Our Crop It Like It’s Hot podcast gives growers access to the most recent developments and opinions from industry experts and farmers across the UK.
Hosted by Farmers Guardian's Arable Technical Specialist, Ash Ellwood. Whether you’re thinking of trying a new system, interested in keeping up with the latest in crop protection and variety selection, or curious about secondary income opportunities, Crop It Like It's Hot has you covered.
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In this months podcast join Ash Ellwood, head of arable, as she chats with Paul Gosling, AHDB’s Senior manager for the Recommended Lists (RL), as they discuss the process for varieties to become reco…
This episode delves into the complexities of plant breeding as we visit DSV's breeding centre in Oxfordshire and discuss how a new variety is bred and the steps required to bring it to market. Join A…
In our exciting re-launch episode, we chat with Hutchinson's head of environmental services, Georgina Wallis, who gives us an update on the recently scrapped Sustainable Farming Incentive funding and…
The Nuffield Farming Scholarship offers financial support for sustainable farming practices and involves a two-year commitment. Three arable-focused scholars, Jamie, Sam, and Tom, were interviewed in…
This episode sees Farmers Guardian arable specialist Ash Ellwood discuss how one farmer has introduced sheep into their arable rotation, what role data can play on farm and finds out the latest on th…
Being a farmer comes with the privilege of being a custodian of the land, and a love of the countryside and wildlife is why many farmers do what they do. In this episode of Crop It Like It’s Hot, the…
Many growers might feel like they have taken three steps back in weed control this year, with grass-weeds seemingly doing particularly well. But what can be done this autumn to get back on top of the…
Growers keep being told ‘widen your rotation’, but how do you manage risk with reward when it comes to growing new crops? How long should you give a crop in the rotation before throwing in the towel?…
Risk management in agriculture is largely associated with personal safety, however in other industries, the management of risk extends to financial and planning and resource management. In this episo…
As the agricultural industry navigates the loss of the Basic Payment Scheme, in this episode of Crop it Like it's Hot the Arable Farming team takes a look at future funding options available to arabl…
With the UK seeing long periods of no rainfall almost annually, and changes to abstraction licensing and planning restrictions on water storage threatening to compound the issue, water security in ag…
Since the Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) was established by ADAS 10 years ago, it has recorded multiple crop world records, droughts, floods and a fertiliser crisis. But all of these events have hel…
Agriculture is both a hard industry to recruit in and a notoriously hard industry to get into if you’re not from a farming background. With the UK facing a cost of living crisis, the prospect of supp…
The integration of cover crops have been a key ingredient for many farmers in improving the health of their soils and their overall farming system.
But they don’t come without their challenges, and ‘g…
More businesses are now looking to offset their environmental footprint, and with new laws on enhancing biodiversity for housing developers, there are some interesting opportunities emerging for land…
Economic and environmental drivers continue to put pressure on availability of crop nutrients. As nitrogen prices remain volatile, in this episode of Crop It Like It’s Hot, Alice Dyer explores what i…