Arable Chat

In this episode of Arable Chat, Agronomist & Arable Farmer editor, John Swire, talks with two inspirational arable farmers about sustainability and the future of the arable farming industry.

In light of the COP26 conference this month, joining John are Matt Waldie, fourth generation farmer and manager of Gilston Mains in Fife, Scotland talking about LEAF Marque accreditation and his experience growing Quaker Oats for the past decade as well as Tom Martin, or as you may know him Farmer Tom. Tom discusses his initiative, Farmer Time,  which brings farmers and schools together to share knowledge with children about the farming industry. 

If you've enjoyed this episode, you can leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, and if you're interested in the Farmer time initiative, head to https://leaf.eco/farmertime/home to sign up.

In this episode of Arable Chat, we're delighted to bring you some incredible guests including Michael Eavis, dairy farmer and owner and founder of Glastonbury festival as well as Fred Clarke, technical sales engineer at Mastenbroek, both chatting with Agronomist & Arable Farmer editor, John Swire.

Diving deep into the world of farm diversification and how drainage systems have modernise over the years, whilst having many benefits for crop growth and protection.

The episode also brings you the latest arable news. Let us know what you think by leaving us a review on Apple podcasts.

Dive into the world of regenerative agriculture, cultivation and bio stimulants with Agronomist and Arable Farmer Editor John Swire as he's joined by guests from Opico and Timac.

Records are being set in the latest news, and more from Arable Chat.

In this episode, Ken Black, account manager at Bayer cropscience talks about pest and rodent control providing you with advice on pest management and hosts, Lydia and John chat with Richard Teal , president of the Methodist Conference about his life connected to agriculture. Richard talks about how resilient and impressive the British farming community is.

The episode also brings you the latest arable news. Let us know what you think by leaving us a review on Apple podcasts. 

In the first ever episode of Arable Chat, hosts John Swire, and Lydia Turner bring you the latest industry news as of April 2021, chat with Nina Clancy, CEO at the RSABI about support for the Scottish farming community and discuss all things weeds with Gowan Crop Protection's UK & Ireland Technical Manager, Barrie Hunt.