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ChewintheCud PodcastCircular Farming: Better Food, Healthier PlanetForget 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: crops generate non‑edible biomass and the food industry creates co‑products; ruminants turn those streams into milk and meat while pr...
2026-02-181h 07ChewintheCud PodcastTransition Milk; Leads to Stronger CalvesWhat 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 pooled, pasteurised fresh cow milk.We start with the fundamentals: dialling in colostrum quality, quantity, timing, cleanliness, and st...
2026-02-041h 03ChewintheCud PodcastCows Choose Breakfast, Robots Do The DishesFresh 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 evolving milk contracts. The conversation follows the practical steps: planning lanes and gates, sizing paddocks, sticking to entr...
2026-01-211h 07ChewintheCud PodcastEmploying 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 safety brief, PPE issued, WhatsApp groups explained, and a mentor assigned. Becky introduces th...
2026-01-071h 08ChewintheCud PodcastThe Walk to the Land of the Long White CloudWhat 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 then tackle the big pivot in lameness thinking: moving beyond the old acidosis-laminitis narrat...
2025-12-171h 09ChewintheCud PodcastAI, Satellites, and Smarter Grazing DecisionsPlanning 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 perfect weather data, Agribot blends discrete atmospheric states with optical and radar satellites to read how your swar...
2025-12-031h 11ChewintheCud PodcastSuccession, Wills, And Keeping The Farm RunningA 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 points of failure hide. Wills, partnership agreements, and up‑to‑date records ke...
2025-11-191h 02ChewintheCud PodcastReading Cows: Signals That Boost Welfare And YieldEver 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 and back again. The fix is not force; it is design and timing. More even light across the shed, cl...
2025-11-051h 14ChewintheCud PodcastCow Recovery, Done RightA 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 method any well-briefed team can follow.We trace the journey from improvised bucket-rolls and hip lifter misuse to a stand...
2025-10-151h 07ChewintheCud PodcastFarming & 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 agriculture. We unpack the Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 in p...
2025-10-011h 06ChewintheCud PodcastThe GB Calf Strategy: Past Progress, Future VisionDiscover 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 world-leading adoption of sexed semen (88% in Holstein breeds) that's dramatically reduced unwanted dairy bull calves. You'll learn how the UK's unique...
2025-09-171h 07ChewintheCud PodcastBeyond Breeding: The Epigenetic RevolutionWhat 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 are actually followed—and this can be influenced by everything from nutrition to environment.Through real-world examples, we discover how farms across Europe are seeing rem...
2025-09-031h 13ChewintheCud PodcastForgotten Heifers: The Lost MonthsWhat 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 financial stakes are significant - rearing costs range from £1,000-£3,000 per heifer, with each day beyond 24 months adding £2.87. More alarmingly, heifers calving at...
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ChewintheCud PodcastAmino Acids: The Hidden Heroes of Heifer HealthAmino 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-balanced diet from birth through first lactation. When salmonella struck both groups, only three calves died in the amino acid...
2025-08-061h 04ChewintheCud PodcastThe Transition Period: Setting Cows Up for SuccessThe 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 transition management right can save farms an average of 6 pence per litre. Drawing from Premier Nutrition's Transition Management System data covering 200,000 cows, he breaks down the critical...
2025-07-161h 08ChewintheCud PodcastAre 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 every calf born gets genomically tested at birth. The results challenged their perceptions of which cow families were truly valuable. "...
2025-07-021h 04ChewintheCud PodcastHow'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 side.Often he finds that...
2025-06-191h 09ChewintheCud PodcastCalf Immune StatusThis 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 original concept, with some dead ends along the way, to being...
2025-06-0554 minChewintheCud PodcastUK Agri-Tech CentreThis 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 centres merged to form one single entity.
2025-05-151h 07ChewintheCud PodcastPursuing WealthThis 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 a textFor...
2025-05-011h 05ChewintheCud PodcastElite BeefThis time Jade Toone, Key Account Manager, Buitelaar Group and Jessica Tomley, Buying Manager Livestock, Elite Beef join the team.Like usual we start with both their backgrounds to get them to where they are today with Buitelaar Group & Elite Beef.Then we move on to today's subject of Elite Beef. Elite Beef is an integrated beef scheme set up in partnership between Buitelaar Group and Myton Food Group to source and supply beef into Morrisons supermarkets. Buitelaar Group source and rear the calves, before going to Elite Beef Scheme members, wh...
