In this latest episode of the BASIS Agronomy Matters Podcast, our Technical Manager, Greg Hopkinson hones in how to combine sustainable and profitable crop production with hosting a successful shoot on farms and estates with a focus on some of the unique challenges of combining these two parts of land management. Greg also announces that BASIS is now running a Certificate in Game Management qualification which provides anyone in game management with the knowledge to deliver a successful shoot which is profitable, sustainable and integrates with the wider farming business.

Firstly we hear from Roger Draycott, Director of Advisory Education and Game Bird Policy at the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust. Roger explains their involvement with this new qualification.

This is followed by a conversation with Jim Egan, Technical adviser at Kings Crops – Jim speaks about Game Covers, how to select, establish and manage the correct species and mixes in different situations.

Finally, we spoke to Ellenor Litobarski from Champion and the Farming Environment. Ellenor looked at how habitats utilised by game birds can be manage and enhanced to have the greatest positive impact on biodiversity and other wildlife.