0:00:02 > 0:00:04If it's going on in the Scottish countryside,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08we'll know about it and we'll share it with you, it's Landward time.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Hello, and a very warm welcome to Landward from the banks of
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Loch Achray in The Trossachs.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Shortly I'll have the first of three films looking at the
0:00:33 > 0:00:37changes Scotland's farmers may have to make when we come out of the EU.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40But first, here's what else is coming up on Landward.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44- Let's go. - Euan's on the lookout for grouse.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46He's on point.
0:00:49 > 0:00:54- Good girl. Sit.- Another native dog breed goes under the spotlight.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58Sit. They can be a little bit stubborn.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01And we discover how life with a visual impairment isn't
0:01:01 > 0:01:03a bar to enjoying the great outdoors.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07It's about what you can do, not what you can't.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08Whoo!
0:01:15 > 0:01:19But first, the recent unseasonal cold snap brought freezing
0:01:19 > 0:01:23temperatures along with strong winds and snow.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25Conditions like this can be tough on livestock...
0:01:27 > 0:01:30..as Landward regular Joyce Campbell shared on Facebook.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34We popped back to her sheep farm in Sutherland to find out more.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41We had a terrible, terrible storm.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44It was cold beforehand and afterwards but two days of
0:01:44 > 0:01:48solid white-out conditions throughout the day.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52And then you'd get a break in it so it was just hard work,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54really tough going.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56My main question every time I came back to the shed was,
0:01:56 > 0:01:58"How many pens have we got left?"
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Because all we were doing was keeping them inside until we
0:02:01 > 0:02:04could see the weather was going to fair up on the Wednesday.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09So it was really important to keep them in pens and keep them
0:02:09 > 0:02:11secure as long as we could inside.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15Thankfully, the weather broke and Joyce managed to keep her
0:02:15 > 0:02:17flock safe.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Today the weather is glorious but the sheep due to lamb are
0:02:21 > 0:02:24kept inside including this first-time mum.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28She's just got the nose and some feet showing and she's having
0:02:28 > 0:02:30contractions just now.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38A seemingly straightforward birth. But the lamb needs some help.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42We're going to take him into a quieter area.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46And stop everyone interfering with them.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54With mum and lamb getting to know each other, Joyce can put out
0:02:54 > 0:02:57some of the older lambs to get a great start in the sunshine.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03They go out in this and it's just like us,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05they're going to be relaxed,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08they're going to get their bellies full and they're going
0:03:08 > 0:03:12to enjoy the sun and you will see them thriving and growing
0:03:12 > 0:03:15much better in conditions like this.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18The weather is key to any sheep production.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21It's a good outcome.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25Still a lot of work to do before we can get them to sale but
0:03:25 > 0:03:27that's the real hard work done.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32It's been chilly in Sutherland but the weather hasn't been
0:03:32 > 0:03:35a problem for Euan out on the moors with an old friend.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Hi, I'm Euan.- Hi there, Euan. - Where's your dogs?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Last year he met Luise Janniche, when,
0:03:42 > 0:03:45with the help of her pointer dogs Gaia and Gollum,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48she bagged a pheasant for the pot.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Sit down!
0:03:53 > 0:03:56He's catching up with them again in Aberdeenshire but this time
0:03:56 > 0:03:58there isn't a gun in sight.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04We're on a grouse moor on a beautiful day in March.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10The shooting season may be over but there's still work to do.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15We're hoping to identify the number of breeding pairs,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18vital information for gamekeeper Willie Souter.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23This is part of grouse moor management and today we are
0:04:23 > 0:04:25looking at the pairs.
0:04:25 > 0:04:30In the springtime there's a window where the grouse pair up,
0:04:30 > 0:04:31male and female.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Find their territory and hang around in it.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36You want to know how well they've fared over the winter,
0:04:36 > 0:04:40if you've had a harsh winter or wet winter you need to know
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- what's the starting point. - DOG WHINES
0:04:43 > 0:04:45- Getting very excited.- Yes. - Why dogs then?
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Why not just count them as they fly past?
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Because they don't fly around much.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- Look at that face.- I know, she's waiting.- "What's going on?"
0:04:55 > 0:04:58- "Please say my name." - So they love it, do they?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- So just the name and she'll go?- Yes.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02- Let's go.- Gaia.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Wow!
0:05:09 > 0:05:12'Once we catch up...' Are you coming, Willie?
