Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service is funded by the Scottish Government. Our podcast covers a range of topics which help support your farm or croft to be more profitable and sustainable.
Natural Capital - South of Scotland Natural Capital Innovation Zone
34 mins; March 25, 2026
Rural Roundup - Policy Update
44 mins; March 18, 2026
Business and Policy News Audio March 2026: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on how a turbulent global trading environment is shaping the outlook for Scottish agriculture
50 mins; March 07, 2026
Rural Roundup - Spotlight: Crofting Through The Seasons Autumn & Winter
29 mins; March 03, 2026
Crofting Matters - Crofting Through the Seasons : Autumn & Winter
29 mins; March 03, 2026
Stock Talk - James Orr - Stock Talk Handover
31 mins; February 27, 2026
Natural Capital - The Importance of Natural Capital to the Scottish Economy
34 mins; February 26, 2026
Crofting Matters - Crofting Through the Seasons: Spring/Summer
25 mins; February 26, 2026
Rural Roundup - Spotlight: Crofting Through The Seasons Spring & Summer
25 mins; February 26, 2026
Thrill of the Hill - Where Policy Meets Pasture - The Agri-Environment Climate Scheme with David Brown
35 mins; February 19, 2026
Rural Roundup - Farm Insurance
36 mins; February 18, 2026
CropCast Conversations - Hemp - The Crop in Waiting?
39 mins; February 17, 2026
Agri Culture - Atholl Estates: Regenerative Farming at the Heart of Community
59 mins; February 11, 2026
Business and Policy News Audio February 2026: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on promoting your farm or croft online
53 mins; February 07, 2026
Stock Talk - Gordon Whiteford: Lower Mill of Tynet Farm
52 mins; January 30, 2026
Natural Capital - The History of Scotland's Natural Capital
47 mins; January 27, 2026
CropCast - Knowing Your Numbers
57 mins; January 21, 2026
Rural Roundup - Conferences, Updates & Reminders
31 mins; January 21, 2026
Thrill of the Hill - Counting Carbon: Auditing the Uplands with James Orr
50 mins; January 15, 2026
Agri Culture - Building A Life Of Health From The Ground Up: Steading & Co Family (Part 2)
42 mins; January 15, 2026
Agri Culture - Building A Life Of Health From The Ground Up: Steading & Co Family (Part 1)
39 mins; January 15, 2026
Business and Policy News Audio January 2026: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on geopolitics and global agricultural trends
52 mins; January 07, 2026
Stock Talk - Basil Lowman: 55 years of Driving the Beef Industry Forward and Pioneering New Ideas
40 mins; December 26, 2025
Rural Roundup - 6. Unsung Heroes - Agriculture’s Position in the Climate Change Conversation
Business and Policy News Audio November 2025: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on dairy technology
60 hours 26 mins; November 07, 2025
Stock Talk - Innovation and Technology in the Livestock Industry
46 mins; October 31, 2025
Crofting Matters - Covering the Croft and Common
39 mins; October 29, 2025
Natural Capital - Reflections from the Nature Friendly Farming Summit
43 mins; October 28, 2025
CropCast Conversations - The Maltsters’ Association of Great Britain
41 mins; October 21, 2025
CropCast - Arable Farm Finances
33 mins; October 21, 2025
Thrill of the Hill - Flying Blind: Conservation Management for Bats with Harry Fisher
42 mins; October 16, 2025
Rural Roundup - Storm Amy, AgriScot & Reminders
37 mins; October 15, 2025
Agri Culture - Wallace Currie: Rural 2 Kitchen
51 mins; October 08, 2025
Business and Policy News Audio October 2025: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on farm-scale renewables.
49 mins; October 07, 2025
Stock Talk - Herd Monitoring with Jilly Duncan Grant
38 mins; September 26, 2025
Natural Capital - The Free Company
54 mins; September 25, 2025
Crofting Matters - Starting up in Crofting
36 mins; September 24, 2025
Thrill of the Hill - When the Rivers Run Free: Restoring Our Waterways with Struan Candlish
53 mins; September 18, 2025
Rural Roundup - New Regulations for Applying Waste to Land
42 mins; September 17, 2025
CropCast - Machinery Replacement
43 mins; September 16, 2025
Agri Culture - Eilidh Verstage, Arngask Home Farm: Growing a Community
44 mins; September 10, 2025
Business & Policy News Audio September 2025 - Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on the economic cost of infertile gimmers.
