05 09 25 Farmer Friday

A conversation with Margaret Jean Skinner (b. 07/10/1926) about her time in the Land Army in the Isle of Man during the Second World War.

Topics discussed include:
* Signing up to the Land Army at Knockaloe soon after finishing school
* Crops grown & work at Knockaloe in the 1940s
* Work, including: picking stones, docking turnips, ploughing, threshing and more
* Uniforms
* Working conditions, including a 7am start and not getting home until 7pm
* Working out on other farms in pairs, dropped off in a wagon from Knockaloe
* Work at the threshing mill and a colleague's terrible accident
* Working alongside internees
* Dances at RAF Andreas and at the Pool in Ramsey, and how they would creep into their accomodation late through the cellar
* Frequently seeing airplane crashes when working out close to RAF Jurby
* Work at Lezayre Lodge and at the farm at Ballamona

This oral history interview with Jean Skinner was recorded by Liz Brand with the assistance of Mrs Skinner's daughter, Winnie Callister, on 8 August 2006.

This interview is part of the collection of nearly 200 oral history recordings freely available on the Culture Vannin website: https://culturevannin.im/watchlisten/oralhistory/

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Oral history interview with Jean Skinner (8 Aug 2006)

Memories of the rodent problems at harvesting as a member of the Land Army during WW2... and how they soon learnt the need to tie up the bottom of their trousers!

This is an extract from the oral history interview with Jean Skinner, recorded by David Callister, date unknown.
The full interview is available online here: https://culturevannin.im/watchlisten/oralhistory/jean-skinner-889897/

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Mice running up your trousers at the harvest

A description of the hard work of planting potatoes during WW2, as a member of the Land Army. 

This is an extract from the oral history interview with Jean Skinner, recorded by David Callister, date unknown.
The full interview is available online here: https://culturevannin.im/watchlisten/oralhistory/jean-skinner-889897/

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Planting potatoes as a Land Girl in the Isle of Man

Great Lakes Grain's marketing report heard every Monday at noon on CFCO 630 AM and Country 92.9 FM. Tune into Blackburn Radio @Country929 every weekday. #ontag



May 12, 2025 - Grain Marketing Noon Farm Show

05 12 25 Early Season Naturals

A conversation with Mary Teare (b.1916) about her childhood on Ballaseyre Farm in Andreas, followed by the war years as a butcher in Ramsey.

Some of the topics covered in this conversation include: Andreas school, farm work (for men and women), Andreas village life (including shops, police and characters), church (including the Ballakaneen Chapel), meals and food, Ramsey harbour and shops, World War 2 as a butcher in Parliament Street with the government contracts for the RAF stations in Jurby, Bride and elsewhere, widowhood and later life.

This conversation with Mary Teare was conduction by Elizabeth Ardern-Corris on 5 October 2011.

This interview is part of the collection of nearly 200 oral history recordings freely available on the Culture Vannin website: https://culturevannin.im/watchlisten/oralhistory/

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Oral history interview with Mary Teare (5 Oct 2011)

Agronomy news from AGRIS Co-operative is heard every Tuesday during the noon farm show on CFCO 630 AM and Country 92.9 FM. Tune into Blackburn Radio every weekday to catch the noon farm show. #ontag @agris_coop @Country929

May 13, 2025 - Noon Agronomy Report

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This first aired on Wednesday the 14th of May, 2025  on ONE FM 98.5 Shepparton.

One FM breakfast announcer Plemo reads the weekly livestock report from the Shepparton saleyards.

Listen to Plemo live on weekday mornings from 6am-9am.

Contact the station on admin@fm985.com.au or (+613) 58313131

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Plemo reads the weekly Livestock report - Wednesday the 14th of May, 2025

Listen to Brian and Darren Hefty give agronomic advice and agricultural information on Ag PhD Radio on Rural Radio SiriusXM Channel 147.

Promoting and supporting all aspects of culture in the Isle of Man.

Culture Vannin awards grants and initiates schemes whilst supporting the work of development officers for music and language. The work of Culture Vannin has been fundamental to the revival of interest and support for Manx language and culture over the last twenty years.

Culture Vannin is the trading name for the Manx Heritage Foundation, registered charity 333 in the Isle of Man.

One FM Community Radio Station airs a range of programs, including  "Ethnic Programs"  (in languages other than English), specialist interview programs such as "Shepplife" and health programs (So Much More)which are podcast here.  We also podcast a range of local sports programs as part of our Super Saturday Sports Show.  
Goulburn Valley Community Radio Station  Inc. (One FM 98.5) podcast site operates under APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Rights Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) and ACMA (Australian Communications Media Authority) Licence Number  1385226/1.

The programs are recorded and first aired at One FM 98.5 Community Radio Station in Shepparton (Victoria, AUSTRALIA), and produced with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation or the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters' Council.

All intro and outro music for So Much More podcasts are taken from Beneplacito Boogaloo composed by Terry Barbossa and Matt Holland.

AGRIS Co-op and Great Lakes Grain are farmer-owned and part of the FS System of companies. Proudly farmer-owned. Bringing You What's Next.

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