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Inside the PodThe Beans and the BeesIn this episode of Inside the Pod, we’re joined by Charlotte Apsey, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge whose research gets right to the heart of one of the biggest questions facing pulse growers. How can we improve field bean yields while working with nature rather than against it.Charlotte’s work focuses on pollination in field beans and, specifically, the role wildflower margins can play in attracting pollinators into crops. Speaking to episode host, Ben Pike, she explains why beans are more reliant on insect activity than many growers might assume, what happens when...
2025-12-1525 min
Inside the PodPGRO Descriptive List for Peas and Beans 2026PGRO has unveiled its 2026 Descriptive List for pulses, which contains 11 new pea and bean varieties. Joining Ben Pike in today's special episode of Inside the Pod is Dr Chris Judge, who goes through the new varieties from this year's list, which contains seven new combining peas, two winter beans, and two spring beans.Chris also talks to us about how the Descriptive List trials performed this season, after contending with drought conditions across much of the country and a small number of trial sites failing.The Descriptive List gives growers the opportunity to compare different...
2025-11-2731 minInside the PodSenova: Taking an Innovative Approach to Pulse Crop DevelopmentIn this Supply Chain Focus edition of Inside the Pod, host Matt Webster speaks to George Goodwin, the managing director of Senova, a private and independent seed marketing and crop development company with an innovative approach.In this episode Matt and George discuss what companies such as Senova are looking to achieve from their breeding programs, and what's coming down the innovation pipeline, as well as looking at what products and pulse varieties Senova have to offer to growers in the industry, and Senova's working relationship with the PGRO.
2025-11-2110 minInside the PodBunge UK: Unpacking the Dynamics of the UK Pulse MarketIn this episode of Inside the Pod, host Ben Pike sits down with pulses trader James Ormerod from Bunge UK to unpack the current dynamics shaping the UK pulse market. James offers a trader’s view of supply and demand, exploring how policy, global competition, and shifting domestic priorities are influencing bean and pea prices.UK bean production has halved in recent years, falling from around 800,000 tonnes to nearer 400,000 tonnes. James attributes much of this decline to SFI (Sustainable Farming Incentive) payments, which have encouraged growers to take land out of production for guaranteed returns. Although Defra’s la...
2025-11-0328 minInside the PodKerb-ing the Risk: Propyzamide Stewardship after Winter Bean DrillingIn this episode of Inside the Pod from the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO), host Ben Pike is joined by Dr. Becky Howard from PGRO and Joe Martin from Corteva Agriscience to discuss responsible use of propyzamide, the active ingredient in Kerb® and Kerb® Flo, a key herbicide for grassweed control in winter beans.Becky and Joe explain why propyzamide remains a crucial tool for managing resistant blackgrass and other grass and broadleaf weeds, thanks to its unique mode of action and effectiveness in cooler, moist soils. However, they also stress that increasing environmental scrutiny, particularly ar...
2025-10-2917 minInside the PodThe NCS Project - McArthur BDCIn this episode of Inside the Pod, Emily Scaife speaks to John McArthur, Managing Director at McArthur BDC, about his involvement in the NCS Project.
2025-09-1720 minInside the PodCrop Update: Pea Bruchid AlertIn this episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike speaks to Dr Becky Howard about the recent confirmation of the presence of pea bruchid in a UK-grown commercial pea crop for the first time.Ben and Becky discuss what to look out for, how to prevent infestation, and what to do should pea bruchid be found in your crop.For more information about the recent pea bruchid discovery, you can read the recent press release at https://www.pgro.org/first-occurrence-of-pea-bruchid-in-uk-commercial-crop-confirmed/For more details on the life cycle of the pea bruchid, read...
2025-09-0518 minInside the PodPGRO Pulse Open Day 2025In this extended episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster and Emily Scaife speak to PGRO's experts from the 2025 Pulse Open Day, discussing the various crops, projects and trials on show including the NCS Project, the Descriptive List, Lentils, Lupins, and more.
