The Crop It Like It's Hot Podcast

Join us as Ash Ellwood hosts a roundtable discussion with three newly-elected, arable-focused Nuffield Farming Scholars before they embark on global travels to see what agricultural knowledge they can gain from other countries.

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.

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 them?

This month’s CILIH delves into what funding is available from environmental land management to productivity grants, there are plenty of options for arable farmers but join us to find out which options might be worth applying for.

In this episode of Crop it Like it’s Hot, the Arable Farming team delves into the world of water policy, application and economics, to find out: how can we make UK agriculture more water-secure?

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 helped the network to gather important information on how growers can maximise crop production on their land.

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 supporting good employees may be daunting, but there are many things farm businesses can be doing to help retain and attract good staff.