by Laura Mcculloch | Sep 9, 2020 | JCM News
Over the last five months, the pandemic has demonstrated how vulnerable our rural communities have become as a result of the lack of infrastructure such as good broadband, access to local services and the supply of basic daily needs, such as food. In recent years,...
by Laura Mcculloch | Aug 25, 2020 | JCM News
While 2050 may seem a long way off at the moment, it is clear that the changes we make now are important in shaping our future and what life will ‘look like’ for the next generation, and the one to follow that. To help us start thinking about the legacy we’re leaving...
by Laura Mcculloch | Aug 10, 2020 | JCM News
One of the big concerns for many countries, including our own, is that the global pandemic will increase the migration of young people away from our countryside. I’m more hopeful that, with local community support, they will find ways to stay and evolve our rural...
by Laura Mcculloch | Jul 22, 2020 | JCM News
(Scroll to the bottom to watch the full webinar) • Six international young farmers came together for a webinar to discuss ‘what next’ for food and farming • Topics debated included the vulnerabilities of global supply chains, agricultural labour, GM crops,...
by Laura Mcculloch | Jul 13, 2020 | JCM News
Spanning topics from calving to cropping and lambing to planting, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) launched a farm diary video series, with the support of our team at JCM&Co, to connect country kids with their city counterparts, supporting home schooling during...