45 mins; September 07, 2025
Crofting Matters - Breaking the Grass Ceiling: Women in Crofting
19 mins; August 29, 2025
Stock Talk - Bred to be Wild!
53 mins; August 28, 2025
Natural Capital - Landscape Enterprise Networks: Leven LENs
50 mins; August 27, 2025
CropCast Conversations - Optimising Soil Biology
45 mins; August 25, 2025
Thrill of the Hill - Getting Your Fill When Out on the Hill: Livestock Nutrition Planning
35 mins; August 25, 2025
CropCast - Ergot
25 mins; August 21, 2025
Rural Roundup - Hot weather, FFIS & Cross Compliance
39 mins; August 21, 2025
Agri Culture - Liz Haines: Levelling The Field, Neurodiversity in Agriculture
41 mins; August 13, 2025
Business & Policy News Audio August 2025: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on Selling Your Farm: what you need to have in place
45 mins; August 07, 2025
Crofting Matters - Croft Diversification: New Enterprises in Uist
49 mins; July 30, 2025
Stock Talk - Livestock Health: Laying it All Out
46 mins; July 25, 2025
Natural Capital - Galvanising Change through Natural Capital: James Hutton Institute
46 mins; July 22, 2025
CropCast - Greening 2026
74 hours 25 mins; July 17, 2025
Thrill of the Hill - Between a Rock Rose and a Hard Place
34 mins; July 17, 2025
Rural Roundup - Future Farming Investment Scheme
33 mins; July 14, 2025
Agri Culture - Brose Oats: Cream of the Crop
43 mins; July 09, 2025
Business & Policy News Audio July 2025: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on Scottish Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emission and Nitrogen Use
47 mins; July 08, 2025
Stock Talk - The 5-Mile Pig!
50 mins; June 27, 2025
Crofting Matters - FFIS, CAGS, WFP and Greening for Crofting
38 mins; June 27, 2025
Rural Roundup - Enhanced Greening for 2026
37 mins; June 26, 2025
Natural Capital - NatureMetrics: eDNA
50 mins; June 24, 2025
Thrill of the Hill - Planting MOREwoods: The Woodland Trust
35 mins; June 19, 2025
CropCast Conversations - 2025 Grain Markets and Update from the Field
45 mins; June 17, 2025
CropCast - Grain Storage
28 mins; June 17, 2025
Business & Policy News Audio June 2025: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on farm business diversification.
60 hours 28 mins; June 13, 2025
Agri Culture - James Logan: Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
43 mins; June 11, 2025
Stock Talk - Craig and Claire Grant
41 mins; May 30, 2025
Crofting Matters - Changes to Improve Welfare of Lambs
26 mins; May 28, 2025
Natural Capital - John Wright: Hedgerows, Ditches, and Drystane Dykes
54 mins; May 27, 2025
Rural Roundup - AECS & Water Scarcity
14 mins; May 21, 2025
CropCast - Potato Viruses
27 mins; May 20, 2025
Agri Culture - John Ferguson: Thinking outside the box
47 mins; May 14, 2025
Business & Policy News Audio May 2025: Policy, cereal, beef, sheep and milk updates and a spotlight on US tariffs
40 mins; May 09, 2025
Thrill of the Hill - Finding the Next Generation: The Scottish Land Matching Service
28 mins; May 08, 2025
CropCast Conversations - Sugar Beet: Making a Comeback?
33 mins; April 16, 2025
Rural Roundup - Farm Business Survey Results & The Spring Statement
35 mins; April 16, 2025
Agribusiness News Audio April 2025: A spotlight on home grown proteins, nature based solutions, pollinators and seasonal workers
49 mins; April 11, 2025
CropCast - Talking Herbicides with Bayer
30 mins; April 07, 2025
Rural Roundup - Headlines & Deadlines for SAF (IACS) and AECS
25 mins; March 19, 2025
Agribusiness News March 2025: A spotlight on the potato sector, New Zealand, fertiliser use in Scotland and Wills and Power of Attorney
