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Today we are talking with Petra Martin, group head of health and safety and Billy Hosdell, agronomist at Agrii. While we care for our animals and crops and the people around us, do we look after ourselves? We ask what are some of the key health risks and what can we learn from those who have real life experiences to share?

We are giving every listener a copy of the FCN’s Fit for Farming booklet. Simply email your address to [email protected] and we will send you one in the post (there is a male and female version, please specify your choice).

Tony Smith is your host on Tramlines. Based in the South West and with a farming background, he graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture. He worked in the farming industry for many years before developing his career as a presenter. 

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Today we are going to be talking with Will Evans, who was the chair of the 2024 Oxford Farming Conference. We are going to be asking Will about the key theme at this this years conference 'the power of diversity', what does that mean and what are the key challenges for our people, our farm businesses and the wider industry. 

To hear Will's opening speech at the OFC or view other reports visit https://www.ofc.org.uk/.

Tony Smith is your host on Tramlines. Based in the South West and with a farming background, he graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture. He worked in the farming industry for many years before developing his career as a presenter. 

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With over 27k downloads and 75 episodes available to download, today we are going to look back over some of the top ranking podcasts from the past three seasons.  What were they, what were some of their most interesting moments and which was our favourite?

Revisit three key podcasts and their take-homes for 2024:
Striking a Healthy Balance with Spring Nutrition - Listen Here
Coping with Loneliness and Isolation in Farming - Listen Here
Seed Select: Unearthing Top Varieties for Autumn - Listen Here

Top ranking podcasts of all time:
1st - Why less is more for nutrient planning this autumn - Listen Here
2nd - Digging into Soil Organic Matter - Listen Here
3rd - The Bees and the Birds - Listen Here

Today, we're going to hear from Agrii's Rodger Shirreff, national seed business manager, John Miles, seed technical manager, and David Leaper seed technical specialist. With the launch of the new recommended list for cereals and oilseed rape, we're going to look into what's new and what does this mean for seed availability and the grower?

View Seed Spring Yearbook here. 

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Tony Smith is your host on Tramlines. Based in the South West and with a farming background, he graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture. He worked in the farming industry for many years before developing his career as a presenter. 

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Today we are going to be talking farming with pride with Mike Wilkins, farm manager and Emily Brown, NFU county adviser. How open to diversity is our farming industry, why is that so important, what does that mean for so many and what can we do to make a difference?

Join the conversation with Agrespect, the global LGBTQ+ farmers network, encouraging and supporting diversity in the countryside.

Tony Smith is your host on Tramlines. Based in the South West and with a farming background, he graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture. He worked in the farming industry for many years before developing his career as a presenter. 

Got a podcast idea or want to get involved? Email us on [email protected]. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave us a review in the app!

In this episode we are going to be talking about digital innovation, and look at what could be the benefit of integrating these technologies into our farming. Also talking us through an exciting new project at Agrii we are joined by Jonathan Trotter, Technology Trials Manager and Lucy Cottingham, UK Digital Agronomy Development Manager.

View Seed Spring Yearbook here. 

Claim 1 BASIS and NRoSO point for listening to this podcast. Email [email protected] with your membership number, full name, postcode and DOB. 

Tony Smith is your host on Tramlines. Based in the South West and with a farming background, he graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture. He worked in the farming industry for many years before developing his career as a presenter. 

Got a podcast idea or want to get involved? Email us on [email protected]. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave us a review in the app!

Today we are going to hear from some of Agrii’s iFarms around the U.K. to find out more about this years headline results and learnings going forward for 2024. In this podcast, we start with a national overview from Agrii’s seed technical manager John Miles...

The Harvest 2023 iFarm Results Report is now available here. Enclosed in this year’s report, you will find information useful to inform future decisions on variety choice for disease, pest and lodging management. Also, variety results on our winter and spring cereal and winter oilseed rape trials as well as a special feature on drones in action and variable rate nitrogen with RHIZA. 

Tony Smith is your host on Tramlines. Based in the South West and with a farming background, he graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture. He worked in the farming industry for many years before developing his career as a presenter. 

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Today we are talking to Rod Smith, who farms in Northumberland, and Agrii agronomist Sam Brand. Having achieved a world record yield in 2015, Rod talks about what limits yield, how changes in farming techniques impacts crop potential and what he has learned and changed on his farm ready he hopes to achieve another breaking yield.

Jump back to Harvest 2015 and watch the video where Rod and his team share the story on how they broke the world record here.

Tony Smith is your host on Tramlines. Based in the South West and with a farming background, he graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture. He worked in the farming industry for many years before developing his career as a presenter. 

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Today we are talking to Agrii's Mark Glover, product manager for biologicals, adjuvants and micronutrition and Tim Horton, technical manager for combinable crops. Today we’re going to focus in on OSR and examine some of the early season challenges with some novel solutions.

Read an article from Agrii's David Leaper, Seed Technical Manager, on an Eight Point Plan for Managing Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle here. 

Tony Smith is your host on Tramlines. Based in the South West and with a farming background, he graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture. He worked in the farming industry for many years before developing his career as a presenter. 

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Today we are talking to Freya Morgan who farms near Huntingdon and Jo Bell, agronomist at Agrii. Reducing the farm carbon footprint, why is that important, where do we start, what is right from your farm, what can we learn from others and crucially is there a benefit when it comes to crop productivity and the farm business.

Are you looking for a new career? Agrii have a range of positions available from a marketing lead to crop input specialist. Visit the Agrii website for more information and grow with us! 

Tony Smith is your host on Tramlines. Based in the South West and with a farming background, he graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture. He worked in the farming industry for many years before developing his career as a presenter. 

Got a podcast idea or want to get involved? Email us on [email protected]. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave us a review in the app!