Rural Britain is a wonderful assortment of farms, estates, hamlets, villages, forests and moors, lochs and valleys. Our stunning scenery, close communities and wonderful rural businesses provide an idyllic lifestyle for many, but rural life can also throw up some pretty unique challenges.
The Rural Scene (the Scene & Herd rural blog and news updates) looks at what’s new, what’s relevant, what’s tasty, what’s fun and what’s challenging about life in the Great British Countryside. We offer an insider insight into rural Britain, highlighting some of the exceptional people, businesses and innovations we believe that everybody should know about.
There has never been more sheep scab in Scotland than there is at the moment, according to advisors at the Moredun animal health research institute. Monty visits one farm struck by its first-ever scab outbreak and hears about the welfare, economic and mental anguish of dealing with the aftermath.
READ MOREWe were blown away at the response to this week's OnFARM podcast episode 'ADHD in farming'! Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that it chimed with so many of you as about one in seven of us is neurodivergent. ADHD affects the person’s ability to control attention, impulses and concentration, and can cause inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness.
READ MORECan you believe it is 30 years since Jurassic Park was released?! What are your happy memories of 1993? Dancing to 2 Unlimited? Reading Trainspotting? Using Telextext to book a holiday? Watching Supermarket Sweep? A love of all things retro can be used to your advantage and connect your brand with positive feelings from the past.
READ MOREWill Evans and Domhnall Macsween have both recently been diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Will, who is chair of the Oxford Farming Conference and host of the Rock and Roll Farming podcast, shares thoughts with BBC Alba presenter Domhnall and OnFARM host Anna Davies.
READ MOREAt the time of writing, warnings have been issued for snow and ice by the Met Office so we hope this finds you well and warm. When we say we understand the pressures of rural life, we really mean it! Apart from making rural businesses be seen and heard, the farmers in the team have been preparing for lambing and sowing.
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Anna Davies: Email: anna@sceneandherdpr.co.uk
Ross (Monty) Montague: Email: monty@sceneandherdpr.co.uk
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