2025-07-2855 minInside the PodSyngenta: Developing Biostimulants for PulsesIn this episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster and Emily Scaife speak to Simon Jackson, Field Technical Manager at Syngenta, about the company's work in developing biostimulants for the pulse market.
2025-07-0319 minInside the PodPulse Market Update - June 2025The latest Pulse Market Update from the Processors and Growers Research Organisation.
2025-06-3006 minInside the PodPGRO at Cereals 2025In this extended episode of Inside the Pod, we speak to the PGRO team from their stand at the 2025 Cereals, speaking to Pulse Pioneer Bryony Graham about her involvement in the NCS Project, Erin Matlock gives her top tips to those who are either growing pulses for the first time or getting back to pulses after a long time away, and Roger Vickers and Dr. Chris Judge talk us through the PGRO stand and trial plots on show at Cereals.
2025-06-2037 minInside the PodBayer: Crop Protection and InsecticidesIn this episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike and Emily Scaife speak to Tom Astill, Market Development Representative from Bayer, and Dr Becky Howard from PGRO about Bayer's work on crop protection and insecticides for pulse crops, including their newest product, Sivanto Prime.
2025-05-2726 minInside the PodBASF: The Pea Growth GuideIn this episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike and Emily Scaife are joined by Iain Ford, Business Development Manager for Agricultural Solutions at BASF to discuss the newly released Pea Growth Guide, helping growers with the best ways to get the best out of their peas.
2025-05-2124 min
Defra Farming PodcastTom Allen-Stevens, Martin Lines, Ed Schofield - How IPM works for us: a farmer and agronomist’s perspectiveEpisode 16 – How IPM works for us: a farmer and agronomist’s perspectiveIn this episode of the Defra Farming Podcast, guest host Tom Allen-Stevens—an arable farmer in Oxfordshire and founder of the British On Farm Innovation Network (BOFIN)—is joined by Cambridgeshire farmer Martin Lines and agronomist Ed Schofield.Martin and Ed share with Tom how they are applying integrated pest management (IPM) on-farm to reduce reliance on chemical inputs while maintaining productivity and supporting biodiversity. The conversation covers practical approaches to IPM planning, monitoring and evaluation, habitat management for beneficial insects, the role...
2025-04-2231 minInside the PodPulse Market Update: April 2025In this episode of Inside the Pod, we take a look at the latest pulse market update for April 2025.
2025-04-1506 minInside the PodPulse Market Update: March 2025In this episode of Inside the Pod, we take a look at the latest Pulse Market Update for March 2025, in which the UK's pulse markets have continued to be quiet since the turn of the year, and overall export demand has been much lower since the last harvest.
2025-03-0708 minInside the PodSupply Chain Focus: PheroSynIn this Supply Chain Focus edition of Inside the Pod, we speak to Mark Herriman, Head of Sales and Corporate Operations at PheroSyn, a start-up company spun out of Rothamsted Research supporting a new method of pest control in crops - pheromone-based monitoring, with the aim of reducing pesticide use in agriculture.
2025-02-2509 minInside the PodFrom Soya to Sustainability 2025In this extended episode of Inside the Pod, we take a look at the From Soya to Sustainability conference held in January by the NCS Project partners.Ben Pike speaks to a variety of speakers and attendees from the conference, including Philip Lymbery from Compassion in World Farming, Gemma Hoskins from Mighty Earth, and Pulse Pioneers John Seed and Rob Waterston, plus more, about the importance of home grown pulses in replacing imported soya and creating a more sustainable food system.
2025-02-0722 minInside the Pod2025 Descriptive List for PulsesIn this extended episode of Inside the Pod, we look at the 2025 Descriptive List for Pulses which was unveiled by PGRO at CropTec 2024.We speak to PGRO Chief Technical Officer Dr Chris Judge who talks us through what's new on the list, as well as representatives from two of the breeders who have varieties on this year's list, Heather Oldfield from Limagrain and Michael Shuldham from NPZ.
