Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming en-gb Farmer Jonesy brings you the latest on issues affecting farming in the north of Scotland. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:02 +0000 http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/MFR_Farming_jpg.jpg http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Bauer Radio No Farmer Jonesy brings you the latest on issues affecting farming in the north of Scotland. MFR podcasts@bauermedia.co.uk (Bauer Media) richard.jones@mfr.co.uk (Richard Jones) podcasts@bauermedia.co.uk There's a meeting tonight at Dingwall Mart for Beef Producers to highlight new ideas for improving profitability ... Jonesy meets one of the speakers, Allan Scott from Bank of Scotland, to get the lowdown ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_07_SCOTCH_BEEF_MEETING_DWALL_0803.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean The Red Tractor label and logo is a common sight on a lot of our British Produced Food ... But its come under fire for not going far enough ... David Clarke, CEO at Red Tractor explains what the scheme is all about. MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_07_RED_TRACTOR_LOGO_070312.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today Jonesy takes another look at that renewables scheme in the Highlands aimed at keeping the money generated actually in the local communities of the Highlands MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_05_WIND_TURBINES_LOCAL_ECONOMY_06.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today Jonesy is in the lambing shed at Fearn Farm today with some very noisy lambs catching up with all the latest... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_02_LAMBING_FEARN_FARM__050312.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today Jonesy finds out about a new wind turbine scheme in our MFR Patch which is designed to keep the money generated in our own local communities ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_01_WIND_TURBINES_AND_LOCAL_COMMUN.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean The Blackface Sheep Society is undergoing a revival in our MFR Patch ... Jonesy speaks to Kevin Hunter, Shepherd behind the new drive for members. MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_29_BLACKFACE_SHEEP_010312.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Schmallenberg Disease is the latest, newest and certainly one of the nastiest viruses to affect cattle and sheep ... Jonesy gets the lowdown on what it means to Scottish Farmers MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_29_SCHMALLENBERG_VIRUS_LATEST_NFU.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Suzanne Shaw (Celeb Actress, Dancing on Ice Winner & Singer!) is Jonesy's guest today as she talks about cutting out food waste in these times of austerity ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_29_SUZANNE_SHAW_2_FOOD_WASTE_2802.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Lambing is underway at Fearn Farm and Jonesy catches up with MFR's adopted farmer John Scott down at the lambing shed ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_25_FEARN_FARM_LAMBING_UPDATE_2702.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Celebrity Suzanne Shaw is Jonesy's guest on MFR Farming .. Find out why right here ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_24_SUZANNE_SHAW_FOOD_WASTE_240212.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today we're celebrating 30 Years of MFR Farming ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_24_30_YEARS_OF_MFR_FARMING_230212.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:44:00 Clean Today Jonesy has got more updates from The World famous Perth Bull Sales and another reason why you maybe should think about a B&B enterprise on your farm ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_24_BULLS_2_AND_FARMSTAY_UK_220212.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today Jonesy has got an update on the Perth Bull Sales and a look at B&B ... an important part of keeping some smaller farms alive and kicking ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_24_BULLS_AND_FARMSTAY_UK_210212.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean To start the week its an update on the MFR Farming News from last week. MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_24_FARMING_NEWS_200212.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:46:00 Clean Today Nigel Miller, President of NFU Scotland is giving us an update on the latest from Europe on the Common Agriculture Policy Reforms ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_24_EU_AND_CAP_NM_170212.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today Jonesy's guest is Alyn Smith MEP who is worried about the lack of written contracts in the milk industry ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_24_ALYN_SMITH_MILK_160212.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today we're encouraging our high-flying farmers in the North to enter for the most prestigious awards in the UK .. The Farmers Weekly Awards MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_24_FW_AWARDS_2_150212.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today Jonesy is talking to George Lyon MEP about the welfare of our pigs and why things are so much better in the UK MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_24_PIG_WELFARE_G_LYON_140212.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean The Farmwatch Scheme is a joint effort by Our Police Forces and NFUS to fight Rural Crime ... Its now being rolled out across the Northern parts of our MFR Patch ... Inspector Ramsey Aitken explains how it works ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_11_FARMWATCH_ROSS_CAITH_SUTH_1302.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today John Scott from Fearn Farm is Jonesy's guest looking back at his week at the World Famous Perth Bull Sales ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_11_JOHN_SCOTT_BULL_SALES_100212.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean WToday Jonesy is encouraging farmers to enter for some of the most prestigious awards around ... The Farmers Weekly Awards ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_11_FW_AWARDS_DB_090212.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean There's shocking news coming from the EU that most member states will not be getting rid of Sow Stalls in time for the ban next January. MEP George Lyon explains ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_11_G_LYON_PIG_WELFARE_080212.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean It seems as though the world can't get enough of our high quality food and drink from the Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire, as Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Richard Lochhead tells us ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_06_LOCHHEAD_EXPORTS_FOOD_AND_DRIN.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today Jonesy is looking at a unwelcome topic for farmers - a big rise in sheep rustling ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_06_FARM_NEWS_SHEEP_RUSTLING_06021.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today Jonesy's catching up with the latest farming news, locally and nationally ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_02_03_FARMING_NEWS_AND_JS_030212.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean