FED by Farmers Podcast

Friday Chat - Iona's off to Africa

This week we manage ti squeeze in a brief Friday chat where we get a Christmas catchup and Iona tells us about her pending crusade. 

Steve Mitchell - What happened at The Buffalo Farm?

This week we are joined by Steve Mitchell of The Buffalo Farm in Kirkaldy, Fife. Steve shot to fame after appearing on This Farming Life and has since made other Tv appearances including working alongside Gordon Ramsay.
In this podcast Steve tells us about his journey into buffalo and how he went from flying high to suddenly crashing back down to earth when the business had to enter administration in 2025.
We hope you enjoy, Cammy & Iona
 
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Jim Shanks - Using Dairy cows to power Scotland's largest Tomato crop

This week we are joined by Jim Shanks. Jim farms in Hawick in the Scottish Borders along with his wife and his parents. There they milk 130 holsteins on robots and also have an aerobic digester which converts the slurry and dung into power for their 4 acres of glasshouses where they grow Tomatoes. They are Scotlands only commercial tomato producer and Jim gives us some fantastic insights into a world we know nothing about.
 
We hope your enjoy
Cammy and Iona
 
Thanks to our Sponsors:
Crystalyx
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Visit our website to see our range of custom made clothing www.fedbyfarmers.co.uk
Our podcast releases on Audio platforms at 7am, and on youtube later the same day.

John McClean - Farmflix, Business and Mental Health

This week we are joined by John McClean, owner and creater of Farmflix. Farmflix is a world renowned media platform which operates a subscription based model for it high end farming videos. We talk about John's business and also his personal life and as usual, Cammy goes off on a few tangents.
 
Find Farmflix here-
www.farmflix.tv
We hope your enjoy
Cammy and Iona
 
Thanks to our Sponsors:
Crystalyx
Herdwatch: https://herdwatchng.app.link/FedbyFarmers
Visit our website to see our range of custom made clothing www.fedbyfarmers.co.uk
Our podcast releases on Audio platforms at 7am, and on youtube later the same day.

John Murray - The changing word of machinery sales with Thomas Murray Agricultural Engineers

This week we are joined by Cammy's big mate, John Murray from Thomas Murray Agricultural Engineers. Followers of The Sheep Game will know John as the man who supplies Cammy's CF Moto buggys but John and Cammy have known each other since Cammy was a wee boy. In this podcast we chat about the business and how it has evolved over the years, 
We hope your enjoy
Cammy and Iona
 
Thanks to our Sponsors:
Crystalyx
Herdwatch: https://herdwatchng.app.link/FedbyFarmers
Visit our website to see our range of custom made clothing www.fedbyfarmers.co.uk
Our podcast releases on Audio platforms at 7am, and on youtube later the same day.

Dr Richard Wynn - All the things you didn't know about Crystalyx

Dr Richard Wynn is head of Technical at Crystalyx UK. I know this might sound like a boring podcast topic but the science behind these products is truly fascinating. I can guarantee you will learn something you didn't know before.
We hope you Enjoy
Cammy and Iona
 
Thanks to our Sponsors:
Crystalyx
Herdwatch: https://herdwatchng.app.link/FedbyFarmers
Visit our website to see our range of custom made clothing www.fedbyfarmers.co.uk
Our podcast releases on Audio platforms at 7am, and on youtube later the same day.

Friday Chat - Plans for next year?

This week Cammy and Iona talk about plans for next year and how things have been going at the farm. Iona shares her fine cuisine recommendations too!
 
We hope you enjoy, 
 
Cammy and Iona
 
Thanks to our Sponsors:
Crystalyx
Herdwatch: https://herdwatchng.app.link/FedbyFarmers
Visit our website to see our range of custom made clothing www.fedbyfarmers.co.uk
Our podcast releases on Audio platforms at 7am, and on youtube later the same day.

Derek Steen - Coxhill Beef Shorthorns and building a farming business from scratch

Derek Stein and his wife Cindy run the Coxhill herd of Beef Shorthorn cattle based at Coxhill Farm, Moffat. Derek is the son of a Northern irish farmer, from a large family he made his own way in farming and moved over to Scotland to manage farms before taking on a tenancy and eventually buying his own farm.  He is a man of experience and I think you will enjoy this
Cammy and Iona
 
Thanks to our Sponsors:
Crystalyx
Herdwatch: https://herdwatchng.app.link/FedbyFarmers
Visit our website to see our range of custom made clothing www.fedbyfarmers.co.uk
Our podcast releases on Audio platforms at 7am, and on youtube later the same day.

Friday chat is back! Dating apps, the glory of Scottish football and steaks for dinner.

This week Cammy and Iona talk absolute nonsense about random things including why are dating apps named the way they are? Lots of sport chat and Cammy is on a diet.... again.
 
We hope you enjoy, 
 
Cammy and Iona
 
Thanks to our Sponsors:
Crystalyx
Herdwatch: https://herdwatchng.app.link/FedbyFarmers
Visit our website to see our range of custom made clothing www.fedbyfarmers.co.uk
Our podcast releases on Audio platforms at 7am, and on youtube later the same day.

Michael Cursiter - Laga Farms Orkney, This Farming Life and raising a viking.

Michael Cursiter farms the family farm at Laga Farm on Mainland Orkney. There they run a flock of pure lleyn ewes and also a flock of romney x and pure shetland ewes. He farms along with is wife Ruth, son Sean and brother Martin. Many of you will know Sean from The Sheep Game and This Farming Life. 
In todays chat we cover why he farms the stock that he does and also his thoughts on iht, raising kids and where farming is heading
 
We hope you enjoy, 
 
Cammy and Iona
 
Thanks to our Sponsors:
Crystalyx
Herdwatch: https://herdwatchng.app.link/FedbyFarmers
Visit our website to see our range of custom made clothing www.fedbyfarmers.co.uk
Our podcast releases on Audio platforms at 7am, and on youtube later the same day.