Brash Ag

Raymond King and Kit Franklin
Brash Ag

Brash Ag will be lifting the lid on everything agricultural technology and agtech. Your hosts Raymond King and Kit Franklin are both Chartered Agricultural Engineers and experienced innovators and technologists. Through a mixture of commentary, insights and interviews, Ray and Kit will be using their experience to explore and explain the concepts, ideas, technology and business models that make agtech one of the most exciting and engaging industries to be involved in. Email us: contact@brash-ag.com Season One supported by the Douglas Bomford Trust www.dbt.org.uk Raymond King https://www.linkedin.com/in/flynt-technology/ Kit Franklin https://www.linkedin.com/in/kit-franklin-33649a51/

  1. Pod 38 - News Feed: Groundswell Festival 25

    7 JUL

    Pod 38 - News Feed: Groundswell Festival 25

    This week the co-hosts discuss what Ray found during his visit to Groundswell Agriculture Festival. We hear from: Jonathan Goodacre from Keltie LLP, Patent Attorneys, and why they have chosen to attend the festival. Jonathan also explains the importance of IP and patents for start-ups and innovators and some of the big benefits for businesses could be missing out on. Andrew Baker from Soil acoustics tells us about their soil health monitoring tech, how it works and why it could be a game changer in the re-gen farming game. Andrew also talks about some of the exciting future applications for their technology.. Andrew Starkey from MTi group about how the Small Robot Company assets and hardware became the unexpected springboard for mining tech and automation. Andrew also explains how Groundswell is showcasing the value of agtech and how agtech is often leading the way when it comes to innovation. Most importantly Kit and Ray discuss whether Ray managed to find a high-tech balespike product!?

    56 min
  2. Pod 37 - News Feed: Cereals Event 2025 pt2

    26 JUN

    Pod 37 - News Feed: Cereals Event 2025 pt2

    Welcome back to Brash Ag – the farm innovation podcast with your hosts Ray King and Kit Franklin. This week, we’re still roaming the Cereals 2025 show – diving into some of the most exciting tech on display. In Part Two, we explore: 🛩️ AutoSpray Systems – the drone company promising , 20-hectare/hour slug pellet coverage, 30-second pit stops and flight training through Harper Adams University to get farmers flying XAG drones in under a week. 🌿 Crop Angel – flying the flag for DJI spray drones, driven by a desire to have eyes in the sky and the ability to establish cover crops before harvest has even started. ⚡ Garford x RootWave – a serious bit of kit bringing 6000V to precision weed control in the UK and a $15 Million funding milestone for rootwave that is poised to take electric weeding to the next level. 🌱 Zürn – mechanical weed seed harvesting in full swing with the Top Cut Collect weed seed harvesting as well as hammer mill technology that promises to destroy weed seeds as they pass through the combine. 🛠️ And we wrap up with HORSCH – talking direct drills, precision sprayers, and the importance of thinking about profit vs yield in a changing economic climate.

    54 min
  3. Pod 36 - News Feed: Cereals Event 2025 pt1

    18 JUN

    Pod 36 - News Feed: Cereals Event 2025 pt1

    Welcome back to Brash Ag – the farm innovation podcast with your hosts Ray King and Kit Franklin. This week, we’re back on the road (the Fosse way to be precise) – as we reflect on a packed day at the Cereals 2025 show. From V8-stickered balers to autonomous spot sprayers, we covered a lot of ground (literally and figuratively) and caught up with a diverse mix of exhibitors. In this first instalment, you’ll hear about: Ceres Engineering – born from barn pushers, now building a whole range of bold, bright-orange, built-to-last implements. Autonomous Agri Solutions – bringing Austrian AI-powered spot-spraying to UK fields, with weed libraries and precision nozzles that are seriously narrowing the spray gap. AgXeed's wheeled robot – a 75hp lightweight alternative for those not ready to go full sci-fi with tracks and autonomy. Soil sampling robots from ARWAC and University of Lincoln – using live CO₂ flux to guide smarter carbon sampling and reduce reliance on traditional coring. And we wrap it all up with a chat with Kieran Walsh, who joins us to share his own “bale spike item” and thoughts from the show floor. It’s innovation, autonomy, and a bit of banter — all recorded live from the Landrover Freelander and the fields of Lincolnshire.

