R2Kast - People in Food and Farming/All In

• R2Kast 382 – Niels Corfield on soil health, weather, and regenerative insights

  Today we welcome Niels Corfield onto the R2Kast! 🎙️ A consultant, educator, and soil enthusiast, Niels has become one of the leading voices in regenerative agriculture across the UK. 🌱🌍We hear how he grew up in a scientific household, moved through IT and tech work, then found his way back to land through plant nurseries and adult education. That shift led him to become a trainer in soil health, running field sessions where farmers literally put spades in the ground to understand structure, rooting depth, and infiltration. 🪱🌿Niels speaks with me about beating the weather, why dry soils are harder to manage than wet ones, and how monitoring on more than 250 farms has given him clear patterns to share with the industry. He explains what healthy soil really looks like and why practical, hands-on learning is the best way to engage farmers of all kinds. 🌦️🚜An inspiring conversation for anyone interested in resilience, climate, and the future of food.Enjoy! 😊#NielsCorfield #SoilHealth #RegenerativeAgriculture #BeatingTheWeather #SpadeTest #SoilStructure #FarmingResilience #ClimateAdaptation #PastureFed #Agroecology #FieldEducation #SoilMonitoring #FarmingClusters #OrganicMatter #SustainableFood #WeatherAndFarming #HealthyLand #AgTraining #R2Kast #FutureOfFarming #AgStories #LandSkills #SoilLife #RegenerativePractices #PeopleInAg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• R2Kast 381 – Jillian, Joanne, Angela, Kelly and I on the Slovenian Rally

  Today’s episode is a special one as I bring the full Scottish Rally team onto the R2Kast! 🎙️ Jillian, Joanne, Angela, Kelly and I came together to share our experience of this summer’s Rural Youth Europe rally in Slovenia. 🇸🇮🌍We talk about what Rally actually is, the theme of planting ideas and cultivating the future, and how rural youth can shape policy and create opportunities across Europe. From committee work to travel stories, the five of us reflect on learning, laughter, and the challenges that come with such an international gathering. 🌱🤝Jillian and Joanne share their Munro-climbing fundraiser for SAYFC’s Big Build, Angela talks about leaving nursing in Aberdeen for a one-way ticket to Australia, and Kelly reflects on the juggle of teaching primary sevens while leading in Young Farmers. The stories show how much adventure, commitment, and passion is in Scotland’s youth movement. 🏔️✈️This was a chance to relive Slovenia, from cultural exchange to building friendships that will last a lifetime.Enjoy! 😊#ScottishRallyTeam #RuralYouthEurope #Slovenia2025 #YoungFarmers #YouthLeadership #InternationalExchange #SAYFC #BigBuildChallenge #MunroBagging #PrimaryTeaching #NursingAbroad #ForestManager #ArchitectureInAg #PolicyYouthVoice #RuralIdentity #TravelAndLearning #EuropeanConnections #AgYouthMovement #R2Kast #GlobalYouth #PlantingIdeas #CultivatingTheFuture #FriendshipsForLife #AgStories #CommunityInAction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• R2Kast 380 – Rodrigo Navarro on organic poultry, heritage, and moving from chef to farmer

