{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65885e0cfa5a340016e3e287/68284e88696b5d1232412d1c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"R2Kast 334 - Tales of a Nuffield Scholar with Heather Wildman","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65885e0cfa5a340016e3e287/1747472093987-55d54220-6f57-4644-ac7e-f30753da2e10.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Today as part of the Tales of a Nuffield Scholar podcast which aims to share the stories of Nuffield UK Alumni, we welcome Heather Wildman — an unstoppable force in UK agriculture, leadership development, and communication training. From a Cumbrian hill farm to global influence, Heather’s story is packed with grit, growth, and generosity. 🌍</p><p><br></p><p>Heather takes us from New Zealand’s dairy scene to cowboying in Montana, to learning about second chances in a Canadian high-security prison. Her Nuffield journey on “communication and motivating change” gave her a new lens — one that still shapes her work mentoring the next generation. 🤠✈️</p><p><br></p><p>We dive into Cultivating Leaders, a programme Heather created for SAYFC, now in its 10th year. She shares how she wished someone had told 24-year-old Heather about vision, leadership, and self-belief — so she created that space for others. 🌱 💬 </p><p><br></p><p>Heather is also a trustee of the board of the Henry Plumb Foundation which supported me with podcast equipment last year! </p><p><br></p><p>Her story is candid, powerful, and packed with lessons. We cover mental health, succession, and ageing with curiosity. A true voice of wisdom and warmth in the rural space, Heather shows how living with purpose can spark transformation across the sector. 🔥</p><p><br></p><p>Enjoy! 😊</p><p>Thank you to Howden Rural for their support of this project.</p><p>The views in this podcast are that of those involved and not that of the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust.</p><p><br></p><p>#R2Kast #NuffieldScholar #HeatherWildman #CultivatingLeaders #SAYFC #LeadershipInFarming #FarmMentoring #AgriLeadership #WomenInAg #CommunicationSkills #RuralDevelopment #DairyFarming #NewZealandAg #AgriculturalEducation #YoungFarmers #RuralResilience #SuccessionPlanning #FarmingFuture #MentalHealthInAg #AgInfluence #NuffieldFarming #HowdenRural #FarmLeadership #GlobalAgLearning #AgriPodcast #FarmStories</p>","author_name":"Wallace Currie"}