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How Much Sun Is Too Much?
May 5, 2026
54m 07s
Great Silage Starts With The Right Clamp Layout
Apr 14, 2026
1h 03m 14s
Clover Can Cut Nitrogen Use, Without Cutting Yield
Mar 31, 2026
1h 08m 59s
European Dairy Farmers Congress 2026
Mar 18, 2026
1h 05m 50s
Bokashi Basics; For Better Manure Management
Mar 4, 2026
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| 5/5/26 |  How Much Sun Is Too Much? | Sunburn feels like an inconvenience until you connect it to the cancer statistics. Melanoma is the fifth most common cancer in the UK, and Susanna Daniels, CEO of Melanoma Focus, joins us to explain why a “just a mole” mindset is risky, and why early action can be life-saving. We talk plainly about what melanoma is, how UV damage builds up over time, and why noticing a new or changing mole, or something that simply looks odd is the moment to contact your GP. We also bring it back to farm life... | 54m 07s | ||||||
| 4/14/26 | Great Silage Starts With The Right Clamp Layout | Silage isn’t just a crop, it’s a high value asset, and the clamp you store it in can quietly decide how much of it you actually get to feed. We sit down with Jeremy Perkins from SiloStop Agri to talk through what good silage pit design looks like in 2026, from the first site visit to the details that protect forage quality for months. If you’re expanding, switching systems, or simply running out of space, this conversation helps you think clearly about layout, access for modern machinery, and... | 1h 03m 14s | ||||||
| 3/31/26 |  Clover Can Cut Nitrogen Use, Without Cutting Yield | Clover can feel like a gamble until you understand what it’s really doing in the sward and how small management choices decide the outcome. We’re joined by John Spence, Forage Crops Product Manager at Limagrain, to get clear on the practical differences between red clover and white clover, and how to choose the right option for grazing, silage, or a dual-purpose ley on UK dairy farms. We talk through the big paybacks farmers actually care about: higher home-grown protein, better digestibility... | 1h 08m 59s | ||||||
| 3/18/26 | European Dairy Farmers Congress 2026 | Numbers make people uncomfortable for a reason: they tell the truth. We’re joined by the EDF UK team to unpack European Dairy Farmers and the EDF Congress heading to Chester on 23 to 25 June, including what it is, who it’s for, and why cost of production benchmarking can turn a good idea into a confident decision. We talk through the structure of the three day programme at Chester Racecourse, mixing plenary sessions, targeted workshops and tightly run farm visits in one of the UK’s most conc... | 1h 05m 50s | ||||||
| 3/4/26 | Bokashi Basics; For Better Manure Management | What if your muck heap could hold onto its nitrogen, keep its carbon, and feed soil life the moment it hits the ground? We sit down with Andrew Sincock of Agriton to demystify Bokashi—an anaerobic, lactic-led fermentation of farmyard manure that turns a “waste problem” into a high-value fertiliser strategy. No turning windrows. No mystical inputs. Just weekly microbes on deep bedding, a sensible handle on carbon-to-nitrogen ratios, and a sheet to finish the job. Andrew takes us from first pr... | 1h 20m 30s | ||||||
| 2/18/26 | Circular Farming: Better Food, Healthier Planet | Forget the headline battles over “cow versus climate.” We dig into how livestock, managed within a circular bioeconomy, can actually reduce risk, recover nutrients, and improve the food we eat. With Professor Michael Lee of Harper Adams University, we connect the dots between soil carbon, methane chemistry, and what ends up on your plate, showing why measuring only gross emissions per kilogram misses the true picture of sustainable dairy and beef. We start by reframing circular farming: crop... | 1h 07m 49s | ||||||
| 2/4/26 | Transition Milk; Leads to Stronger Calves | What if the biggest gains in calf health happen after the first feed? We explore the overlooked power of transition milk — the nutrient- and antibody-rich milkings from days two to four — and how feeding it for 10 days can tilt the odds toward healthier, faster-growing calves. With veterinary surgeon Dr Ryan Davies, we follow a spring block-calving herd in West Wales from a farmer’s observation to a structured study, complete with daily passive immunity testing and twice-daily Brix checks on ... | 1h 03m 21s | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | Cows Choose Breakfast, Robots Do The Dishes | Fresh grass, quiet robots, and cows that choose their own breakfast. That’s the unexpected picture that emerges when grazing meets automation on modern UK dairy farms. We sit down with Matthew Senior, Farmer & Robot Grazing Consultant and George Dalton, Farmer, who prove robotic milking doesn’t end pasture; it strengthens it, from ABC grazing schedules to leaner labour and sharper decisions. We unpack why a shift from spring to autumn block calving can fit dry summers, wet winters, and ev... | 1h 07m 21s | ||||||
