedness was perfect for. However, it does lead to bringing home some of the troubles emotionally, and she realised she had to find something different. On top of this Justine, tried a few qualifications but never found that thing that clicked! As lockdown hit, her and her partner started delivering products from a local butcher shop in the area! Alongside this Justine was diagnosed with ADHD, a diagnosis that brought understanding, relaxation and ability to look forward and work with what she never understood before! Delivering products from the local butcher shop was fun. However, Justine started to find an interest in butchery. Now a couple of years into her career in the sector, you can see her passion and positive outlook shine through! She speaks about the challenges and benefits of being a female in the industry and she was just a joy to speak to throughout!Enjoy!

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Today we welcome Louise Penn onto the podcast. Louise found herself travelling the world just before Covid and then decide to come back on the last plane available. Having studied at Newcastle University she wanted to pursue a career in agronomy. Where she now finds herself working full-time, a great story with a really passionate youngster in our sector. Enjoy!

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The reason I originally started this podcast was to showcase the various jobs you can find in agriculture today. We have an absolute perfect example of someone who doesn’t come from the sector but has paved her career and what a career it has been. Milly Fyfe comes on the podcast today. Milly has been the CEO of the shorthorn cattle society, she was national chair of the National Federation of Young Farmers, she has been a regional manager of RSABI, otherwise known as the Royal agricultural benevolent Institute with this, she finds herself as a director of the Oxford farm in conference!Believe it or not, we are not quite at what Milly is doing today…everything mentioned so far is in the past. Currently Milly Fyfe is at home with two fantastically name children working on the farm with her husband, on top of this she runs her own PR and marketing company, as well as her own podcast similar to the R2Kast showcasing those in food and farming, “the countryside kitchen meets” and on top of that, a weekly blog showcasing affordable meals that parents can make themselves, “no fuss meals for busy parents”.As always, enjoy!!!

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Olly who had contracted in this local area for years decided to start posting some videos on Facebook during Covid that got picked up by some teachers! Since then Olly has seen an exponential growth forced by a prolific upload schedule! Really interesting chat that was filmed on an Instagram live hence the random questions half way through! Enjoy!

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QMS are the main assurance scheme in Scotland for promoting Scotch Beef, Scotch Lamb and Specially Selected Pork. They work the world over to increase exports and make sure Scotland can compete on a global stage!

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GRANFER! You’ve probably went onto TikTok and heard a young lady shout GRANFER before her granfer (Cornish papa)shuts down a new TikTok comment! Proper fanboy moment for me with this pod and really interesting to speak to an extremely insightful young mind!!

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