2025-04-171h 06ChewintheCud PodcastOptimising Silage ProductionThis time Eric Dorr, Founder, Silage Consulting International joins the team.Like usual we start with Eric's background, having been in the industry and worked for several companies that are household names within the industry, including Lallemand Animal Nutrition & Chr. Hansen Animal Health. Eric was also the original importer of Silostop into North America before founding his own business Silage Consulting International in 2023.Then we move on to today's subject of Optimising Silage Production.We discuss the problems, and therefore solutions, for good silage production worldwide, and talk about the basics of getting...
2025-04-031h 24ChewintheCud PodcastFire & RescueThis time Ollie Simons, Crew Manager, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service joins the team.Like usual we start with Ollie's background, on the periphery of agriculture before joining Dorset & Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service to be where he is today.Then we move on to today's subject of fire & rescue!While we have an expectation of Ollie & his colleagues to deliver a service when we need them, we discuss with Ollie what we can do, to make their life easier & safer when we do need to call them.From using what3words...
2025-03-201h 10ChewintheCud PodcastTB Advisory ServiceThis time Sarah Tomlinson, Technical Director, TB Advisory Service (TBAS), joins the team for an episode of the podcast.Like usual we start with Sarah's background, graduating as a farm vet to where she is today with TBAS.Then we discuss the history of TB, and how you used to be rewarded for the voluntarily testing your herd!We discuss the different skin tests, and why we use the one we do here in the UK, before moving on to discuss the Gamma Test and what this brings for TB detection....
2025-03-061h 12ChewintheCud PodcastHerdVisionThis time the team are joined by Gabby Emery, Customer Success Manager, HerdVision.Like usual we start with Gabby's background, from growing up on a farm in Somerset, to where she is today with HerdVision before we move on to today's topic of HerdVision.Listen as we discuss how HerdVision went from a proof of concept to be developed into the commercial product it is today.We talk about it's ability to measure body condition score (BCS) and mobility every time an animal walks under the camera, and measures changes in BCS far...
2025-02-201h 01ChewintheCud PodcastAntimicrobial Focus ReportThis time the team are joined by Kathryn Rowland, Senior Farm Services Manager, Kingshay Farming & Conservation Ltd.Like usual we start with Kathryn's background, from a dairy farm in West Dorset, to where she is today with Kingshay before we move on to today's topic of the Antimicrobial Focus Report.We take a look at different aspects and discuss the trends of the report, and look at how while the use of antimicrobials on farm is down, the overall health of the herds in the report has not suffered as a consequence.We...
2025-02-061h 00ChewintheCud PodcastEducational OpportunitiesThis time the team are joined by Claire Winson, Head of Animal & Environmental Sciences and George Stickly, Farm Manager of Rodway Farm, from Bridgewater & Taunton College - Cannington Campus.Like usual we start with both Claire & George's backgrounds, before we move on to today's topic of Educational Opportunities in Agriculture.We discuss the different education options available to students, from Level 1 all the way to Level 6, depending on previous experience & qualifications, how teaching has changed in the last thirty years, to the support students can get when at the college.We then take...
2025-01-161h 04ChewintheCud PodcastPeople ManagementThis time the team are joined by Paul Harris, Founder & CEO of Real Success Ltd.Like usual we start with Paul's background, which was outside the agricultural industry, how he began Real Success and then how he became involved with agriculture to the role he plays within it today.Then we move on to the main topic of today's episode, People Management.We discuss the challenges we face today as an industry for recruiting, and then retaining staff, and sometimes how the most basic things can make a difference.Along the...
2025-01-021h 10ChewintheCud PodcastFarming, Politics & PodcastingThis time the team, based in the South West of England, are joined by Neil Parish, farmer, former MEP & MP and now podcaster.Neil started life on the family farm, not far outside Bridgewater, in Somerset and so we initially discuss his life in farming, and how his farm has changed over the years to where it is today.Then we move on to politics and discuss Neil's time as an MEP in Brussels, before becoming an MP in Westminster. We compare the two parliaments, discuss all the different Prime Ministers we've had during that...
