At the recent Rural Leaders in Conversation event in the northeast, our podcast host, Jane Craigie, caught up with Rural Leader Donald Boyd.

Donald discusses his 15 years of involvement with Huntly Development Trust (HDT) and the investments it has made, and is making, to ensure the long-term sustainability of the market town, including the purchase of Greenmyres and the erection of a community wind turbine.

The 63 acre rural site, which is owned and run by the community, has been transformed into a recreational and biodiversity destination and is open to the public for walking, cycling and camping with the Ecobothy available for private hire for events, parties and workshops.

Tune in to hear more about what the future plans of HDT are, and the scale of the investments they have made to date.

A lovely, open conversation between Sarah Cruickshank, and host, Jane Craigie about Sarah's role managing fly fishing and holiday accomodation on the River Deveron.

Sarah talks about working with her father, his passion for fishing leading to Deveronside Fishings and ownership of seven miles of double bank fishing. Sarah also talks about rural tourism, fish stocks and the future of fishing and the river Deveron.

In our latest podcast, we caught up with Rural Leaders from both sides of the Atlantic at the Highland Show, including our guest speaker Rawley Hicks, who is at the sharp end of agricultural machinery innovation. Tune in to find out what's currently top of mind for these Rural Leaders.