Kite Consulting

John Allen, Becki Leach
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Kite Consulting

Kite Consulting provide business services to the entire food supply chain, from farmer to retailer and are widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading dairy consultancy companies.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Dale Farm investments in Cheddar processing & strong financial performance

    In the final podcast episode of the year, we are joined by Dale Farm’s Group Chief Executive, Nick Whelan and podcast producer Becki Reay. Following on from Chris’ milk market report we discuss Dale Farm, the largest UK only farmer-owned dairy co-op. Located in Northern Ireland, Dale Farm has recently invested £70 million in their cheddar processing facility at Dunmanbridge. The podcast team discuss recent changes in the Dale Farm business, investments, challenges and opportunities for the dairy industry.

    48 min

  2. DEC 13

    COP29; financing & financially rewarding carbon reduction

    After Chris’ report this week, Will and Ben are joined by Rachael Madeley-Davies, AHDB’s Head of Environment Technical and Dorset dairy farmer and Nuffield scholar Sophie Gregory to discuss the most recent UN Climate Change Conference - COP29. They outline some of the key themes from COP and how agriculture was featured; with a full day looking at food and farming for the second year in a row. Rachael discusses how this links to the Paris Dairy Declaration on Sustainability and the sectors commitment to the sustainable transition of dairy. Along with how other sectors are delivering on carbon commitments, how dairy and agriculture are viewed across the world and what we can learn from elsewhere. Sophie emphasises the need to communicate to all stakeholders to look beyond just carbon and appreciate what farms bring to the local community and the environment.

    49 min

  3. DEC 6

    ARLA reaction to Bovaer media storm & what it means for the future

    Following a week long media storm triggered by Arla’s press release relating to Bovaer, we couldn’t not discuss on the podcast this week. And who better to join Ben & Will than Bas Padberg; Managing Director of ARLA Foods alongside John Allen, Becki Reay & Chris Walkland. They discuss the timeline of events including ARLA’s response along with unpicking some of the detail around the product, ARLA’s carbon reduction journey & their view on what role Bovear will continue to play in that. Chris warns of the risk to the wider dairy sector whilst Bas asks for the dairy industry to unite. Listeners can expect the usual milk market update & creative analogies from Chris Walkland.

    47 min

  4. NOV 29

    Farm tenancies & TFA, plus comments on Bovaer & the media storm

    This week after Chris’ report and discussion on the media flurry around the use of Bovaer, Will and Ben are joined by Robert Martin, Chair of the Tenant Farmers Association and Kite’s John Allen to discuss farm tenancies and landlord tenant relationships in the context of the UK Inheritance Tax reform. Rob firstly explains the role of the TFA in making sure tenancies work for tenant farmers and the work they do engaging with and lobbying policy makers. He discusses with John the broader sentiment and need for more engagement with government and policy makers to help them better understand the industry and make more positive decisions for the future of dairy and UK farming.

    54 min

  5. NOV 22

    Setting the record straight on nutritious dairy and its sustainability credentials

    This week after Chris’ report, Will is joined by joined by Dr Judith Bryans, Chief Executive of Dairy UK and José Nobre, Chief Executive of AB Agri to discuss the new Dairy UK report titled ‘UK Dairy: More nutrition with fewer emissions’. The new report aims to change the perception of politicians and policy makers who believe that an effective way to reduce carbon emissions is to reduce animal protein consumption. Judith and Jose discuss the highlights of the report, including stark facts on malnutrition in the population and prioritising where dairy sits in health-based diets. They also outline how the dairy sector is already addressing climate change and progressing with carbon reduction. Jose goes onto explain how AB Agri have, through their recent acquisitions, demonstrated their support for the dairy sector, as well as how they are positioning themselves in the arena to be a powerful and influential voice for dairy.

    53 min

  6. NOV 15

    Following the budget: practical advice for farm businesses

    After Chris’ usual report and following on from last week’s episode on the Governments new Budget, Will and Ben are joined by Rob Hitch, Partner at Dodd Accountants and Alex Jack, dairy farmer from Fife, to discuss what farming families and businesses can practically do to make sure they are fit for the new legislation. Rob outlines some advice to farmers in terms of working out assets and risks and what can be done to mitigate some of these, emphasising the importance of acting sooner rather than later and having plans and open discussions around succession. Alex introduces her family business & how this she sees this affect them, highlighting the importance of seeking advice from the right professionals to make sure people don’t get caught out.

    46 min

  7. NOV 8

    The Budget - beneath the headlines

    After a week off, the team are back starting with Chris’ milk market report and joined by Tom Bradshaw, NFU President, Sean Rickard, an independent economic analyst and John Allen, Kite Director to dig beneath the headlines of the Labour government’s recent budget. Tom, Sean and John discuss and debate the main headlines and their potential impact on dairy and the wider farming industry and food supply chain. Including the increase in public investment, reduced BPS payments, changes in agricultural property relief, uplift in costs for employers and the consequences of an agriculture budget focused on environment.

    55 min

  8. OCT 25

    Autumn Milk Flows

    After Chris Walkland’s usual report, he joins Kite Director John Allen to discuss autumn milk flows, first touching on the outcome of the CMA in relation to Muller’s acquisition of Yew Tree and what this means for the industry. They discuss the milk flows this autumn with record high volumes being produced throughout October as the trend for moving to autumn block calving continues. They go on to flag issues with seasonality payments as an unintended consequence of the milk contracts legislation which is currently being reviewed again.

    39 min
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About

Kite Consulting provide business services to the entire food supply chain, from farmer to retailer and are widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading dairy consultancy companies.

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  • Creator
    John Allen, Becki Leach
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    235
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2020 Kite Consulting all rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Kite Consulting

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