0:05:12 > 0:05:13'..it's time to go to work.'
0:05:17 > 0:05:22Luise asks one dog at a time to search or quarter the moor for
0:05:22 > 0:05:23a scent.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30When they get something they stop, stand and wait.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Only when Luise gives them the go-ahead do they flush out the game.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Which is duly noted by Willie.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Gaia.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51WHISTLE BLARES
0:05:57 > 0:05:58He's on point.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09The experienced dogs make short work of getting the birds to
0:06:09 > 0:06:12reveal themselves.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Until Luise decides it's time for novice Pontius to have a go.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21So I'm going to give the whippersnapper a run. OK?
0:06:21 > 0:06:22Is he going to shine?
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- I don't think so.- No idea. Desperate to go.
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Pontius. Gone!
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- Good boy. - He looks like he's enjoyed it.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46Nine months old, he's got all the muscle now and really enthusiastic.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- But lacking the subtlety... - Oh, yeah.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51He's not really sure what he's doing,
0:06:51 > 0:06:53he just knows he's got to run. Good boy.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- Good boy. - He's not exactly accomplished.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01It's up to the old hands to continue the work while I catch up
0:07:01 > 0:07:02with Willie.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Why is working with the dogs such a good management tool for you?
0:07:08 > 0:07:12We get a very good idea of what's happening on our grouse moor
0:07:12 > 0:07:13with them.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Give us a fairly even count as to what's going on in the grouse moor.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Not too much disturbance.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22I could walk across this moor and probably walk past the
0:07:22 > 0:07:25majority of the birds. And they would still be sitting tight.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28- Cos it's heavy going, isn't it? - Yes, very.- Is for me anyway.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Willie specialises in walked-up grouse shooting here.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36The paying guests walk across the moor shooting birds that are
0:07:36 > 0:07:38put to flight by the dogs.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42I employ Luise and other dog handlers to come in,
0:07:42 > 0:07:46work the pointers for the guests. We shoot the bag for the day.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47And that's them away happy.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49This is very different to standing at
0:07:49 > 0:07:51a butt and having the grouse driven towards you.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Oh, yes. We're in control of what we shoot.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55If the guests are requiring a ten brace day,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58we try to produce that ten brace for them.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Take them away at night, they're used.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- So it's not mass shooting? - No mass shooting, no mass shooting.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Very controlled.- Cos you're not a big fan of driven grouse?
0:08:08 > 0:08:10No, I prefer it with the pointers.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13It's a very, very sociable way to shoot grouse.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18With an estimate of 16 pairs the new season looks promising for Willie.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Luise's dogs have done their work.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24How are they doing? It must be pretty tiring for them.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25Yeah, they have a lot of energy.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29German Wirehair Pointers will carry on. Go and go and go.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32The dogs are great but what would you say to those that are
0:08:32 > 0:08:34fundamentally against shooting birds?
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Because this is all about killing grouse at the end of the day.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41The birds that are here live a completely wild and natural life.
0:08:41 > 0:08:42They're not farmed,
0:08:42 > 0:08:46they don't live or are brought up in a shed from when they are chicks.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51These birds are happy birds until the day they're shot.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54As we've often said on this programme,
0:08:54 > 0:08:56shooting is hugely controversial.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00But there's something about being out on the hillside in the
0:09:00 > 0:09:04early spring sunshine watching dogs doing exactly what they were
0:09:04 > 0:09:07trained and bred to do that's truly impressive.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Luise's Wirehair Pointers are German.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18But now it's time to continue our series on Scotland's native
0:09:18 > 0:09:20dog breeds.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Today's example was also bred to work on the moors.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Magic, good girl. Sit.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- That's it. Clever girl. - The Gordon Setter.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36This is Magic. We call her Magic.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38She's eight years old.
0:09:38 > 0:09:43- Magic is here with Moira and she's a feisty one, Magic, I mean.- Sit.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48They can be a little bit stubborn.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55Gordons are a very old Scottish breed. It's not well known at all.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Black and tan setters have been around since at least
0:09:57 > 0:09:59the 17th century.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04Established by the Duke of Gordon in the early 1800s,
0:10:04 > 0:10:06the Gordon Setter was bred as a gun dog.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10They were renowned for their working ability.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14They do need a lot of exercise.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17They're not a dog that would be happy with a walk round the block.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Some other breeds, they just plod along and they don't do very much.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25The Gordon's always busy, always happy, always exploring,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28looking for things. Sit.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34They're very, very loving dogs.