2024-11-2741 minInside the PodThe Pea and Bean Conference 2024In this episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike takes a look at the highlights from this year's Pea and Bean Conference, run by the British Growers Association, which took place in Lincolnshire earlier this month.It was a full day with speakers such as Simon Conway from Horticulture Crop Protection Ltd, Sam Trevey, the Fresh Produce Technical Manager from Red Tractor, the Lincolnshire Rural Support Network, and Hatch PR, who are behind the Yes Peas campaign, all speaking at the event.
2024-11-1510 minInside the PodAchieving 8 Tonne per Hectare Bean Yield: One Time Luck or Just the Beginning?In this episode of Inside the Pod, we speak to Agrii Agronomist Todd Jex who has recently achieved a bean crop yield of over 8-tonnes per hectare on one of his farms, an exciting development that we want to get to the bottom of.
2024-10-2916 minInside the PodPulse Market Update - October 2024In this episode of Inside the Pod, we take a look at the Pulse Market Update for October 2024, with guest pulse trader Andy Bury from Frontier Agriculture giving his views on the latest market movements.
2024-10-2117 minInside the PodPulse Market Update - September 2024In this bitesized episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike looks at the latest Pulse Market Update for September 2024, looking at the latest market trends and the outlooks for the rest of the year and into next year for pulse crops.
2024-09-1111 minInside the PodLooking at Lentils - Researching the Viability of Lentil Growth in the UKIn this episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster speaks to PGRO Technical Officer Will Evans who leads PGRO's research on lentils, looking at how viable lentil growth is in the UK and the benefits of growing them.
2024-09-0920 minInside the PodPea Harvest Outlook and Advice with Keith CostelloIn this episode of the Inside the Pod, Keith Costello returns to the podcast to give his outlook and advice on the harvesting period for peas, drawing on what he's seen from fields all over the country and over fifty years of knowledge and experience.
2024-08-0516 minInside the PodPea Harvest Outlook and Advice with Keith CostelloIn this episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster welcomes Keith Costello back to the podcast to speak about his work over the last few months inspecting peas across the country, and giving his advice and outlook on the upcoming harvesting window.
2024-07-3016 minInside the PodSupply Chain Focus: MorrowIn this Supply Chain Focus edition of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster speaks to Anna-Sophie Deetjen, co-founder of Morrow, a company who's venture into a pulse-based coffee is looking to secure the future of coffee and save the environment.
2024-07-1214 minInside the PodSupply Chain Focus: Novo FarinaIn this Supply Chain Focus edition of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster speaks to Emily Williams, Managing Director of Novo Farina, about their company - the only UK manufacturer with the capabilities to develop extruded, texturised pea protein using only yellow peas.
2024-07-0509 minInside the PodPGRO Vining Pea Open Day 2024In this episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster visits the PGRO's Vining Pea Open Day and speaks to Dr Chris Judge about the day and the trials that are being conducted at the site.
2024-06-2810 minInside the PodThe NCS Project - One Year OnIn this special episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike speaks to a variety of guests who have all had significant involvement in the NCS Project - PGRO CEO Roger Vickers, Dr Becky Howard, BOFIN founder Tom Allen-Stevens, and Michael Carpenter from Kelvin Cave.This episode takes a look back at the NCS Project one year on from its launch, looking at the developments we've seen with the project in the last year, but also looking ahead to the project's future.
2024-06-1920 minInside the PodCheese from Peas - The Latest Product in Dairy AlternativesIn this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to Dr Vincenzo Di Bari, Assistant Professor in Food and Processing at the University of Nottingham, and Cesar Torres, Founder and CEO of The Good Pulse Company, about their alternative protein research exploring using peas to make sustainable plant-based cheese.
