Mary-Jane Lawrie is joined by Ally Brunton chair of SAYFC and Jillian Kennedy, SAYFC Vice chair. They both talk about their time in young farmers and the experiences and benefits of being in the club. They also tell us about the SAYFC Respect campaign which was launched at the Highland Show in 2024, which aims to allow every member to contribute to SAYFC as a safe, inclusive, fun environment for young people. This episode discusses themes around mental wellbeing and suicide, please listen with care.

Resources

The Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs | SAYFC

SAYFC focused on RESPECT - Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs

Young Farmers say ‘Leave a Light On’ - Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs

Mental Health Support | SAYFC Members Support | Contact Us

Home - RSABI

Farmstrong Scotland - Live Well, Farm & Croft Well

Agri Culture : Farmstrong Episode

Agri Culture: Stephanie Berkeley - Yellow Wellies

Agri Culture: Jim Chapman - Adapting to Life After an Accident

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Mary-Jane Lawrie is joined by Kenneth Bone from Glenkiln Farm on the Isle of Arran.

Kenneth Bone farms Glenkiln Farm on the Isle of Arran with his family. They won the Diversified Farm of the year award at last year’s Scottish Agriculture Awards, as well as taking home the Champion of Champions trophy. The business has an impressive portfolio, from the farming business to hydro scheme, pub, equestrian centre and housing. Kenneth tells us where it all began, and how the business diversified to be the success it is today.

Thanks for joining us for this episode of Agri Culture. If you’d like to get in touch or find out more about the various projects on Arran that we mentioned you can find links in the show notes. This episode was presented by me Mary-Jane Lawrie, produced by Kerry Hammond and edited by Cameron Waugh, in association with the Scottish Government.

Resources

Glenkiln Farm - Champion of Champions - AgriScot - Your Farm Business Event

The Drift Inn |Lamlash Isle Of Arran

Welcome to VisitArran

Arran Trust | welcome to the beautiful island of arran

Rural and Islands Housing Funds - More homes - gov.scot

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Listener Advisory Note : This episode contains a mention of suicide, please listen with care.

Mary-Jane Lawrie is joined by joined by Jim Chapman, farmer and farm safety ambassador. Jim talks openly about the farm accident that changed his life when he lost his arm in a PTO shaft. He talks about the impact that had on him, and how he got through the dark times. He tells us how important the support he received from friends, family and young farmers was to him. He went on to do a Nuffield scholarship on farm safety and is now an ambassador for the Farm Safety Foundation.

If you’d like to get in touch or find out more about the topics we mentioned you can find links in the show notes. This episode was presented by Mary-Jane Lawrie, produced by Kerry Hammond and edited by Cameron Waugh, in association with the Scottish Government.

Resources

Farm Safety Foundation / Yellow Wellies - YellowWellies.org

Farm-Emergency-Plan-Template_1020.pdf (yellowwellies.org)

LittleBookOfMindingYourHead_10YearEdition_0424.pdf (yellowwellies.org)

Farmstrong-Scotland-Leaflet-Five-Steps-to-Wellbeing-FINAL.pdf (farmstrongscotland.org.uk)

Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK

Hear our other Farm Safety episode with Stephanie Berkeley from Yellow Wellies

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