0:10:34 > 0:10:35Very faithful, very loyal.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42Magic, come on. They need plenty of exercise, plenty of free run.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44But at the same time they've got so much to give you.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46So much character, so much loving.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Now, all of us love the great outdoors in this programme.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Most of us, however, tend to take for granted our ability to access
0:10:55 > 0:10:57and enjoy our glorious landscape.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00But what if you have a visual impairment?
0:11:04 > 0:11:09We sent our very own Sam Little from the BBC Aberdeen office to
0:11:09 > 0:11:14find out how Scotland is leading the way in rural disability access.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Last year I made a wee film for BBC The Social
0:11:25 > 0:11:28and I was blown away by the reaction it got.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48I have Usher syndrome which is a genetic condition.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51I'm registered blind and I have around 40% hearing.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54But as a person who loves a bit of adventure,
0:11:54 > 0:11:56I'm going into the Scottish countryside to see how
0:11:56 > 0:11:58accessible it is for someone like me.
0:12:00 > 0:12:05- Hi, Sam.- Hi, Steve. I'm at Loch Dunmore near Pitlochry.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10I'm meeting Steve Callaghan of Access to Adventure,
0:12:10 > 0:12:13a company that arranges outdoor adventure holidays for people
0:12:13 > 0:12:16with disabilities.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19But before we go for a walk, I have to give him my spiel.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21The first thing is I have
0:12:21 > 0:12:24no peripheral vision so I can't see anything around here.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26What central vision I do have is pretty good.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29And also if we can link arms when we're walking because I have
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- no idea where we're going. - With pleasure.- OK, let's go.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36What does this location offer, Steve?
0:12:36 > 0:12:40In common with an increasing number of such sites all over
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Scotland now there's been quite a lot of capital investment
0:12:44 > 0:12:47so there's a really good network of trails, there's good car
0:12:47 > 0:12:52parking with well-differentiated spaces for disabled people.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53There's disabled loos.
0:12:56 > 0:13:01With around 16% of the population having some form of disability,
0:13:01 > 0:13:04accessible tourism is big business.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08In 2014 the spend in Scotland was £400 million.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12So how have facilities for the disabled in the outdoors
0:13:12 > 0:13:14changed in recent years?
0:13:15 > 0:13:17There's an awful lot going on.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Scotland actually has some superb specialists in adapted
0:13:20 > 0:13:22outdoor activities.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Whether it's rock climbing, whether it's wheelchair use of the
0:13:26 > 0:13:30hills, whether it's getting on the water.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34Now, I like a gentle stroll in the woods as much as anyone...
0:13:37 > 0:13:41..but getting on the water sounds like a lot of fun.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Providers are offering a much wider range of activities and as
0:13:44 > 0:13:46someone who doesn't shy away from a challenge,
0:13:46 > 0:13:50I'm here to try something new today on the River Tay.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Donas is here. He's going to take me out on...what would you call this?
0:13:53 > 0:13:56It's a river ducky.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00River duckys are a cross between a white-water raft and a kayak.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03If you do fall out of the boat, the first thing you need to do is
0:14:03 > 0:14:06- get on your back and keep your feet up, OK?- OK.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Experienced guide Donas Jegat is going to make sure
0:14:09 > 0:14:11it's both safe and fun.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14We've got here a safety kayak.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Also me with a big ducky, I can come and rescue you.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22So that's the safety briefing but there's one crucial task remaining.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Before I hit the water I need to take my hearing aids out.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26I cannot get these wet.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28And now I don't have them in I'm effectively deaf,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31I can't really hear anything.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33So here I go.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38As I step into the ducky,
0:14:38 > 0:14:41it's a heady mix of excitement and trepidation.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Donas will guide me using a combination of hand signals
0:14:47 > 0:14:48and shouting really loudly.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54The footage from my helmet camera has been treated to give you
0:14:54 > 0:14:57some idea of how I experience things.
0:14:58 > 0:14:59Yeah, I'm OK.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05Hopefully see you at the end.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08We take the opportunity on this calm stretch to make sure our
0:15:08 > 0:15:10signals are working.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13If you really shout it should work but do the tapping, as well.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20As I have no peripheral vision, I really have to focus on my
0:15:20 > 0:15:23paddle to check that I'm cutting the water properly.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34Then, just as I'm beginning to enjoy myself, here comes some white-water.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Whoo!
