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. Sun, 08 Apr 2012 23:00:02 +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 Today Jonesy's guest is John Scott and we're down on the farm at fearn getting an update on the lambing ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_04_06_FEARN_FARM_LAMBING_090412.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Enjoy the Countryside this Easter ... That's the call from NFU Scotland President Nigel Miller ...BUT please keep dogs on a lead and away from new born lambs and calves ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_04_06_NFUS_ENJOY_COUNTRYSIDE_EASTER_.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Charles Dugeon from land and estate agents Savills is Jonesy's guest today with an update on the price of land ...Is it the "New Gold"? MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_04_06_SAVILLS_2_LAND_PRICES_040412.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today the Police are appealing to everyone out and about in the Countryside this Easter to keep their eyes open for anyone tampering with Wild Birds Nests ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_04_06_WILD_EGG_THEFTS_050412.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Charles Dugeon Manager at Land and Estate Agents Savills in Edinburgh tells Jonesy today that there's more demand than ever from those wanting to buy land and farms ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_04_03_SAVILLS_LAND_PRICES_030412.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean There's been an amazing demand in training programmes for would be farmers and crofters ... Patrick Krause from the Crofters Federation tells us that farming is now "Sexy" again! MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_04_03_PATRICK_KRAUSE_CROFTING_020412.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean There's been overwhelming demand for Crofting Courses this past winter ... It seems as though youngsters just want to get a foot on the farming ladder ... Jonesy finds out what's going on ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_30_CROFTING_COURSES_300312.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean NFU Scotland are in Brussells today trying to get the EU Commissioners to see commonsense on Electronisc ID of Sheep ...Jonesy's got the latest MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_30_EID_COMMONSENSE_PLEA_290312.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today Jonesy gives us the latest news on those higher than ever meat prices ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_30_MEAT_PRICES_280312.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Thre price of eggs has gone up with the sharpest rise for 50 years ... Very welcome for egg producers, but are higher prices here to stay? Gordon Whiteford local boss of Free Range & Organic producers Highland Eggs gives us his views ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_26_HIGHLAND_EGGS_EGG_PRICES_27031.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean What's happening down on the farm?? Jonesy finds out today with the help of MFR's adopted farmer John Scott at Fearn Farm MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_23_FEARN_FARM_LATEST_260312.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today Jonesy takes a look at the ups and downs of the MFR Farming week ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_23_FARMING_NEWS_230312.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Was the budget all spin and no use to farmers?? Jonesy finds out today with the help of Sarah from NFU Scotland ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_23_NFUS_BUDGET_COMMENTS_220312.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today Jonesy takes a look at what The Chancellor might have in store for farmers in the UK Budget 2012 MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_23_FARMING_BUDGET_PREVIEW_210312.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Are you taking on temporary help for the lambing season? H&H insurance brokers tell Jonesy that they must be properly insured, even non-paid friends and helpers!! MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_17_LAMBING_TEMP_WORKERS_INS_H_AND.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Do you want to get clued up with everything from Renewables to Taxation and Rights of Way over your land? The Highland Land Seminars are just for you ... organised by Land Agents Strutt and Parker this week and next ... Listen here for details ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_17_HIGHLAND_LAND_SEMINARS_190312.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean There's a conference coming up next weekend organised by The Highland Environmental Network. Everything you need to know about all types of renewable energy ... Jonesy's got the details ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_17_H_ENVIRO_CONFERENCE_160312.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Jonesy's got the latest on that Red Meat eating row, and good news for Less Favoured Area farmers ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_15_BEEF_ROW_AND_LFASS_PAYMENTS_15.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Are you a Future Farmer? There's £4000 up for grabs for any forward looking farmer with good green credentials ... Jonesy gives us the lowdown ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_15_FUTURE_FARMER_140312.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today Jonesy gives us the latest on CAP negotiations plus the chance to make yourself a star of the big screen with a farming twist ... at Wellywood MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_15_WELLYWOOD_AND_CAP_NEGOTIATIONS.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Jonesy gives us an update on the ups downs of the MFR farming week and an update on the newest disease for Cattle and Sheep farmers to worry about ... that's the Schmallenberg Virus MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_15_FARMING_NEWS_AND_SCHMALLENBERG.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today we've got a quick catch up with John Scott at Fearn Farm and his thoughts on Beef, Sheep and that nasty disease affecting cattle, BVD. MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2012_03_15_BEEF_AND_SHEEP_AND_BVD_JS_0903.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean 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