2024-12-191h 15ChewintheCud PodcastChemical Free Dairying?This time the team, based in the South West of England, are joined by Paul Morris, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Oxi-Tech Solutions Limited.As usual we start with a brief overview of our guest's background to get to where they are today.Then we move on to the main topic of today's episode, the Oxi-Tech system that uses pulse oxidation to offer a chemical free solution to cleaning your milking equipment.At the South West Dairy Development Centre (SWDDC) it was attached to the Lely robots on site, but can be fitted...
2024-12-051h 05ChewintheCud PodcastEvidence Based Calf RearingThis time the team, based in the South West of England, are joined by Mickie Blackett, Supply Chain Business Growth Manager & James Taylor, Farm Manager from the Buitelaar Group.As usual we start with a brief over view of both of our guests' backgrounds to get to where they are today.Then we move on to today topic of Evidence Based Calf Rearing.Not only do we take a tour of the farm, but we discuss the continuing development of the farm and it's facilities and how the business is constantly tweaking as...
2024-11-2158 minChewintheCud PodcastFeet & MobilityYour hosts Andrew Jones & Sarah Bolt, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Dr James Wilson, Hoof Health Consultant & PDRA (Post Doctoral Research Associate) at Liverpool University.As usual we start with a brief over view both of our guest's background from herdsman to where he is today.Then we move on to today topic of Feet & Mobility.We first discuss the UK Hoof Health Registry and the benefits of people sharing their data with the AHDB to improve genetic gain with regards to feet & mobility....
2024-11-0759 minChewintheCud PodcastSilage SamplingYour hosts Andrew Jones & Sarah Bolt, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Richard Tunnicliffe, Analytical Services Manager and Isabelle England, Technical Account Manager both from Trouw Nutrition.As usual we start with a brief over view both of our guests backgrounds to get them to where they are today.Then we move on to today's main topic which is silage sampling. What happens, over the next twenty four hours, once your sample is put in the post to receiving the results the next day.We then discuss...
2024-10-1756 minChewintheCud PodcastHoofcount & PediVueYour hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Anthony Marsh, Director at Hoofcount LtdAs usual we start with a brief over view of Anthony's background and how he started Hoofcount.We then move on to today's main topic which is the development of the PediVue, from Hoofcount. The product was recently Winner of the "Best New Product" competition at the recent UK Dairy Day in September.This follows on from our podcast in May 2024, where we discuss the project in more detail...
2024-10-031h 00ChewintheCud PodcastUsing Data for BreedingYour hosts Andrew Jones & Sarah Bolt, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Neil Greggor, Solutions Manager at Viking Genetics UK.As Neil's background is familiar to our regular listeners he gives us a brief overview of his career before we move to our main topic of this podcast.Using data to make your breeding decisions.Neil discusses how it doesn't matter your type of system, your type of cow, using all the data you have available, be it pedigrees, milk recording or genomic, it all helps you...
2024-09-191h 07ChewintheCud PodcastMaize HarvestingYour hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Neil Groom, General Manager at Grainseed.Like usual we start with a brief introduction from Neil about how he started in the industry to get to where he is today.Then we move on to today's topic and start with a brief overview of the trials currently being run at Wiltshire College & University Centre Lackham, not only for DEFRA & NIAB but also the MGA (Maize Growers Association).We also discuss some of the basic questions...
2024-09-051h 00ChewintheCud PodcastWomen in DairyYour hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Sarah Bolt & Becky Miles, two of the co-founders of Women in Dairy.With Sarah being a returning guest we move straight on to Becky and ask her about her background, and how she got to the multiple job titles she has today!We then move on to discuss the ten years that "Women in Dairy" has been in existence, the hows, wheres & why is started. The successes they've seen and the upcoming celebration they have planned, and...
2024-08-1557 minChewintheCud PodcastAmino AcidsYour hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Andrew Harrison, Technical Sales Manager, from I'Anson Brothers Ltd in Yorkshire.As usual we start by asking Andrew about his background, from a farm in Lancashire to where he is now with I'Anson Brothers.We then discuss the new feed mill that I'Anson Brothers are due to open about the time this podcast is released, and discussed the process of starting from scratch on a green field site and what they included and how they are already...
2024-08-011h 03ChewintheCud PodcastOn Tour with Germinal HorizonYour hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Dr Jo Matthews, Technical Trials Manager, and Harley Brown-Keech, Area Sales Manager, from Germinal GB Limited at their Germinal Horizon site in Wiltshire.Initially we talk about the background of both our guests, and then briefly about the history of Germinal.We then talk to Jo & Harley about the whole process of developing the different varieties for the different species, how long it takes, and the cost, before they even get to Germinal Horizon Wiltshire....
