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Nikki Yoxall is passionate about helping bring about change in farming practices through understanding and partnership. She has a background in education, training and horses, and was excited when the opportunity arose to add farming to her daily life, setting up Grampian Graziers with her husband James in Aberdeenshire, UK.Nikki’s work is focused on agroecological transitions, understanding farmers’ cultural identities and social practices to enable mixed farming futures. In this episode, Nikki talks about:the importance of using the 'right' language for mutual understanding,embracing the opportunities within new roles,showing curiosity and interest through asking questions.Listen in to hear Nikki's thoughts on communication, cows and coffee!Links from this episode:https://www.pastureforlife.org/https://www.grampiangraziers.co.uk/https://www.ccri.ac.uk/about-us/people/postgraduate-students/nikki-yoxall/https://www.nffn.org.uk/