UK growers diversify income
From Cut the Crop! by Foundation for Arable Research (NZ)
March 14, 2026 · 15 min · Season 7 · Episode 9
About this episode
Gordon Rennie discusses the challenges faced by UK growers and their search for alternative income streams.
Scottish arable farmer and agronomist Gordon Rennie likes to swap his winter for a New Zealand summer. In this episode of Cut the Crop, he tells Scott Champion that low crop returns and fewer chemical options are leading UK growers to look at other income streams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Scott Champion
Guest: Gordon Rennie
Topics covered
- agriculture
- income diversification
- crop management
- chemical options
- UK farming
Keywords
- arable farming
- crop returns
- agronomy
- income streams
- farming challenges
Mentioned in this episode
Places: UK, New Zealand, Scotland
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