The FutureFarm Podcast: Recent Episodes
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A conversation with Gerhard Kriel, CEO of Friends of Agriculture and FutureFarm's launch partner in South Africa.
The economics of the food chain are broken and it's farmers who pay the price. They buy high, sell low, and the empty produce shelves we saw at the turn of the year show that the situation is unsustainable.
In February 2023, FutureFarm launched its newest innovation: Collective Deals is a reverse auction for the agtech industry.
In the latest episode of the podcast, CEO Florian Ritzmann dissects the game-changing early findings and assesses what the data says about farmers' online buying behaviours in the digital age.
How fair and competitive is the business of supplying agricultural inputs?
A wordy title for a worthy subject. Chris Fellows and Florian Ritzmann do a forensic walk-through the state of competition in agricultural inputs.
Spoiler alert: it all goes well until they come onto Crop Protection…
Regenerative farming and carbon sequestration - revisited!
In episode 6 of the FutureFarm podcast, we return to a popular topic. This time, a panel of specialised agronomists give lesson 101 in one of farming's most exciting and innovative areas of development
Tom Tolputt, Anthony Ellis and Craig Patrick give insight into their own 'journey to regenerative', identify some 'dos and don'ts' for getting started, assess the positives in an agricultural, ecological and financial context, and discuss embedding the principles of regeneration in the next generation of UK agriculturalists.
The global supply chain has seen seismic changes in recent weeks.
But what does it all mean for UK food security in a sector already facing significant challenges?
Our expert panel take an in-depth look at the current reality.
Award-winning organic dairy farmers Tom and Sophie Gregory chat to host Florian Ritzmann about some of the key issues in milk production in the UK.
Let’s talk economics. UK arable farmers make just 4% of their income from selling their crop. That’s a staggering statistic! Here, Florian Ritzmann and Kit Papworth discuss this issue, and its impact.
In this episode, we discuss the benefits of regenerative farming with regard to carbon sequestration. Chris Hollingsworth provides a personal insight into the business benefit, having made the switch to regenerative farming 5 years ago. Simon Haldrup, CEO of Danish environmental and sustainability company Agreena tells us how sequestered carbon is measured and turned into valuable certificates. Policy expert Ali Capper explains some of the remaining barriers and what needs to be done to get over them.
Our panel of arable and fresh produce farmers discuss the impact of supply chain bottlenecks and input price inflation on their business and what it might mean for the coming growing season.
Florian Ritzmann speaks with Ali Capper, Chris Hollingsworth and Robert Alston about the impact on their businesses now..and what the future might hold for the UK farming industry.