2024-07-151h 17ChewintheCud PodcastChewintheCud Season 2: Episode 12 - Cows, Chickens & KylieYour hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Neil Christensen, partner in Steanbow Farms Ltd, at Pilton in Somerset.We talk to Neil about the different aspects of the farm and how the management of the business is split with his brother, with Neil looking after all the Livestock and Mike looking after all the Operations (all the field work).We then discuss the how the farm is affected for three months of the year, not just three days of the year, by being part...
2024-06-141h 08ChewintheCud PodcastChewintheCud Season 2: Episode 11B - Dairy & Technology: Part 2Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Mike Jones, Dairy Technical Manager from UK Agri-Tech Centre, based at the South West Dairy Development Centre (SWDDC) near Shepton Mallet in Somerset. With this we had so much great information recorded that rather than one long episode we decided to split the episode into two parts, so welcome to part to of this episode.We continue our conversation and tour around the SWDDC and this time discuss data gathering and ongoing projects on satellite grass measuring, v...
2024-05-1551 minChewintheCud PodcastChewintheCud Season 2: Episode 11A - Dairy & Technology: Part 1Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Mike Jones, Dairy Technical Manager from UK Agri-Tech Centre, based at the South West Dairy Development Centre (SWDDC) near Shepton Mallet in Somerset. As always we start with an introduction to Mike and his background, from starting his career on a dairy farm, managing herds to working with technology in the genetics industry to where he is now managing the different projects at the SWDDC testing technology before it becomes commercially available.With this podcast we tested n...
2024-05-1546 minChewintheCud PodcastChewintheCud Season 2: Episode 10 - Oxygen Barrier SheetsYour hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Sean O'Toole, Regional Sales Manager, North UK & Europe for Silostop Agri.As always we start with an introduction to Sean and his background, from a farm in Lincolnshire he went to college. Then upon completion of his course started in the ruminants feed industry, before progressing over the last 30 years to where he is today with Silostop Agri.We then start the story back in 1995, and a trip to Italy, by the then owners of Silostop where...
2024-04-1557 minChewintheCud PodcastChewintheCud Season 2: Episode 09 - Urease Inhibitors & Protected UreaYour hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined (again) by Andrew Clune, Business Development Manager, Nitrogen Solutions from BASF.A quick rerun over Andrew's background before we talk about today's subject Urease Inhibitors & Protected Urea.We discuss the incoming requirements for all farmers to use a protected urea from 1st April every year, as this links back to the government's clean air strategy, and why we need to follow this industry lead initiative rather than have regulations enforced on us by the government.We...
2024-03-1552 minChewintheCud PodcastChewintheCud Season 2: Episode 08 - In Conversation with...Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Farmer's Weekly Dairy Farmer of the Year 2017, Neville Loder.Like usual we talk about Neville's background growing up on the family dairy farm, before travelling to various countries & continents around the world to experience farming there.Then upon his return home he partnered up, with his now wife, Sue to begin their farming journey with their growing flock of sheep dotted around the local area until such time as they obtained their first tenancy on a local...
2024-02-151h 03ChewintheCud PodcastChewintheCud Season 2: Episode 07 - Environmental Farmers GroupYour hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Teresa Dent, Chief Executive GWCT (Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust) & board member EFG (Environmental Farmers Group) , and Peter Shallcross, a local farmer member EFG & Chairman Nadder Valley Cluster.Like usual we start with a little bit about the about the background of our speakers, with Teresa a farm consultant for many years before joining the then GCT, which evolved into GWCT, and Peter being a dairy farmer in the local area.We then move on to discuss how...
2024-01-1500 minChewintheCud PodcastChewintheCud Season 2: Episode 06 - Dairying in FNQ!Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by James Geraghty, dairy farmer and former director QDO (Queensland Dairy Organisation), later eastAUSmilk, retiring from the position after 22 years at the end of 2022. He also happened to be Andrew's neighbour during his six years dairying in FNQ (Far North Queensland).Big thanks to James Geraghty — eastAUSmilkJames talks about how his family moved to the area after it began to be cleared of virgin rainforest at the beginning of the 20th century and at the time Andrew li...
