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. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:45:03 +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 takes alook at the new row that's broken out with the EU over eggs produced in battery cages ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_30_CAGED_EGG_BAN_300911.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:44:00 Clean There's a fresh push on the Pigs Are Still Worth It campaign ... TV Star Jimmy Doherty tells us more ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_30_PIGS_ARE_STILL_WORTH_IT_290911.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today Jonesy takes alook at the June census figures and looks forward to Saturday's Vintage ploughing match ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_30_VINTAGE_PLOUGHING_AND_CENSUS_2.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean More on that ban on Asulox .. will it or won't it happen ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_30_ASULOX_BAN_2_260911.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean There's athreatened ban looming on Scottish farmer's only weapon in the war on bracken ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_30_ASULOX_BAN_260911.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean A quick harvest update today MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_30_HARVEST_EID_PLOUGHING_MATCH_23.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:43:00 Clean Today we're catching up with John Scott at Fearn Farm and what's happening harvest -wise ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_30_JOHN_SCOTT_HARVEST_220911.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean High Beef prices ... will they last?? MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_30_HARVEST_AND_BEEF_2_21911.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today we've got a round-up of the harvest in the North and what's making cattle so dear at the moment ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_20_HARVEST_AND_BEEF_200911.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:44:00 Clean Jonesy gives us another udate on the harvest and wonders if the high cost of beef is putting shoppers off buying it? MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_20_HARVEST_AND_BEEF_2_21911.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today Jonesy gives us a review of the ups and downs of last weeks Farming in the MFR patch ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_20_FARMING_NEWS_190911.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:44:00 Clean Today Jonesy looks at a burning question ... Is the product of distilling known as Draff best used as feed for cattle or a fuel in the distilleries themselves? MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_20_DRAFF_FUEL_OR_FEED_160911.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today Jonesy looks at the importance of Malting Barley to the economy of farming in our MFR area ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_14_LOCHEAD_EXPORTS_GLENMORANGIE_V.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:44:00 Clean We're catching up with Young farmers challenging us to give blood, The dreadful harvest of 2011 so far, and what to do if it's all getting you down ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_13_YF_BLOOD_GLENMORANGIE_GATEPOST.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today we catch up with farmer's son Robert Mackenzie from Easter Ross who's cold pressing Rapeseeds to make "Cullisse Rapeseed Oils" for drizzling, dipping and cooking ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_13_CULLISSE_RAPESEED_130911.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today jonesy catches up with all the latest farming news in our MFR Patch MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_13_FARMING_NEWS_120911.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today we're catching up with all the action from Fearn Farm at the International Sheepdog Trials... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_10_SHEEPDOG_TRIALS__DAY_2_090911.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean We're out at Fearn Farm today catching up with the first day of the International Sheepdog trials ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_10_SHEEPDOG_TRIALS__DAY_1_080911.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:46:00 Clean Today Jonesy gets an update on Harvest 2011 in the MFR area with Simon Barry from Highland Grain MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_10_HARVEST_ROUNDUP_SIMON_BARRY_07.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today we're off to Fearn Farm to see preparations for the first International Sheepdog Trials in the Highlands for 60 years ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_05_SHEEPDOG_TRIALS_060911.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean There's confusion about what sort of Eggs you'll be buying from January 1st next ... Here's Gordon Whiteford from Highland eggs to try and clear up what's happening out there egg-wise ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_03_EGGS_CAGED_VS_FREE_RANGE_05091.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today we're getting an update on the Grain Harvest in the Highlands with Simon Barry from Co-op Highland grain ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_03_HIGHLAND_GRAIN_HARVEST_SO_FAR_.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Jonesy takes alook at the ongoing crisis in the pig industry with Chief of Quality Meat Scotland - Uel Morton MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_03_PIGS_2_UEL_MORTON_010911.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today we're "Getting Behind the Label" with Quality Meat Scotland's new campaign to promote all red meat ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_09_03_GET_BEHIND_THE_LABEL_1_310811.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean Today Jonesy finds out about Entry Level courses for people who might want to get involved in the world of crofting ... MFR http://podcast.bauerradio.com/mfr/mfr_farming/2011_08_29_SCF_CROFTERS_COURSES_300811.mp3 http://www.mfr.co.uk/farming Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 02:45:00 Clean