2024-05-0320 min
Le podcast d'Adrien : hypnose et autohypnoseInterview Pauline Vialet : Hypnose et Gestalt (PGRO)Dans cette interview, Pauline, formatrice en hypnose et praticienne en Gestalt thérapie nous présente sa vision des deux approches, leurs complémentarités et leurs différences. Elle nous précise également les différences entre la Gestalt "des origines" et la PGRO (Psychologie Gestaltiste de Relation d’Objets - Gilles Delisle). Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
2024-04-291h 31Inside the PodThe Pea and Bean YEN - How to Best Improve your YieldIn this episode, Ben Pike speaks to Dr. Charlotte White, Senior Research Scientist at ADAS, about the Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) and how growers can use the YEN to analyse their crops and get the best yield from them.
2024-04-2220 minInside the PodKeith Costello - How to Get the Best from Your PeasIn this episode, we speak to pea expert Keith Costello, who looks to the season ahead and advises growers on how to get the best our of their pea crops, speaking from 50 years of experience in the industry.
2024-04-0229 minInside the PodVining Pea Tool - PGRO's Innovative New Forecasting SystemIn this episode, PGRO Data Scientist Leah Howells talks about PGRO's new Vining Pea Tool, a new way to forecast harvest dates and yields of vining pea crops using a combination of historic data, weather data, and powerful machine learning.
2024-03-1810 minInside the PodThe Pulse Magazine - Spring 2024 Edition Out NowIn this bitesized episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster and Emily Scaife look at the latest issue of The Pulse Magazine, which is available to read either online at pgro.org or physically via an insert in the latest CPM Magazine.
2024-03-1505 minInside the PodThe NCS Project - Introducing the Pulse PioneersIn this episode, Ben Pike speaks to Tom Allen-Stevens, the founder of BOFIN, about the latest updates of the NCS Project. Ben also speaks to one of the project's Pulse Pioneers, Will Oliver, about his experience being a part of the NCS Project.
2024-02-1421 minInside the PodPulse Market Update - February 2024In this episode, Ben Pike discusses the latest Pulse Market Update and give the latest updates and advice for planting your crops for 2024.
2024-02-0609 minInside the PodYes Peas in a Pod: Inside the Great British Pea CampaignIn this episode, Ben Pike speaks to Stephen Francis, the Managing Director of Fen Peas, with Emily Boswell and Ruby Mortimer from Hatch PR about the Yes Peas! campaign and its mission to encourage more people across the UK to eat frozen peas.
2024-01-1124 minInside the PodCropTec 2023: BOFIN Launch PulsePEPIn this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to the founder of BOFIN, Tom Allen-Stevens, and Tom Wilkinson from ADAS about the launch of the PulsePEP and the Farming Forum, as well as Dr Becky Howard from PGRO who gives us the latest updates on the NCS Project.You can claim one BASIS point from listening to this podcast. Code: PD/132939/2324/k
2023-12-0608 minInside the PodThe 2024 Descriptive ListDr Chris Judge talks us through the 2024 Descriptive List and all the latest pea and bean varieties that have been added to the expanded list.You can claim one BASIS point from listening to this podcast. Code: CP/132938/2324/k
2023-11-2728 minInside the PodPulse Market Update - November 2023Roger Vickers and Stephen Belcher discuss the latest Pulse Market Update and give the latest updates and advice for planting your crops for the new season.You can claim one BASIS point from listening to this podcast. Code: CP/132936/2324/k
2023-11-0213 minInside the PodBen Adams: A Farmer's Experience with IntercroppingIn this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to Oxfordshire-based farmer Ben Adams about his experiences with intercropping and the trials he has been running on his farm.You can claim one BASIS point from listening to this podcast. Code: CP/132935/2324/k