2023-12-151h 04ChewintheCud PodcastChewintheCud Season 2: Episode 05 - Its Good to Talk!Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Andy Dodd, Farm Consultant from FCG (The Farm Consultancy Group), and Andy & Lynda Eadon from Len's Light, a legacy for Len Eadon, shining a light on mental health issues in the rural community and raising funds to support charities tackling these issues.Like usual we start by asking all our guests how they are involved in the industry, and how they got to be where they are today.Then we move on to the main discussion of...
2023-11-1547 minChewintheCud PodcastChewintheCud Season 2: Episode 04 - The Power of Milk RecordingYour hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Janette Mathie, Head of Field Services, and Karen Reeve, Area Manager for the South of England, from CIS (Cattle Information Services).Janette's journey starts like many looking for a part time job to work around her children going to school, and then worked her way up through the business to where she is now.Karen originally offered relief management services, before starting milk recording, along with relief milking and then moved into milk recording full time before...
2023-10-161h 04ChewintheCud PodcastChewintheCud Season 2: Episode 03 - Sugars - Improving Rumen HealthYour host Andrew Jones & guest host Sarah Bolt based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Bronwen Pihlwret, Ruminant Technical Manager, QLF (Quality Liquid Feeds) Ltd.Bron talks her journey from life on a beef & arable farm, via Archaeology, to her role today with QLF.Bron then discusses sugars, and therefore molasses, and their roles within a diet, and how the majority of UK diets are lacking sugars and the benefits these bring.The large majority of the discussed benefits come under the umbrella of "Improving Rumen Health" and t...
2023-09-151h 09ChewintheCud PodcastChewintheCud Season 2: Episode 02 - Succession PlanningYour hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Farmer's Weekly Dairy Farmer of the Year 2022 Catherine Pickford and her herd manager Nathan Crocker.Both have their own journeys to where they are now but Catherine's starts with her returning home in 1995 with 70 Black & Whites calving AYR to today with 400 spring calving cows and tells us about all the changes the business has seen in the last 28 years, including moving farms five years ago to a farm that had very very limited dairying infrastructure before the move and...
2023-08-151h 01ChewintheCud PodcastChewintheCud Season 2: Episode 01 - Gillingham & Shaftesbury ShowYour hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Giles Simpson , Agronomy Team Manager, Pearce Seeds LLP as well as the current Chairman of The Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show.Giles discusses his own journey into the industry from following his father around a farm, to managing farms in his own right, to joining Pearce Seeds over twenty years ago to is position now as Agronomy Team Manager before discussing the primary subject of this podcast, Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show.Giles discusses the history of the show, what goes...
2023-07-1459 minChewintheCud PodcastChewintheCud Season 1: Episode 12 - Calf Milk PowdersYour hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Dr Laura Tennant, Young Animal Feeds Technical Manager, Trouw Nutrition GB.Laura discusses her own journey into the industry, from a beef & sheep farm near Harrogate in Yorkshire to studying for her degree in Bristol, her Masters in London, to her PhD in Nottingham before becoming the Head of Youngstock at Nottingham University, to where she is now at Trouw before discussing the primary subject of this podcast, Calf Milk Powders!Laura then discusses milk powders, the d...
2023-06-151h 05ChewintheCud PodcastChewintheCud Season 1: Episode 11 - Carbon Sequestration: It's not just trees!Your hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Sarah Bolt, Technical Knowledge Exchange Manager, Kingshay Farming & Conservation Ltd & Co-founder Women in Dairy.Sarah discusses her own journey into the industry, from a entirely non rural background, but already knowing at the age of four that she wanted to involved in the dairy industry, before then completing her education and joining the commercial side of the farming industry to where she is now at Kingshay before discussing the primary subject of this podcast, Carbon Sequestration: Its not just...
2023-05-151h 03ChewintheCud PodcastChewintheCud Season 1: Episode 10 - Silage Additives: The Good, The Bad & The UglyYour hosts Andrew Jones & Neil Greggor, based in the South West of England, are this time joined by Colin Hanson-Orr, Nutritionist, Forage Technology Ltd.Colin discusses his own journey in the industry from being a child of RAF parents, with a detour to rock star, to being where he is now at Forage Technology before discussing the primary subject of this podcast, Silage Additives: The Good , The Bad & The Ugly.Colin discusses the history of silage additives, from neat acids to biological bacteria, what to look for in a good additive, as well as when y...
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