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. Mon, 26 Mar 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 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 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