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Whoo! That was so much fun.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Nearly at the end of my adventure.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59And we've made it to the spectacular Grandtully rapids,
0:15:59 > 0:16:02the Scottish Canoe Association slalom venue.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04No pressure then(!)
0:16:20 > 0:16:23That was absolutely brilliant.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26My feet are freezing and it was a bit scary at times but it was
0:16:26 > 0:16:28such an exhilarating experience.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31This is proof that the Scottish countryside is open to people
0:16:31 > 0:16:34with all sorts of different needs and requirements.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36It's about what you can do, not what you can't.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Now, away from the white-water of Perthshire in the lush
0:16:42 > 0:16:46pastures of the Borders, I'm embarking on a mission to find out
0:16:46 > 0:16:50how Scotland's farmers will cope once we leave the European Union.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56These are uncertain times in our history and perhaps that
0:16:56 > 0:17:01uncertainty is felt strongest in the agricultural industry.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06Currently, Europe provides over £530 million in subsidy to
0:17:06 > 0:17:07Scottish farmers.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12And that equates to a staggering 71% of the total income from farming.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17So, how will Scottish farming manage in
0:17:17 > 0:17:20a world with less reliance on subsidies?
0:17:20 > 0:17:24The very diversity of farming and crofting means there is
0:17:24 > 0:17:27no single outcome that will suit all.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32But it's also true that Brexit provides some unique and
0:17:32 > 0:17:34unprecedented opportunities.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Over the next few weeks we're going to be looking into three
0:17:36 > 0:17:38sectors of the Scottish farming industry.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Discovering how they're currently supported, what threats and
0:17:41 > 0:17:44challenges they'll face post-Brexit and how they can be supported
0:17:44 > 0:17:46in the future.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48This week we're focusing on beef.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- Is he smiling?- Just about. - Good to see you. How are you?
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Jonnie Hall, NFU Scotland's Director of Policy is joining me
0:17:56 > 0:17:59in my journey through the future possibilities for farming
0:17:59 > 0:18:01in Scotland.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04And he's upbeat about the prospects.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06I'm more excited than daunted, I must admit.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08We've just got to make sure we get the right deal in terms of
0:18:08 > 0:18:11trade, the right deal for future support
0:18:11 > 0:18:14so our farming industry can continue to produce the goods that we
0:18:14 > 0:18:17need and the goods that we can sell.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Scottish farming is currently heavily reliant on subsidy.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- Are things going to have to change? - I think so.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26For a long time we've relied on CAP payments,
0:18:26 > 0:18:30mainly to keep farm businesses afloat
0:18:30 > 0:18:34in the face of rising costs and poor market returns.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37But farming in the future has to be about farming for the market
0:18:37 > 0:18:38and less about support payments.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44It's calving time and Jonnie has brought
0:18:44 > 0:18:46me to this beef farm near Jedburgh.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Farmer Robert Neill is looking for some help.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- Dougie, do you want to come in here and assist?- No, you're all right.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54You're fine. Got my lovely jacket on.
0:18:56 > 0:19:01This cow had a leg back so it wasn't presented correctly and if we
0:19:01 > 0:19:04hadn't intervened she wouldn't have managed to give birth at all so two
0:19:04 > 0:19:08hours' time, three hours' time down the line the calf would have died.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11So we'll assist this cow now and get the calf out.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Beef is the largest sector of Scottish agriculture,
0:19:15 > 0:19:19worth £675 million per year to the Scottish economy.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26This time of year, Robert can expect a new arrival almost every hour,
0:19:26 > 0:19:30raising the size of his herd to over 800.
