This month Glyn and Laura chat to the one & only Andy & Steph Ryder. The well known and very dynamic husband & wife duo tell us about their career journeys, where their passions lie and how they manage travelling the length and breadth of the UK for over 25 societies as their ever growing and continually successful business Pedigree Livestock Services grains momentum. Our thanks must go to our sponsors; H&H Insurance Brokers https://hhinsurancebrokers.co.uk/ THE farming and a...
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 7 min
This month Glyn and Laura chat to the one & only Jack Harper, a 23-year-old livestock auctioneer from Australia, who has arrived in the UK to gain first-hand experience of the British livestock auctioneering industry. Jack has taken up an internship with Harrison & Hetherington and tells us about the contrasting livestock markets between the northern and southern hemisphere he's already spotted! He also seems to have brought the sunshine to the UK, so he can stay a bit longer! Our thanks...
May 20, 2025•50 min
This month Glyn and Laura chat to the one & only Jimmy Stobart from High Hall Farm in the Eden Valley. Jimmy shares his agri journey to date from living the Nuffield life in Brisbrane to buying a sawmill in the Eden Valley and launching a music festival! He tells the story of a pair of busy brothers thriving on life and doing the job differently! Gadabout Festival 25th July - 26th July 2025High Hall Farm Grab your tickets here www.gadaboutfestival.co.uk Instagram // gadaboutfestival Our than...
Apr 20, 2025•1 hr 13 min
This month Glyn and Laura take to the hoof for a walk and talk around UK Dairy Expo 2025! They chat to exhibitors around the yard and hear about their preparation ahead of stepping on the glorious purple sawdust! We also hosted a One & Only first and got to speak to the champion cow and got her first reaction following her crowning! Our thanks must go to our sponsors; H&H Insurance Brokers https://hhinsurancebrokers.co.uk/ THE farming and agricultural insurance specialists who can he...
Mar 20, 2025•1 hr 36 min
This month Glyn and Laura chat to the The One & Only Thomas Illingworth. Together with his parents Tam farms in the South West of Scotland under the world renowned prefix Glenrock. He shares his story including the dizzy heights of Limousin heifer record prices, his own career path as well as the up and downs of the mixed farm of Limousin cattle, Texel & commercial sheep and the small matter of 32,000 chickens! Our thanks must go to our sponsors; H&H Insurance Brokers https://hhins...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Welcome to 2025 and back for the third series! Glyn and Laura chat to the The One & Only Robbie Scott, otherwise known as Billy Scott's boy, Margos husband & Rory & Kyles Dad! We hear the story from selling his cows twice over, buying opportunities and what Robbie tips as the 2025 UK Dairy Expo champion! Our thanks must go to our sponsors; H&H Insurance Brokers https://hhinsurancebrokers.co.uk/ THE farming and agricultural insurance specialists who can help you! As a successf...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 7 min
This month Glyn and Laura catch up together on the year that was. From interviewing 26 guests in the last 11 months to selling Ingrid for 30,000gns its all been happening at H&H in the last year. Laura also tests Glyn's cow knowledge with her own version of Play Your Cards Right! Merry Christmas & best wishes for 2025 from all the team and we look forward to talking more rubbish next year! Our thanks must go to our sponsors; H&H Insurance Brokers https://hhinsurancebrokers.co.uk/ T...
Dec 20, 2024•53 min•Season 2Ep. 14
This month while the Harrison & Hetherington team have come to Cannon Hall to conduct the Cannon Hall Crackers sale Glyn & Laura catch up with Rob & Dave live from Rob & Dave's sofas. The The farming brothers own and run the hugely successful Cannon Hall Farm park. Together with their family they have grown the farm into the leading farm park in the UK and Rob & Dave share their story as well as the amazing opportunities that have come with it including TV fame! Our thanks mu...
Nov 20, 2024•55 min
**BONUS EPISODE** Borderway Agri Expo special! This month Glyn & Laura catch up with 2 of the main men in the showrings. William Smith, County Meath, Ireland who will be casting his eye over the main cattle classes and Steven Wilson the main sheep judge shared their pedigrees and how they go to where they are today as well as revealing some hints as to what they will be looking for come November 1st! Our thanks again to Finance for Farms for supporting this episode; Finance for Farms is an...
Oct 28, 2024•42 min
This month Glyn & Laura catch up with Olympic farmer Glen Muirhead. Glen shares his story of building up his own sheep shearing business whilst still at school, to his international career in curling including representing Team GB at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea right up to the present day and the farming empire he continues to build. Our thanks again to Finance for Farms for supporting this episode; Finance for Farms is an agricultural finance provider who can fina...