| 1/7/26 | Employing is Easy; Keeping People Isn’t! | New year, fresh start, better teams. We sit down with Becky Miles from Real Success to map out how UK dairy farms can turn a good hire into a long-term teammate. Not with grand gestures, but with the basics done well: a thoughtful first day, honest safety culture, and the kind of everyday communication that prevents small problems becoming big ones. We unpack a practical onboarding blueprint you can copy tomorrow—10 a.m. start, warm welcome, terms and conditions on the table, health and safet... | 1h 08m 00s | ||||||
| 12/17/25 | The Walk to the Land of the Long White Cloud | What really makes a cow go lame, and why did it take so long to change our minds? We sit down with Professor Jon Huxley—raised on a Welsh dairy, now leading Massey University’s vet school in New Zealand—for a candid tour through research that reshaped mastitis control, lameness prevention, and fresh cow care. Jon shares the story behind teat sealants becoming a cornerstone of selective dry cow therapy, showing how solid trials helped cut antibiotic use without compromising udder health. We th... | 1h 09m 37s | ||||||
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| 12/3/25 | AI, Satellites, and Smarter Grazing Decisions | Planning grazing by guesswork is costly; planning it with field‑level satellite insight is a game‑changer. We sit down with Chris Knight of Agribot to unpack how AI, radar, and atmosphere forecasting can measure pasture growth, cut labour, and help UK dairy farms make better, faster decisions. Chris shares his journey from space and defence systems into agriculture, and why the most powerful shift is modelling each field on its own behaviour. Instead of relying on generic equations and perfe... | 1h 11m 45s | ||||||
| 11/19/25 | Succession, Wills, And Keeping The Farm Running | A farm doesn’t pause for grief, and that’s exactly why a clear succession plan matters. We sit down with Old Mill partners Willem Puddy and Philip Kirkpatrick to unpack the human, legal, and financial knots around passing on a family farm—without tearing the business or the family apart. From the first awkward conversation to the final signatures, we walk through what actually works on real farms. We start with the essentials: who owns what, what sits in the estate, and where the single poin... | 1h 02m 48s | ||||||
| 11/5/25 | Reading Cows: Signals That Boost Welfare And Yield | Ever wish you could read a shed like a story? We walk through CowSignals® with vet consultant Owen Atkinson and coach-trainer Jo Speed, showing how behaviour becomes your best advisory tool. From the CowSignals® Diamond (feed, water, light, air, rest, and space) to the way cows actually see the world, we translate subtle cues into practical changes that raise performance and lower stress. We dig into stress-free stockmanship and the Hemsworth cycle, where human tension fuels animal tension an... | 1h 14m 28s | ||||||
| 10/14/25 | Cow Recovery, Done Right | A down cow should never mean panic. We sit down with Dorset tenant farmer James Yeatman and Synergy Farm Health’s research lead, vet Rachel Hayton, to unpack a farmer-built “cow ambulance” that turns a stressful emergency into a calm, repeatable procedure. Born from love for cows and sharpened by hard lessons—and yes, a tough Panorama broadcast—this system pairs a purpose-built, rounded-edge, rubber-lined bucket with a simple reel and straps, then anchors it all with a nine-step training meth... | 1h 07m 45s | ||||||
| 9/30/25 | Farming & First Aid: Help Save a Life! | A hard truth: UK farming employs a tiny slice of the workforce yet carries a heavy share of workplace deaths. We don’t say that to point fingers—we say it to spark action. This conversation gets practical about first aid on farms: what the law expects, what good looks like for a working farm, and how to build skills that actually stick when seconds matter. Emma Hann joins us with a rare blend of A&E, 111 and minor injuries experience, now delivering first aid training shaped for agricult... | 1h 06m 20s | ||||||
| 9/16/25 | The GB Calf Strategy: Past Progress, Future Vision | Discover how the GB Calf Strategy is transforming British farming by creating purposeful connections between dairy and beef sectors. Join AHDB experts Sarah Tomlinson, Laura Awdry, and Harriet Bunning as they reveal the remarkable progress already made and outline an ambitious five-year vision built on three foundational pillars: Right Calf, Right Start, and Right Route. The podcast takes you on a journey from the strategy's origins in 2006 following the ban on live calf exports to today's w... | 1h 07m 59s | ||||||
