I interviewed my PT!

Listen as Rhys CattleStrength talks about his family farm in Ceredigion, his semi-pro rugby career, coming up with the idea for his on-farm gym Cattle Strength, how it's grown from initally training a few people to the monster that it is now, things we can all do to help our physical and mental fitness, his son Harri's downs syndrom diagnosis, and much, much more!

www.cattlestrength.com

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Sophie Gregory is busy!

Listen as we talk about dairy farming in Dorset, meeting her husband at Glastonbury Festival, being first generation farmers and their journey so far, farming with the environment, the importance of good team management, engaging with the wider community, Open Farm Sunday 2025, and much, much more!

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I've never met anyone who loves sheep more than Bryony Gittins.

Listen as we talk about all things sheep, her route into farming via working in London and then as an outdoor pursuits instructor, the difficulties of farm succession, good mental health strategies, her fantastic farm diversifications, wider farming industry roles, and much, much more.

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What does it take to be the editor of the nation's biggest and best farming publication?

Andrew Meredith talks how he got from a farming background in rural mid-Wales to being the big dog at Farmer's Weekly. We talk about getting into journalism, how the magazine is put together, how print journalism is changing, the impact of social media, tackling difficult issues, dealing with criticism, his leadership journey, and much, much more!

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Ben Martin talks farming in the East of England, his varied career in the arable sector, the positives of an early mid-life crisis (!), getting into farming recruitment, the exciting opportunities that there are in farming, surrounding yourself with the right people, and what he does to look after his mental and physical heath. All this and much more.

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Liz Haines talks about being a first generation dairy farmer, the challenges and opportunities that come with that, her family's dairy farming journey, her ADHD diagnosis and resulting Nuffield Scholarship study looking at neurodiversity in the farming community, and how neurodiverse people can thrive in farming. All this, and much more.

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Mike Duxbury is one of the best and most inspiring blokes I've ever met, and it's always a joy to talk to him. Today we chat about his background and career in farming and other industries, the challenges and opportunities that come with being fully blind, and the vital importance of making agriculture open and inclusive to all. And of course, we also nerd out about music!

For more information about Inclusive Farm, and to support this amazing place and the important work they're doing, please visit www.ifsam.org.uk

Jude McCann talks about his family farming legacy in mid-Ulster, living and working in New Zealand, his phd looking at the social effect of farm subsidy withdrawal in New Zealand in 1984, living and working in other countries, his Nuffield Farming Scholarship, being the CEO of the amazing charity The Farming Community Network, and chairing the Oxford Farming Conference - he's a busy guy!

fcn.org.uk

farmwell.co.uk

ofc.org.uk

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This is the end, beautiful friends.

Thank you all so much for listening x