Oct 20, 2024•47 min
This month Glyn and Laura chat to Alex Robertson of Coopon Carse Farms, Newton Stewart. As reigning Scottish Dairy Farmer of the year Alex shares his tips to success. Our thanks again to Finance for Farms for supporting this episode; Finance for Farms is an agricultural finance provider who can finance almost anything business related and at competitive rates. Whether it’s livestock, machinery, vehicles, energy upgrades, or even if you’re considering diversifying, Finance for Farms can assist....
Sep 20, 2024•55 min
PART 2 This month is a game of 2 halves - as we celebrate 50 years at Borderway Glyn & Laura catch up cornerstones of H&H who have served over 175 years collective. Our second trip down memory lane with Andrew Templeton & Michael Armstrong. Our thanks again to Finance for Farms for supporting this episode; Finance for Farms is an agricultural finance provider who can finance almost anything business related and at competitive rates. Whether it’s livestock, machinery, vehicles, ener...
Aug 20, 2024•41 min
This month is a game of 2 halves - as we celebrate 50 years at Borderway Glyn & Laura catch up cornerstones of H&H who have served over 175 years collective. Firstly we take a trip down memory land with Mark Jefferson & Lorne Dixon who both began work with H&H in 1978! The conversation and stories were so good there will be a part 2 later this week! Our thanks again to Finance for Farms for supporting this episode; Finance for Farms is an agricultural finance provider who can f...
Aug 18, 2024•51 min
This episode Glyn & Laura catch up with Jonathon Hird, Chartered Surveyor with H&H Land & Estates on the recent updates to grants & schemes available to to farmers in England & Wales. Find out what you could be entitled to with the right advice! This month we also welcome a new sponsor of the show Finance for Farms Finance for Farms is an agricultural finance provider who can finance almost anything business related and at competitive rates. Whether it’s livestock, machinery,...
Jul 20, 2024•1 hr 1 min
The One & Only Podcast The One & Only Podcast This month we invited all the major political parties onto the show ahead of next months General Election. John Stevenson, the Conservative candidate for Carlisle was delighted to respond and shares what an MP does, touches on the challenges faced in his constituency and his own views on what needs to be at the top of the pollical agenda. The One & Only is sponsored by Herd's Media the borderlands media company that specialise in supporti...
Jun 20, 2024•51 min
This month we chat with Cammy Wilson of the Sheep Games fame as well as Mark Pearson from Oxbury Bank. Cammy explains his conundrum around buying a farm of his own as well as the clear corelation between sheep game fans and fat lamb price!! Mark shares his transition from auctioneer to banker and how Oxbury are here always for farmers! The One & Only is sponsored by Herd's Media the borderlands media company that specialise in supporting British farmers & the whole Agri sector. Oxbury is...
May 20, 2024•59 min
This month on the show John Carlisle from Border Meats joins Glyn & Laura. John tells the story of his upbringing, moving to Scotland 20 years previous, setting up a successful meat business and training hard to world class level! All the links - The Butchery, Lockerbie Website / https://thebutcherylockerbie.com/ The Butchery socials / Instagram Facebook Farm to Fork Nutrition socials / Instagram Facebook Always Ready YouTube Channel / @AlwaysReadyClub The One & Only is sponsored by Herd...
Apr 20, 2024•1 hr 20 min
This month on the show Willie Fleming, Hillhead Holsteins, Hillhead Farm ,Annan joins Glyn & Laura. Willie shares his story of making the change from conventional milking to robots and the shift in focus from breeding for type to driving genetics focused on production. Also - Glyn & Willie take the milk challenge tasting 5 types of "milk" to discover if the run of the mill cows milk is their preferred option of if a milk imitator can sway their tastebuds! The One & Only is sponsored ...
Mar 20, 2024•55 min
A special episode to celebrate our upcoming UK Dairy Expo 2024. Mark Holliday, Carrs Billington, Brent Crothers, ToiToi Genetics and Will Horsley join Glyn & Laura to discuss all things expo! The One & Only is sponsored by Herd's Media the borderlands media company that specialise in supporting British farmers & the whole Agri sector. Harrison & Hetherington https://harrisonandhetherington.co.uk/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HarrisonHetherington/ Instagram https://www.instag...
