Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Giles Simpson , Agronomy Team Manager, Pearce Seeds LLP as well as the current Chairman of The Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show.

Giles discusses his own journey into the industry from following his father around a farm, to managing farms in his own right, to joining Pearce Seeds over twenty years ago to is position now as Agronomy Team Manager before discussing the primary subject of this podcast, Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show.

Giles discusses the history of the show, what goes on behind the scenes for the rest of the year that we don't see, the affect COVID had on the show and then why the Show has decided, after much debate to move from it's traditional one day format to a two day show.

We also discuss how the local agricultural show is our industry's "Shop Window" to the general public , to show them  essentially how their food is grown, be it livestock or arable.

This was recorded in May 2023 and all information was correct at the time of recording.

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Dr Laura Tennant, Young Animal Feeds Technical Manager, Trouw Nutrition GB.

Laura  discusses her own journey into the industry, from a beef & sheep farm near Harrogate in Yorkshire to studying for her degree in Bristol, her Masters in London, to her PhD in Nottingham before becoming the Head of Youngstock at Nottingham University, to where she is now at Trouw before discussing the primary subject of this podcast, Calf Milk Powders!

Laura then discusses milk powders, the dos and don'ts, the difference between skim & whey, why palm is used in milk powders, why soya shouldn't be used in milk powders, and answers all our questions along the way, and how  it is her belief that we should start using the phrase "Feed for Immunity".

This was recorded in May 2023 and all information was correct at the time of recording.

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Sarah Bolt, Technical Knowledge Exchange Manager, Kingshay Farming & Conservation Ltd & Co-founder Women in Dairy.

Sarah discusses her own journey into the industry, from a entirely non rural background, but already knowing at the age of four that she wanted to involved in the dairy industry, before then completing her education and joining the commercial side of the farming industry to where she is now at Kingshay before discussing the primary subject of this podcast, Carbon Sequestration: Its not just trees!

Sarah discusses carbon sequestration and shares with us how its not just about the trees, and also how its not only about the type of soil, but then how you treat that soil that can impact its ability to absorb carbon and how a scale has been developed to compare the ability of different soils against one another.
 
We also briefly discuss Sarah's involvement in Women in Dairy, being one of its original four founding members.

This was recorded in March 2023 and all information was correct at the time of recording.

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Colin Hanson-Orr, Nutritionist, Forage Technology Ltd.

Colin discusses his own journey in the industry from being a child of RAF parents, with a detour to rock star,  to being where he is now at Forage Technology before discussing the primary subject of this podcast, Silage Additives: The Good , The Bad & The Ugly.

Colin discusses the history of silage additives, from neat acids to biological bacteria, what to look for in a good additive, as well as when you should be using a silage additive before we take a look to the future of farming as Colin shares some of his views that others may find a little controversial!
 
 Unfortunately this episode contains an occasional word that some listeners may find offensive.

This was recorded in March 2023 and all information was correct at the time of recording.

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Andrew Stilwell, Crop Nutrition Technical Manager, Bartholomews Agri Food Ltd.

Andrew discusses his own journey in the industry from "short trousers" to where he is now as Crop Nutrition Technical Manager before discussing the primary subject of this podcast, Grassland & Sulphur.

Andrew discusses the importance of the often forgotten nutrient and its important role for grassland growth and development, as well as it's role in making more efficient use of nitrogen when it is applied to the growing crop.

This was recorded in March 2023 and all information was correct at the time of recording.

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Richard Miller, Product Strategy Manager for NMR (National Milk Records).

Richard discusses his own journey in the industry from farmer to Product Strategy Manager for NMR before discussing the primary subject of this podcast, Genomics: A Beginners Guide.

Between the three of us we discuss the history, the development of genomics and how it can be used on farm today, even on a purely commercial farm, before talking about some exciting developments coming in the future. 

This was recorded in February 2023 and all information was correct at the time of recording.

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Mark Partridge, Technical Manager from Duffields (South West) Ltd.

Mark discusses his own journey in the industry from feed rep to now Technical Manager for Duffields (South West) Ltd before discussing the primary subject of the this podcast, Livestock: The Waste Feed Recycling Industry.  

Not many people realise that nearly all the raw ingredients used to feed livestock are waste products, or by-products, of feed used for human consumption.  For example wheatfeed from bread production, and without livestock to feed this too, what would happen to it?  Livestock production is part of the solution for maintaining and improving sustainability in the feed chain.

This was recorded in December 2022 and all information was correct at the time of recording.

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Greg Ridout, Partner & Head of Agricultural Sales at Symonds & Sampson.

Greg discusses how he accidentally became an auctioneer, after initially having plans for another profession, to where he is now in a job he loves, getting up in front of hundreds of people selling cows & kit. We also hear some stories from along the way and discuss and reflect on current markets.

This was recorded in December 2022 and all information was correct at the time of recording.

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Jan Bethlehem from JOZ & Andy Stewart from Fullwood JOZ.

Jan & Andy discuss the JOZ Gazoo nitrogen cracker.  The Gazoo is relatively new technology, with units currently only in use in The Netherlands, that allows farmyard slurry to be turned into a liquid fertiliser that can then be used on farm.

This was recorded in October 2022 and all information was correct at the time of recording.

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Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Rob Todd from Wessex Hoofcare.

Rob talks about how he he started, and how his business has developed to where it is now.

This was recorded in July 2022 and all information was correct at the time of recording.

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