0:19:30 > 0:19:31Give that calf half an hour,
0:19:31 > 0:19:33three quarters of an hour and it should be up on its feet.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Even so, he still relies on thousands of pounds of subsidy
0:19:37 > 0:19:41to put beef on the market at a price customers have become used to.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Beef is an expensive commodity to produce but I don't like the
0:19:45 > 0:19:46word subsidy.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50We pass it straight on to the consumer by producing cheap food.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54That's the message we as farmers need to get out there.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Food's never been cheaper in the UK.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00And if the government have a policy that they want cheap food,
0:20:00 > 0:20:03we need this payment to top our production up.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- How concerned are you about the future?- I'm not as worried as some.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10I think we're going to have fantastic opportunities
0:20:10 > 0:20:11going forward.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14In the UK we're only 70% self-sufficient in food.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16So we rely on a lot of imports.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20The 14th of August every year the UK would run out of food if we
0:20:20 > 0:20:22didn't import any food.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Robert thinks there's a gap in the market for more
0:20:26 > 0:20:28locally-produced beef.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31He's leading the way by finishing all the cattle on his farm
0:20:31 > 0:20:35and selling direct to butchers supplying high-end restaurants.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Is Robert's farm a good example of how the beef sector should
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- look in this country? - I certainly think so, yeah.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43It's about being forward looking,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46it's about looking at what you can do and what you can make of
0:20:46 > 0:20:49your assets and your enthusiasm and your investment.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51And looking at opportunities.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54There will be people who want a good quality product on their
0:20:54 > 0:20:56plate regularly.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59And they want to know where it's come from and they want to
0:20:59 > 0:21:02know it's been produced to the highest animal welfare standards,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05highest environmental standards and that's what we do in Scotland.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07We do that really well in Scotland.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09And that becomes our selling point.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Increased production can only be part of the answer.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16In a post-Brexit world Robert believes consumers will have
0:21:16 > 0:21:19to be prepared to pay more for quality beef.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23And government may have to play its part by supporting farmers
0:21:23 > 0:21:27through investment in innovation and marketing.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31How do you think we can convince the Scottish public to pay extra
0:21:31 > 0:21:33money for Scottish produce as opposed to
0:21:33 > 0:21:35taking cheaper foreign imports?
0:21:35 > 0:21:37We need to get that message out there and shout from the top
0:21:37 > 0:21:40of the hills. We've got loads of green hills in Scotland
0:21:40 > 0:21:42and it's a message I'm passionate about.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46Our production, our welfare standards are way above
0:21:46 > 0:21:48anybody else in the world in my opinion.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50We need to get that message out.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52That requires some investment,
0:21:52 > 0:21:54that requires a commitment from government
0:21:54 > 0:21:58so that everybody starts to buy into the recognised brand that we have.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02The Scotch Beef brand is renowned but you can't rest on your laurels.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07So, that's what potentially faces the beef industry.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Next week I'll be on an arable farm to see what threats,
0:22:10 > 0:22:14challenges and opportunities Brexit brings to that sector.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Now, I'm off to meet a new addition to the Landward team who I'm
0:22:20 > 0:22:24sure would know just what to do with Robert's prime Scotch beef.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31Professional MasterChef winner is...
0:22:33 > 0:22:34..Gary.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Last December Gary Maclean from Glasgow was crowned champion
0:22:40 > 0:22:43of MasterChef: The Professionals.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- Well deserved.- Thank you.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48It's fair to say it changed the college lecturer's life.
0:22:48 > 0:22:49Cheers!
0:22:49 > 0:22:53He's joining the Landward team and over the next few weeks he's
0:22:53 > 0:22:56going to be out and about showing us where some of his favourite
0:22:56 > 0:22:58ingredients come from.
0:23:00 > 0:23:01How high?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04I'm catching up with him at the home he shares with his wife and
0:23:04 > 0:23:07five children for a chilly spring barbecue.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Thanks for coming.- Not at all. - Nice to see you.- Nice to be here.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12- In you come.- Thanks very much.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16And maybe I'll pick up some tips along the way.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18We've got some burgers, some kebabs on the go.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Look at that. Very nice.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Just what you need on a braw day like today, I think.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26So, Gary, MasterChef: The Professionals champion.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29I imagine your life has changed quite dramatically since then.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Yeah, massively changed.
0:23:31 > 0:23:35It's actually incredible the things that are going on.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37I really get excited opening e-mails,
0:23:37 > 0:23:39you never know what's coming next.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43One of the best e-mails I ever got was Landward. So here I am.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Over the next few weeks Gary will be out and about picking some of
0:23:47 > 0:23:49his favourite Scottish ingredients.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51And after meeting the people who produce them,
0:23:51 > 0:23:56he's going to go all al fresco and use his MasterChef skills to
0:23:56 > 0:23:58rustle up something special.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02I'll just flip a couple of burgers here.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04Absolutely glorious lamb burgers, nice.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07How are you at barbecuing? Do you do much barbecuing?
