2023 Reflection

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!

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!

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!

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.

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 Farm Play in Dumfries.   Together they tell us how social media has propelled their businesses forward.

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 achieve best practise. A technical discussion providing an in-depth opinion into getting the most out of your dairy enterprise.

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. 

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, 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 the industry.

In this episode Glyn Lucas 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 and further afield. Hugh Kennedy, former owner of Stair Holsteins, Ayrshire also joins the conversation. The Stair Herd established by Hugh in the 1980's when in invested in several top Holstein cow families such as the Chief Faith, Roxy and Supra.

This week's podcast is hosted by Jonathan Hird, Chartered Surveyor for land agents H&H Land and Estates.  Jonathan is joined by Chris Clement, Commercial Director for H&H Insurance Brokers. Together they chat through 2023 Farming Equipment and Technology Fund options, which is now open for applications, together with how asset finance could work alongside your grant as funding to assist with cash flow.