13/04/2022 - Scottish land sales, fuel costs for fishers and food graduate schemes

The proportion of estate sales in Scotland held behind closed doors, doubled last year according to new figures released by the Scottish Land Commission. It showed there was also a marked shift in who’s buying the land, with nearly half all estates purchased in Scotland in 2021, sold to corporate bodies, investment funds or charitable trusts – motivated by the potential for carbon offsetting and developing large-scale environmental improvement. Increased fuel price rises are having a direct impact on fishing businesses, with reports some boats are tied up in harbour, waiting for prices to drop before head out to sea. And we meet a young woman with no background in farming who has taken up a graduate scheme role in horticulture. Presented by Anna Hill Produced for BBC Audio Bristol by Heather Simons