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Our Crop It Like It’s Hot podcast gives growers access to the most recent developments and opinions from industry experts and farmers across the UK.Hosted by Farmers Guardian's Arable Technical Specialist, Ash Ellwood. Whether you’re thinking of trying a new system, interested in keeping up with the latest in crop protection and variety selection, or curious about secondary income opportunities, Crop It Like It's Hot has you covered.  Powered by Farmers Guardian

  1. JAN 30

    Will the Government support the latest ag-roadmap to increase production?

    Changes to Government policy dominate our headlines, from the APR reform to our 'Save Our Family Farms Campaign' looking to support farmers through changes to IHT. It can feel like our farming industry is constantly reacting to policy.  In this podcast, we discuss how a vision that George Freeman, Conservative MP for Mid Norfolk, has put to the Government, setting out how smarter regulation, investment in innovation, and technologies such as precision breeding could unlock higher yields, improved resilience, and new opportunities for arable producers.

    32 min

  2. 12/26/2025

    Discussing 2025 arable news and views, policy changes and machinery trends

    2025: the one where it didn't rain for months, we lost a major yellow rust resistance gene, SFI's were abruptly halted, and UK tractor sales tanked. It has been a challenging year, but where there is challenge, there comes opportunity for change. Join Ash, Toby and Jane as they chat all things arable, policy and machinery - while uncovering positives among the negatives as we round up 2025 in our final arable podcast offering. Speakers: Ash Ellwood - head of arable Toby Whatley - head of machinery and farm technology Jane Thynne - head of news and business

    39 min

  3. 11/28/2025

    Innovations and research from Agri-TechE's REAP conference

    This month, Farmers Guardian headed to Agri-TechE's REAP Conference in Peterborough and caught up with some speakers, industry professionals and researchers to find out what the key takeaway messages were from the conference, what research and innovations are on the way into the industry and what technology is currently being utilised on farms. Speakers  Dr Belinda Clarke, Director of Agri-Tech Dr David George, researcher at Newcastle University Todd Jex, agronomist and Agri-TechE Ambassador Ali Capper, hops and apple grower at Stock Farm and chair of British Apples and Pears Dr Nadia Radzman, biologist at The Sainsbury Laboratory at Cambridge University Louise Penn, farmer, agronomist and Agri-TechE Ambassador Penelope Bossom, managing Partner at Overbury Enterprises Ryan McCormack, farm manager at Dennington Hall Farms

    14 min

  4. 10/31/2025

    How one arable family has diversified their farm by producing a fresh oat drink

    Join podcast host, Ash Ellwood, as she visits a family arable farm based in Leicestershire, which has recently diversified its farming business by creating its own fresh oat drink. The diversification is led by founder and family member Miles, who has not only found a market for his farm-grown oats but also created an opportunity to return to the family farm, after completing university and working in London. We learn about the whole 'grain-to-glass' process, how the oats are grown and marketed, and also get their top tips for growers looking to incorporate new ideas on their own farms.

    35 min

  5. 09/26/2025

    Expert tips to boost grass-weed control

    In this episode, join Ash Ellwood as she chats with three industry experts all things grass-weed control.  Take a deep dive into the recent dry summer and its impacts on weed pressures and seedbanks, as well as the availability of new and existing chemistry. Learn how growers can balance their herbicide timing and spending to minimise resistance on farm, and discover top tips for minimising resistance. With mostly dry weather continuing into autumn so far, we also discuss the risks and rewards associated with drilling early, as well as what growers can do to manage grass weeds in an early-drilled crop. Speakers John Cussans - Weed science principle consultant - ADAS Dr Will Smith - Technical lead - Gowan Crop Protection Mark Hemmant - Technical manager - Agrovista

    53 min

  6. 09/04/2025

    How a variety becomes ‘recommended’ and variety selection tips

    In this months podcast join Ash Ellwood, head of arable, as she chats with Paul Gosling, AHDB’s Senior manager for the Recommended Lists (RL), as they discuss the process for varieties to become recommended, what happens during the trials and how best to utilise the list information.   We also chat with Clare Leaman, cereal variety specialist at Niab about what resources are available to aid variety choice and some key factors to consider on farm.

    34 min

  7. 07/25/2025

    How plant breeders bring new wheat varieties to market

    This episode delves into the complexities of plant breeding as we visit DSV's breeding centre in Oxfordshire and discuss how a new variety is bred and the steps required to bring it to market. Join Ash Ellwood as she takes a tour of the facility while chatting with DSV's wheat breeder, Dr Matthew Kerton. Also, our brand-new addition to the podcast features five growers from around the country sharing their favourite meals to have in the field during harvest time, ranging from pheasant to prawn toast!

    37 min

  8. 06/19/2025

    'Crop It Like It's Hot' LIVE from Cereals

    In our exciting re-launch episode, we chat with Hutchinson's head of environmental services, Georgina Wallis, who gives us an update on the recently scrapped Sustainable Farming Incentive funding and an insight into the latest spending budget. We then head to NIAB's soil hole, where chief executive, Prof Mario Caccamo, discusses the importance of independent variety selection.  With changing legislation and environmental pressures, plant breeding programs are crucial for future developments. Dr Alex Doering, managing director of DSV UK, talks us through the OSR breeding programs and what exciting new traits are on offer. Finally, we catch up with RAGT's Andrew Creasy and Senova's Hugh Harley, who walk us through a new farm-saved seed royalty collection service and a new Group 4 wheat variety.

    28 min
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Our Crop It Like It’s Hot podcast gives growers access to the most recent developments and opinions from industry experts and farmers across the UK.Hosted by Farmers Guardian's Arable Technical Specialist, Ash Ellwood. Whether you’re thinking of trying a new system, interested in keeping up with the latest in crop protection and variety selection, or curious about secondary income opportunities, Crop It Like It's Hot has you covered.  Powered by Farmers Guardian

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