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Futurefit Farming video series

Post Brexit and with the impact of the pandemic still in full effect, Royal Bank of Scotland takes this unique opportunity to look at the future of farming in Scotland.

09 Jul 2021 . 2 min read

Hosted by Dougie Vipond, presenter of the BBC’s Landward, each episode of this new video series looks at a different aspect of the agriculture landscape and asks whether the sector is future fit.

Episode 5: This week, Dougie talks about mental health issues in UK farming with four well-informed guests: Heather Wildman, MD of Saviour Associates; Chris McVey, Welfare Manager, RSABI; Jude McCann, CEO of the Farming Community Network; and Adam Mathison, a young farmer with John Grant Agricultural Services in Peebles.

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Episode 4: In this episode, Dougie discusses co-operative farming and other co-operative techniques affecting UK agriculture. His guests are Andy Macdonald, Head of Food and Farming (Scotland) at Savills; Laura Ryan, founder and Chair of Meat Business Women; and Tim Bailey, Chief Executive of the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society (SAOS).

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Episode 3: Dougie talks to four experts about technology and its current and future impact on UK Agriculture. The guest experts are: Leia Kennedy and Dominic Gammon, founders of The Aquaponics Garden; Dave Ross, CEO of the Agri-EPI Centre; and Tim Byrne, Managing Director of AbacusBio International.

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Episode 2: In the latest episode, Dougie talks about Scottish farming now and in the future. His guests are Robert Neill, a tenant farmer on a mixed farm in the Scottish Borders; Joyce Campbell, the owner of Armadale Farm on the north coast of Sutherland; and Martin Kennedy, a tenant farmer in Aberfeldy.

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Episode 1: In this first episode, Dougie discusses food production and the challenge of carbon emissions. His guests are Steven Thomson, Senior Agricultural Economist at SRUC, Scotland’s Rural College; Sally Williams, former Chair of the Oxford Farming Conference; and Dave Reay, Professor of Carbon Management and Education at Edinburgh University.

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