Dayleford Organic

The basic low-cost infrastructure for mob-grazing cattle on 900 acres in Scotland

Farmerama podcast

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Farmerama
Date: 
March 2017
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Farmer experience
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Rotations
Beef cattle & sheep

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​This podcast focuses on organic livestock farmer Andrew Brewster and his brother who have developed some simple low-cost tools to support them moving their cattle twice a day across their 900 acres in Angus, Scotland. Andrew talks us through their umbilical chord water system, a clever water pump, their ladder electric fencing and simple gate systems.

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Farmerama Radio

partner Farmerama Radio is an award-winning monthly podcast sharing the voices of independent farmers in the UK and beyond. At Farmerama we are committed to positive ecological futures for the planet and believe that the farmers and growers of the world will determine this. So we make a monthly podcast which gives producers a voice and shares ideas in a fun and informative way - that way, farmers can learn from other farmers. We want to rejuvenate the respect, confidence and vibrancy of independent farmers and rural communities. Plus, everyone can learn about the multitude of decisions producers make and how this affects all of our lives. This is community-sourced radio. We encourage farming communities to share the things they know and are learning about, and learn about making radio and storytelling in the process. We then curate the stories into a monthly podcast.

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