  Today we welcome Rodrigo Navarro onto the R2Kast! 🎙️ Rodrigo’s story takes us from a South African restaurant in London where he worked as a head chef, all the way to Hampshire where he now runs an organic pastured egg business. 🍳🌿Rodrigo shares how he and his wife decided to leave the city behind and chase a dream of rural living, influenced by their family histories in Chile and Ireland. What began with cooking meat over fire has transformed into caring for 600 hens in mobile sheds that follow organic dairy cows across herbal leys, creating a near circular system of farming. 🐓🐄We dive into his chef background, the South African braai, his passion for bold flavours, and the enormous shift to regenerative poultry farming. Rodrigo explains the challenges of access to land, why organic standards matter, and how timing chicken movements with dairy herds can create healthier soils and better eggs. 🌱🥚It is a fascinating conversation about food, farming, heritage, and bravery in changing paths. Rodrigo’s passion for doing things the right way and his belief in sustainability shines through, showing us how food and farming are deeply connected. 🌍🍷Enjoy! 😊#RodrigoNavarro #OrganicPoultry #PastureRaised #ChefToFarmer #SustainableFarming #OrganicEggs #RegenerativeAgriculture #KingsclereEstates #SouthAfricanFood #BraaiCulture #BoldFlavours #RuralDream #FromCityToCountryside #HeritageFarming #SoilHealth #CircularFarming #FoodAndFarmingStories #R2Kast #FarmToFork #ChileanRoots #IrishHeritage #CommunityFarming #OrganicLiving #HealthyLandHealthyFood #PasturedEggs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• R2Kast 379 – Tom Ware on farming, Australia, and building Just Talk Agri

  Today we welcome Tom Ware onto the R2Kast! 🎙️ A 22 year old farmer from Nottinghamshire, Tom has carved a unique path across contracting, drone photography, gin making, and social media, while also becoming a strong voice for mental health in agriculture. 🚜📸We talk about his adventures in Australia, from 60,000 acre farms and endless combine hours to the simplicity of just posting on Facebook and landing a job. Tom shares the beauty and challenge of farming at that scale, and how those experiences shaped his outlook back home. 🌏🌾At home, Tom’s story takes another turn as he speaks about the heartbreaking loss of two close friends, Len and Harvey, in separate tragic circumstances. Out of that grief, Tom created Just Talk Agri, a platform for farmers to share honestly about mental health. His words on resilience, loss, and the importance of talking are powerful and deeply moving. 💚🙏We also cover drones, gin making, sheep work, and the variety that makes farming life so unpredictable and rewarding. This episode is raw, open, and inspiring, exactly what conversations in agriculture need to be. 🌅✨Enjoy! 😊#TomWare #JustTalkAgri #MentalHealthInFarming #BritishFarmingAwards #ContractFarming #DronePhotography #AustralianHarvest #FarmLife #SheepFarming #AgriContent #YoungFarmers #MentalHealthAwareness #NottinghamshireFarming #FarmingCommunity #Resilience #GriefAndHope #LossAndRecovery #AgMentalHealth #TalkAboutIt #AgricultureLife #FarmStories #GinMaking #R2Kast #PeopleInFoodAndFarming Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• R2Kast 378 – Michaela Scott on youth voice, politics, and finding confidence at 19

  Today we welcome Michaela Scott onto the R2Kast! 🎙️ At only 19, Michaela is already shaping the political conversation in Scotland. A student of Criminology and Politics at Stirling, she is passionate about ensuring young people in rural areas have a real say in decisions that shape their lives. 🗳️🌱We dive into how criminology and politics overlap, from injustices in the justice system to policy making, and how Michaela has used this mix to strengthen her voice. She shares openly about speaking in the Scottish Parliament, shadowing MSPs, and even turning down an offer to run for election while still at uni because she values gaining experience first. 💬🏛️Michaela speaks with energy about youth voices, education, and the need for politics to be explained in ways that everyone can understand. Her story is a reminder that confidence grows from opportunities, and that young leaders can step into rooms that once felt unreachable. 🌍✨An inspiring conversation with someone who is just getting started on a journey that could shape Scottish politics in years to come.Enjoy! 😊#MichaelaScott #YouthVoice #ScottishPolitics #CriminologyAndPolitics #RuralYouth #ScottishParliament #FutureLeaders #StudentVoices #PolicyMatters #YouthEmpowerment #ScotlandPolitics #PoliticalEngagement #YoungLeaders #RuralRepresentation #EducationMatters #FutureOfPolitics #YoungVoicesHeard #R2Kast #PeopleInFoodAndFarming Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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