| 9/2/25 | Beyond Breeding: The Epigenetic Revolution | What if your cows could tell you exactly what they need to thrive? That's the groundbreaking promise of epigenetics, where the frontier of dairy science meets practical farm management. In this fascinating deep dive, Ian Garner, Head of R&D at Antler Bio, reveals how gene expression technology is revolutionizing dairy farming by unlocking hidden potential beyond traditional genetics. While genetics provides the blueprint, epigenetics determines whether those genetic instructions ar... | 1h 13m 38s | ||||||
| 8/19/25 | Forgotten Heifers: The Lost Months | What happens to your dairy heifers between weaning and calving? This question reveals a critical blind spot on many UK dairy farms. While we meticulously monitor pre-weaning calves and track age at first calving, those crucial months in between often become a forgotten period where potential growth, health, and future productivity can be compromised. Farm veterinarian Emily Linton takes us through this overlooked phase, revealing eye-opening facts about its impact on your bottom line. The fin... | 58m 03s | ||||||
| 8/5/25 |  Amino Acids: The Hidden Heroes of Heifer Health | Amino acids may be the most underrated nutritional tool for transforming heifer development and health on your dairy farm. In this eye-opening episode, Ken March takes us through his remarkable journey from East London to becoming a dairy nutrition specialist in West Wales, where his thirst for knowledge led him to the cutting edge of amino acid nutrition. Ken shares results from a ground breaking trial comparing 100 calves on a standard diet against 100 calves receiving an amino acid-balanc... | 1h 04m 49s | ||||||
| 7/15/25 | The Transition Period: Setting Cows Up for Success | The transition period is the highest-risk window in a dairy cow's life, with far-reaching consequences for health, productivity, and farm profitability. In this comprehensive episode, we speak with Donald Lawson, head of the ruminant team at Premier Nutrition, who shares invaluable insights from his extensive experience managing transition cow nutrition. Donald reveals how approximately 80% of health problems in dairy cows originate during the six-week window around calving, and how getting ... | 1h 08m 19s | ||||||
| 7/1/25 | Are Genomics Working? | What does the UK's third-highest PLI Holstein herd discover when they test every calf born on their farm? Stuart and Helen Rogers of Longmoor Farm reveal how genomic testing transformed not just their breeding decisions, but their entire approach to dairy farming. When the Rogers family moved their pedigree Holstein herd from Oxfordshire to Dorset in 2011, they wanted to push their genetics forward. What started with tentative use of genomic bulls evolved into a comprehensive strategy where e... | 1h 04m 08s | ||||||
| 6/18/25 | How's your Insurance Cover? | This time Simon Reeves, Managing Director, Pangea Insurance joins the team. Like usual we start with both their backgrounds, to get them to where they are today with their respective businesses. Like usual we start with Simon's background to get to where he is today as Managing Director of his own insurance brokering business. Then we move on to discuss today's topic of how's your insurance cover? Simon discuss how insurance companies like to win, and the advantages of having a broker on your... | 1h 09m 15s | ||||||
| 6/4/25 | Calf Immune Status | This time Conner Smith, Product Lead for Diagnostic & Ruminant Specialist, Bimeda and Rachel Hayton, Vet & Research Lead, Synergy Farm Health join the team. Like usual we start with both their backgrounds, to get them to where they are today with their respective businesses. Then we move on to today's topic of Calf Immune Status, and more specifically the development of the ImmunIGY Bovine IgG Test. We discuss how the idea of the test came about, how the product was developed from the... | 54m 17s | ||||||
| 5/14/25 | UK Agri-Tech Centre | This time Robert Morrison, Head of Farms, UK Agri-Tech Centre and Mike Jones, Dairy Technical Manager, UK Agri-Tech Centre join the team. Like usual we start with both their backgrounds, to get them to where they are today with UK Agri-Tech Centre. It's been a year since we visited the South West Dairy Development Centre (SWDDC) with Mike, and so we have a little catch up with how the herd is now doing, but it's also been a year since UK Agri-Tech Centre was formed when three agri-tech centre... | 1h 07m 37s | ||||||
| 4/30/25 | Pursuing Wealth | This time Neil Adams, former Managing Director, Promar International, joins the team. Like usual we start with Neil's background from a small dairy farm in Shropshire, to (now retired) Managing Director of Promar International. Then we move on to today's subject of Pursuing Wealth. We discuss what is wealth? Is it money in the bank? Is it time with your family? Or being happy in what you do? This was recorded in October 2024 and all information was correct at the time of recording. Send us Fa... | 1h 05m 05s | ||||||
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