2023-10-2324 minInside the PodSupply Chain Focus: SyngentaIn this episode, Matt Webster speaks to Rebecca White, Portfolio Manager for Fungicides in Vegetable and Speciality Crop Protection for Syngenta, about the company's role in the pulse industry, it's relationship with pulse producers across the UK, and their goals towards sustainability.You can claim one BASIS point from listening to this podcast. Code: CP/132934/2324/k
2023-10-1611 minInside the PodFarm Carbon Toolkit: Taking Action on your Farm's Carbon EmissionsIn this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to Liz Bowles, the Chief Executive Officer of Farm Carbon Toolkit, a company who are committed to supporting farmers and organisations to understand and take action on their farm's carbon emissions.You can claim one BASIS point from listening to this podcast. Code: E/132933/2324/k
2023-09-2225 minInside the PodThe NCS Project: The Defining Project of Our TimeIn this episode, host Ben Pike speaks to the CEO of PGRO, Roger Vickers, and the founder of BOFIN, Tom Allen-Stevens, about the Nitrogen Climate Smart Project, what it is and why farmers should get involved. How do we increase the pulse area to reduce carbon emissions and displace soya imports?You can claim one BASIS point from listening to this podcast. Code: E/132932/2324/k
2023-08-0821 minInside the PodIntercrop Innovations: Inside the PGRO's crop trialsIn this episode, Matt Webster speaks with PGRO's Principle Technical Officer Stephen Belcher about the PGRO's Intercropping trials, as well as speaking to Dr Becky Howard about Trap Cropping, and Shona Duffy about lentil growth in the UK.You can claim one BASIS point from listening to this podcast. Code: CP/132931/2324/k
2023-07-3111 minInside the PodHeard It on the Pea VineIn the podcast's first episode, our host Ben Pike spoke to Dr Chris Judge, PGRO's Senior Technical Officer, at the PGRO's Vining Pea Open Day in June, where he talked us through the various trials that were taking place involving vining peas and the PGRO's Descriptive List.You can claim one BASIS point from listening to this podcast. Code: CP/132928/2324/k
2023-07-2006 min
Machinery MattersWhat's happening at Cereals 2023? - Part 1In this episode, join host Matt Tilt down at the site of Cereals 2023 in Nottinghamshire to chat with several of the crop and chemical suppliers who are exhibiting at the event.
In Part 1 we speak to Ben Robinson of Syngenta, Becky Howard of PGRO, William Davis of Ceres Rural , Steve Mowbray of BioNature UK and James Clarke of Rothamsted Research.
Part 2 will be available in January 2023.
2022-12-1523 min
COGITO PODCASTTemas da Saúde e Segurança dos Trabalhadores e da VidaPPRA morto, PGRO posto! Que feio falar mal do Rei morto!Neste episódio, apresentamos algumas reflexões preliminares sobre o PGRO da nova formulação da NR-01 e o antigo PPRA, onde os coloco na condição de Rei posto e Rei morto, respectivamente. Para enaltecer o novo Rei é necessário criticar ou destacar antigas e falsas dúvidas sobre o PPRA, como se o PGRO tivesse tantas virtudes assim? A ideia é trazer aqui uma série de ‘podcasts’ onde trataremos da leitura e algumas críticas quase que ao vivo sobre os termos dessa nova norma, coisa que já o fizemos sob alguns aspectos nos nossos canais do YouTube e outras...
2021-04-0910 min
BASIS Agronomy MattersSpring VarietiesIn the first episode of the BASIS Agronomy Matters Podcast in 2021 we are looking ahead to spring with a specific focus on seed and variety selection. Greg Hopkinson, Head of Business Development at BASIS, speaks to three guests about how to select the correct variety for a range of spring sown crops.
Our first guest was Sarah-Jane Osbourne from AHDB who explained how to get the most out of the Recommended List and identified some key spring cereal varieties to look at this year. Sarah-Jane was followed by Steve Belcher, Principal Technical Officer at PGRO, who focussed o...
2021-02-031h 04