Episode 36 - Eleanor Kay

Eleanor Kay is Senior Policy Advisor - Agriculture & Climate Change at Scottish Land & Estates. Eleanor is a passionate advocate for farming and integrated land management, working with land managers and partners to develop clear messages for influencing policy makers and seeker of solutions for land managers looking to adapt to climate change and work with nature. Join us as Eleanor’s passion for people, agriculture and her time working with peas all come together in this conversation. Eleanor shares how her upbringing in an agricultural family shaped her love for the sector and how she overcame challenges of deafness and extensive surgery to thrive at school, develop a love for learning and research and instill her love for reasoned arguments and challenging assumptions.Eleanor discusses her roles with Scottish Land & Estates, the US Embassy and the draw of a return to domestic policy and “doing it for my own farmers” with a return to Scottish Land & Estates at a time of change for policy in the UK. We discuss the importance of representative voices influencing our policy making and the determination Eleanor brings. She also shares her experience of reaching an Endometriosis diagnosis, the impact this has had on her and draws a fantastic comparison between land management / farming and managing endo. We round out the episode chatting about Women in Agriculture Scotland, the Farmer’s Club and Cricket!Find out more about Scottish Land & Estates here : https://www.scottishlandandestates.co.uk/This episode is sponsored by the Rural Scotland team at Savills.Connect with Eleanor on social media - LinkedIn - Eleanor Kay \\ X - @agrieleanor \\ Instagram - @Eleanor_AgriEpisode Recorded on 16th July 2024All views expressed are our own. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.