Mar 11, 2024•37 min
Beef vs Dairy! The 2023 expo winners join Glyn & Laura and share what it takes to produce champions! Charlotte Wilson, Evening Holsteins was the 2023 UK Dairy Expo Winner with Evening Sidekick Jennifer, she shares her daily to-do list including 2am milkings! Stewart Dunlop, Holehouse Farm, Ayrshire; part-time joiner, part-time farmer & fulltime show winner, was the 2023 Borderway Agri Expo Champion with his homebred heifer Queen of Hearts, and gives a brief insight into life in the beef ...
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 3 min
2024 first episode and this month Glyn & Laura chat to Oz dairy farmers and renown showmen Daniel Bacon & Ben Govett. Daniel mikes 320 jersey cows under the prefix Broobora and is the current highest production Jersey herd in Australia. Ben of Tandara Genetics milks 300 Brown Swiss and Holstein cows with his Holstein cows averaging 10,500 litres and the highest yielding Brown Swiss not far behind them! Both native to Victoria, Aus they are farming in some of the most challenging areas in...
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 1
This month Glyn speaks with our sales teams and looks back at the year that was. The highs, the lows, what we need more of and what we need less of! Merry Christmas from all at Harrison & Hetherington and we will be back in 2024 with more of the same fun and laughter with a sprinkle of serious talk in there too!
Dec 20, 2023•31 min•Ep. 10
This month Glyn chats to American dairy royalty in the form of Matt Engle, owner of Luck-E Holsteins,Illinois USA and John Erbsen, owner of Erbacres Holsteins, Illinois, USA. They both share their story of the pursuit of perfection! Graham Kirkby also drops in on the conversation!
Nov 20, 2023•28 min•Ep. 7
In this month’s episode our host Glyn speaks with Mark Johnson, Managing Director and Mark Barrow, Director & Chartered Surveyor both of H&H Land & Estates. The boys chat all things career choices, transitions, personal growth and what gets them up in the morning. Enjoy!
Oct 25, 2023•44 min•Ep. 8
An extra episode of 'The One and Only' podcast for this month ahead of Borderway Agri Expo on Friday 27th October. Glyn catches up with the main men making the decisions in the show ring this year - John Sinnett & Gywn Edwards - as well as Jane Hutcheon from long established supporter of the Expo Norbrook Laboratories.
Oct 20, 2023•38 min•Ep. 7
It’s Episode 6 of The One & Only podcast! This month Glyn talks to a couple of “Super Connectors” Amy Muirhead, Chartered Accountant with David Allen who has vast experience in all things farming and gives her insight into how promoting your business professionally gives your business the edge! High Hall Farm is home to Amy and her husband Jimmy and where three years ago they diversified into tourism. Our other guest is Pete Best or better known as Farmer Pete who owns and operates Dalscone ...
Sep 20, 2023•57 min•Ep. 6
Welcome back to The One & Only Podcast – Episode 5 This month Glyn chats to Karel Rutten, owner of Bovigen Agri tours. A study tour company specialising in small group tours of Agri based events and farms specifically in the Dairy sector. They chat on the subject of Designing the Future of Farming. Having travelled extensively himself Karel is extremely knowledgeable on animal husbandry in the dairy industry and has a real passion for better cow breeding and using modern techniques to achiev...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 5
This month Glyn has some very special guests who are championing a very important cause... We know, for some, this might be a difficult episode to listen to but the more we can talk openly the better. Andy and Lynda share their Lens Light campaign in memory of their son Len; Chris Manley also joins the conversation to talk about the struggles he's had with his own mental health.
Jul 20, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 4
Episode 3 sees Glyn chat to three high performers in the livestock industry. Ali Jackson – owner of the Tiptop prefix and head stockman with Solway View British Blue tells his story of the last 15 years in the pedigree business! Boomer Birch, who is Beef Programme manager for Cogent shares his story and where he sees himself in the future. James Little, Auctioneer and Pedigree Sales Manager also drops in on the conversation and highlights the importance of encouraging the next generation into th...
Jun 20, 2023•57 min•Ep. 3
In this episode Glyn chats to Alastair Herd owner of Herd's Media - a media company offering a range of media services across the Borderlands regions of Cumbria, Scottish Borders, Northumberland & further afield! Hugh Kennedy, former owner of Stair Holsteins, Ayrshire also joins the conversation. The Stair herd was established by Hugh in the 1980's when he invested in several top Holstein cow families such as the Chief Faith, Roxy and Supra.
May 22, 2023•45 min•Ep. 2