0:24:07 > 0:24:09I do do a bit of barbecuing when I get the chance.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13- It's a marvellous thing. - How's your cooking skills?
0:24:13 > 0:24:14Not as good as they could be, I have to say.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17I know a place where we could probably improve your skills.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- I'm up for that. Can we eat some of this first?- Yeah, I think we should.
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Definitely. Here's the snow coming on.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26It's actually... What is that?
0:24:27 > 0:24:31When he's not travelling the world on the back of his MasterChef
0:24:31 > 0:24:34victory, Gary can be found here at City of Glasgow College.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38We want to saute the chicken.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41So we're looking for a really nice, hot pan.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42Despite his success,
0:24:42 > 0:24:46he's continued to teach and he's letting me sit in as he shows
0:24:46 > 0:24:50the next generation of Scotland's culinary talent how to cook.
0:24:50 > 0:24:56- This is the B Group.- Uh-huh. - And the B stands for...- ALL:- Best!
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Do you think when you were having this teaching experience and the
0:24:59 > 0:25:02pressure that comes with it helped when you were doing MasterChef?
0:25:02 > 0:25:05I think it really did, 100%.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12You're standing here. You've got 20 judges, ie students in front of you.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Passionate about food and they spot in
0:25:16 > 0:25:19a minute if something's not went right.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- You hear the noise?- Yeah. - That's a happy noise, a happy pan.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27If it's not making any noise it's not doing anything.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Your ears are really important when you cook.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33But so are your fingers.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37This is a pivotal moment in any keen cook's life,
0:25:37 > 0:25:39- to learn how to cut an onion. - Uh-huh.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42In an attempt to improve my abilities for the food van,
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Gary has agreed to teach me the right way to chop an onion.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- Uh!- Go back, go back.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- Oops.- All the way through it. - Oops.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58When a chef's learning to use a knife they're learning the
0:25:58 > 0:26:02technique and then the speed comes afterwards.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06- How's that? Will I carry on?- Yeah, there's a couple of slices in there.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Damned with faint praise.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Gary is in no rush to open his own restaurant.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16He loves education as much as cooking.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20And that's a big bonus for students like Natalie Reid.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- What's Gary like?- He's really good.
0:26:22 > 0:26:23He makes everything seem really easy.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27He goes through it with you in a way everybody can understand.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29And he's a good laugh as well.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32He doesn't take everything really, really seriously all the time.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Has he changed much since he became the champion?
0:26:35 > 0:26:39We don't see him as much any more cos he's always out doing
0:26:39 > 0:26:42MasterChef things but other than that not really.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43He's still the same.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Landward is dragging Gary away from his students again for the
0:26:46 > 0:26:50next few weeks. So he can share his skills with you at home.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54Surprisingly there is one aspect of his craft where I can offer
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Gary some advice.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59Cooking outdoors.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- What's that like? - The biggest enemy is the wind.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05As soon as you get a stove and an open flame, if it's windy at all,
0:27:05 > 0:27:08it loses all the heat and boiling water can take half
0:27:08 > 0:27:11an hour, even in the summer you're going to need some base layers.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13You're going to need some warm clothing because it takes
0:27:13 > 0:27:15a while and you'll get cold.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18I'm really looking forward to getting out.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22Food, the flavour changes with the environment you're in, as well.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- Take long johns.- I will.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29And you can see Gary taking on the elements when
0:27:29 > 0:27:33he hits the road for the first time bringing home the bacon in Ayrshire.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38And here's what else is on the next Landward.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44Arlene visits the community that's bought its own petrol station.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Nobody in their right mind is going to buy
0:27:46 > 0:27:48a petrol station in the countryside.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Particularly one that needs lots of repairs
0:27:51 > 0:27:53and maintenance and upgrades.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56We look at the future for Scotland's arable farmers outside the EU.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02As long as we get a fair deal from Brexit, farmers up and down
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Scotland will take on the challenge.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- Look at that. Real milk bottles. - Real milk bottles.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10I've not seen these for years.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14And I help out with a traditional doorstep delivery.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16How we doing? There's your paper, sir. And your milk.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21I hope you can join me for that and much more at the same time
0:28:21 > 0:28:25next week, Friday night, 7:30pm on BBC One Scotland.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27In the meantime from all the Landward team here in
0:28:27 > 0:28:29The Trossachs, thank you so much for your company.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Bye for now.