    47 min
  4. Pod 35 - Cash Cow: Bale-Spikeology

    11 JUN

    Pod 35 - Cash Cow: Bale-Spikeology

    This week the co-hosts are on the road heading to Cereals show. Kit and Ray take some time (while travelling the Fosse Way) to talk about Kit’s new business theory “Bale-spikeology” and how start-up agtech companies need to be able to produce products that can sell as quickly as possible to farmers without the need for loans or financing. The pair also take some time to think about the UK agtech and manufacturing sector.

    30 min
  5. Pod 34 - News Feed: Emerging Technologies Summit

    3 JUN

    Pod 34 - News Feed: Emerging Technologies Summit

    This week the pair talk through Kit's trip to London to attend the New Scientist Emerging Technologies Summit. Kit talks through some of the emerging tech that was showcased and discussed at the Summit. The co-hosts grapple with how quantum computing, AI and fusion energy might begin to change the face of agriculture and make predictions for when the humans can put their feet up and have rest while the machines do all the work.

    43 min
  6. Pod 33 - Chewing the Cud: Belinda Clarke OBE Agri-TechE

    21 MAY

    Pod 33 - Chewing the Cud: Belinda Clarke OBE Agri-TechE

    This week Ray and Kit snapped up the opportunity to chew the cud with Belinda Clarke OBE Director at Agri -TechE. Belinda shared how her early career in Natural sciences and science liaison took her on to build Agri-TechE as a membership organisation from the ground up. 12 years after starting Agri-TechE, Belinda shares some of the lessons she has learned, what the future holds for Agri-TechE and the agtech sector as a whole. The trio also try to answer one of life's big questions…”What is even is Agritech?”

    57 min
  7. Pod 32 - Where have we been

    14 MAY

    Pod 32 - Where have we been

    Where have they been? The pair catch up after a short hiatus and share the exciting work that has been keeping them so busy. The co-hosts also take a few minutes to catch up on some recent government funding updates for the agriculture and agtech sector as well talk about some cool tech in the construction sector and the parallels that it has for farming automation. Contact@brash-ag.com

    20 min
  8. Pod 31 - Chewing the Cud: Chris Chavasse CEO Muddy Machines

    14 APR

    Pod 31 - Chewing the Cud: Chris Chavasse CEO Muddy Machines

    WARNING: this episode contains the distilled value and wisdom from an agtech pioneer…do not miss this one. This week Ray and Kit have bagged an exclusive interview with Chris Chavasse, CEO of company Muddy Machines. Chris shares his personal journey and how he founded a UK based pioneering horticultural robotics company. Chris shares some of the trials and tribulations of running an agtech start-up and the way Muddy Machines has evolved, both its products and business model to deliver value to farmers in ever changing economic conditions. Chris explains the strategy behind the acquisition of Fox Robotics in 2024, how having this intellectual property has opened up new opportunities for Muddy Machines and importantly how their current Crowdfunding campaign will help Muddy machines to unlock the full value of the robotic technology for hundreds of new customers. #autonomy #robtics #agtech #horticulture #farming #agricultural engineering #startup #UKstartup #crowdfunding Muddy Machines: https://www.muddymachines.com/ contact@brash-ag.com

    1h 20m
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About

Brash Ag will be lifting the lid on everything agricultural technology and agtech. Your hosts Raymond King and Kit Franklin are both Chartered Agricultural Engineers and experienced innovators and technologists. Through a mixture of commentary, insights and interviews, Ray and Kit will be using their experience to explore and explain the concepts, ideas, technology and business models that make agtech one of the most exciting and engaging industries to be involved in. Email us: contact@brash-ag.com Season One supported by the Douglas Bomford Trust www.dbt.org.uk Raymond King https://www.linkedin.com/in/flynt-technology/ Kit Franklin https://www.linkedin.com/in/kit-franklin-33649a51/

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  • Creator
    Raymond King and Kit Franklin
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Brash Ag

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