Inside the Pod
The podcast for farmers, agronomists and anyone else involved in growing pulses and vegetable legumes. We cover market updates, practical and technical information, and interview those involed in farming, buying and processing the crop. Presented by Ben Pike, Matt Webster and Emily Scaife on behalf of the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO).
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 39
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
PGRO Vining Pea Open Day 2024
In this episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster visits the PGRO's Vining Pea Open Day and speaks to Dr Chris Judge about the day and the trials that are being conducted at the site.
The NCS Project - One Year On
In this special episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike speaks to a variety of guests who have all had significant involvement in the NCS Project - PGRO CEO Roger Vickers, Dr Becky Howard, BOFIN founder …
Cheese from Peas - The Latest Product in Dairy Alternatives
In this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to Dr Vincenzo Di Bari, Assistant Professor in Food and Processing at the University of Nottingham, and Cesar Torres, Founder and CEO of The Good Pulse Company, a…
The Pea and Bean YEN - How to Best Improve your Yield
In this episode, Ben Pike speaks to Dr. Charlotte White, Senior Research Scientist at ADAS, about the Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) and how growers can use the YEN to analyse their crops and get th…
Keith Costello - How to Get the Best from Your Peas
In this episode, we speak to pea expert Keith Costello, who looks to the season ahead and advises growers on how to get the best our of their pea crops, speaking from 50 years of experience in the in…
Vining Pea Tool - PGRO's Innovative New Forecasting System
In this episode, PGRO Data Scientist Leah Howells talks about PGRO's new Vining Pea Tool, a new way to forecast harvest dates and yields of vining pea crops using a combination of historic data, weat…
The Pulse Magazine - Spring 2024 Edition Out Now
In this bitesized episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster and Emily Scaife look at the latest issue of The Pulse Magazine, which is available to read either online at pgro.org or physically via an in…
The NCS Project - Introducing the Pulse Pioneers
In this episode, Ben Pike speaks to Tom Allen-Stevens, the founder of BOFIN, about the latest updates of the NCS Project. Ben also speaks to one of the project's Pulse Pioneers, Will Oliver, about hi…
Pulse Market Update - February 2024
In this episode, Ben Pike discusses the latest Pulse Market Update and give the latest updates and advice for planting your crops for 2024.
Yes Peas in a Pod: Inside the Great British Pea Campaign
In this episode, Ben Pike speaks to Stephen Francis, the Managing Director of Fen Peas, with Emily Boswell and Ruby Mortimer from Hatch PR about the Yes Peas! campaign and its mission to encourage mo…
CropTec 2023: BOFIN Launch PulsePEP
In this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to the founder of BOFIN, Tom Allen-Stevens, and Tom Wilkinson from ADAS about the launch of the PulsePEP and the Farming Forum, as well as Dr Becky Howard from PG…
The 2024 Descriptive List
Dr Chris Judge talks us through the 2024 Descriptive List and all the latest pea and bean varieties that have been added to the expanded list.
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Pulse Market Update - November 2023
Roger Vickers and Stephen Belcher discuss the latest Pulse Market Update and give the latest updates and advice for planting your crops for the new season.
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Ben Adams: A Farmer's Experience with Intercropping
In this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to Oxfordshire-based farmer Ben Adams about his experiences with intercropping and the trials he has been running on his farm.
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Supply Chain Focus: Syngenta
In this episode, Matt Webster speaks to Rebecca White, Portfolio Manager for Fungicides in Vegetable and Speciality Crop Protection for Syngenta, about the company's role in the pulse industry, it's …
Farm Carbon Toolkit: Taking Action on your Farm's Carbon Emissions
In this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to Liz Bowles, the Chief Executive Officer of Farm Carbon Toolkit, a company who are committed to supporting farmers and organisations to understand and take acti…
The NCS Project: The Defining Project of Our Time
In this episode, host Ben Pike speaks to the CEO of PGRO, Roger Vickers, and the founder of BOFIN, Tom Allen-Stevens, about the Nitrogen Climate Smart Project, what it is and why farmers should get i…
Intercrop Innovations: Inside the PGRO's crop trials
In this episode, Matt Webster speaks with PGRO's Principle Technical Officer Stephen Belcher about the PGRO's Intercropping trials, as well as speaking to Dr Becky Howard about Trap Cropping, and Sho…
Heard It on the Pea Vine
In the podcast's first episode, our host Ben Pike spoke to Dr Chris Judge, PGRO's Senior Technical Officer, at the PGRO's Vining Pea Open Day in June, where he talked us through the various trials th…