Dewing Grain Podcast

On this week’s episode Andrews special guest is Poul Hovesen. Poul was the third guest to feature on the podcast some 6 years ago!

Poul and Andrew start by discussing Pouls upcoming appointment as President of The Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association.

 They move on to talk about the how farming is heading into a greener era and that farmers and consumers need to work together to make it work for everyone. Collaboration between science and research, collaboration between farmers to learn from and support each other.

Andrew touches on the Dewing Grains new project which aims to make proof of how good farmers are for the world.

Poul discusses new innovations that farmers can use to help make incremental improvements to their farming practices.

They talk about the benefits of The Norfolk Farming Conference and how it is a great place to network and share knowledge among like minded people. 

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In this week’s podcast, Andrew, Ben and Andy recap the events of the December podcast walk which took place in Norwich.

Thank you to everyone that was able to join us on the walk and we hope you all had as good a time as we did!

The team talk about how it was nice to be able to have a wide variety of conversations with all of the attendees and how they were able to get a range of opinions on what is likely to happen next in the markets. 

Andrew touches on the new inheritance tax rules giving an unfair advantage to major corporations.

Dewing grain wishes you all a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!

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On this week’s podcast, Andrew is joined by Josh to discuss the exhausted topic of regenerative farming and the forthcoming farmers meeting.

Andrew & Josh debate whether the current ways of monitoring sequestration data are more than box ticking exercises and if it would actually be possible to get reliable, auditable data.

Josh argues that attaining proof that farming procedures create carbon sequestration, could change the narrative for beleaguered farmers. More importantly proof of carbon negative crops can be monetised.

The Dewing Grain meeting will take place on the 3/02/2024 and will feature some guest speakers on the topic of helping to change the narrative and the future opportunities for the industry. If you are interested in attending, please email us at [email protected]

The next podcast walk will take place at midday on December 17th. The What3Words are zone.rinse.detail.

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On this week’s episode, Andrew is joined by Webby and Josh. 

They discussed the events of their recent bourse trip. Commenting that the mood seemed fairly glum regarding current markets.  

Following that, the boys talk about the upcoming Norfolk Dinner and share some funny anecdotes from last years dinner. 

They go on to compare their forecasts for new crop compared to last years. Do you think we are likely to see another wet spring? 

The next podcast walk will take place at midday on December 17th. The What3Words are zone.rinse.detail. We look forward to seeing you there!

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This week Andrew & Webby have special guests Clare Goodswen & Isobelle Webster on from M+A Partners.

Clare talks in depth about the new tax rules which are taking effect in April 2026 and discusses possible ways to minimise the financial impact of the new inheritance tax rules, such as insurance. 

Isobelle and Clare both suggest that farmers should take a breath (and seek professional advice) before making any big decisions about their succession planning.

Andrew mentions how he believes one of the biggest hurdles for farmers is their PR, causing much of the public to be fed false facts about the agricultural industry in the UK. 

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On this week’s podcast, Andrew is joined by Webby & Josh to discuss their recent trip to London.

They discuss the impressive turnout and the support from some influential figures.

They also mention how respectful everyone was. So much so that even the MET police thanked the crowds.

They talk about how they believe the governments estimations are wrong and give examples of multiple farmers who have said they will be affected by the new rules.

Webby gives his thoughts on the future of agricultural land as he believes the new rules will likely cause it to be sold to overseas investors.

Next, they discuss the current rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine after Ukraine was given the green light to hit targets inside Russia.

Josh talks about his recent presentation for the royal Norfolk agricultural association.

The next podcast walk will take place at midday on December 17th. The What3Words are zone.rinse.detail.

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On this week’s episode Andrews special guest is Charles Bracey.

They talk about the new tax rules and how this is going to affect current and future farmers.

They go back and forth over the struggles farmers in the UK face when compared to farmers in Europe and the rest of the world.

They discuss the struggles farmers are facing with bank loans with many banks seeming to be pulling away from supporting the agricultural sector.

Lastly they give their opinions on Donald Trump having a second term as president of the United States

The next podcast walk will take place at midday on December 17th. The What3Words are zone.rinse.detail.

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In this week’s episode Andrew has the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Associations managing director Mark Nicholas on as his special guest.

They begin by discussing the history of the RNAA and the Royal Norfolk Show.

They then go on to talk about getting the younger generation interested and involved in farming and understanding where their food comes from. 

Mark talks about the various projects that the RNAA is offering to help encourage young people to get involved in the farming community.

The hot topic of the moment is the new inheritance tax rules so of course the pair go over what it will mean for agriculture in the UK. 

The Norfolk Farming Conference will take place on Tuesday 11th February. We look forward to seeing you there.

The pair discuss the forthcoming Norfolk Food Hall which is set to be open for business in May.

The next podcast walk will take place at midday on December 17th. The What3Words are zone.rinse.detail. 

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In this week’s episode, Ben, Joe, Webby & Josh are in charge of the chat. Fortunately, Andrew will be back for next week’s episode!

Josh discusses how the first few weeks of fatherhood have been for him. Webby chimes in with his preferred type of nappy to change.

They talk about the recent UK budget and the impact it’s going to have in the agricultural community.

They go over the recent tender and compare the similarity and differences to previous tenders.

They also talk the wheat imports disrupting the UK grain market.

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On this week’s podcast, Ben & Webby have Farm Trader Harry Randell on to talk about his experience of being in charge of Haulage while Andy George was taking a much deserved holiday.

To start they talk about the experience and knowledge Harry will have gained from his two-week trial by fire, while doing their best not to boost his ego too much!

They then go on to talk about current market conditions locally and globally.

Lastly, the boys discuss how East Anglian farmers have been getting on compared to the rest of the country.

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