Dewing Grain Podcast
298 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis new and informative programme airs weekly on a Monday morning and features Andrew Dewing of Dewing Grain, well known for his thorough research and keen insights, informing farmers about the latest market news and demystifying the process of grain trading.
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47 – Charles Whitaker – Planning For Change
August 05, 2019 00:00In an extended market report, Andrew brings you his latest thoughts on harvest and what's happening in the markets for week commencing 5th August 2019. In Farmchat Andrew is joined by Charles Whitaker, land agent and agricultural advisor from Brown & Co., to talk about Brexit and what is means for farming businesses. Charles talks about accessing income on farms and opportunities that are there in light of our relatively favourable planning policies. He offers his reflections on Argentina, a...
Dewing Grain Podcast - Introduction And Trailer
July 29, 2019 16:16Welcome to the trailer for the Dewing Grain Podcast - the independent grain trader for farmers. This new and informative programme will air weekly on a Monday morning and will feature Andrew Dewing of Dewing Grain, well known for his thorough research and keen insights, informing farmers about the latest market news and demystifying the process of grain trading. Each episode will include a market report on fundamentals such as the weather and international affairs as well as an in depth fea...
08 - Rob Mutimer - And The Award Goes To...
July 29, 2019 16:15This week Andrew is joined by Rob Mutimer fresh from him and his wife Helen winning Pig Farmer of the Year at the Farmer's Weekly Awards. Rob talks about his parents campaigning for people to eat British pork, how he has grown his butchery business Farm to Fork supplying restaurants and pubs across East Anglia alongside supplying Waitrose and his thoughts on Brexit, supermarkets and what he will do next. The Dewing Grain market report for the week commencing 15/10/2018 gives Andrew’s latest ...
11 - Paul Munt (Legend Series) - Back To The Futures
July 29, 2019 16:15This week Andrew talks to retired futures broker Paul Munt about hedging, options and all the factors that influence the futures market. Andrew and Paul demystify the futures market and explain how it has the potential to offer huge benefits to farmers. The Dewing Grain market report for week commencing 5/11/2018 is presented by Dewing trader Josh and gives our latest insights into the markets. In Farmchat Andrew is joined by podcast producer Claire Mutimer to reflect on the learning curve o...
18 - Small Robot Company (Part 1) - Not Just Any Old Tom, Dick And Harry!
July 29, 2019 16:15This week Andrew is in London interviewing Sam Watson Jones from the Small Robot Company - an agri-tech start-up focused on revolutionising the way that technology is used to farm. Sam is a fourth generation farmer, inspired by the work of Simon Blackmore in the National Centre for Precision Farming at Harper Adams and his vision for replacing much of the work done by tractors in fields with a series of high accurate, smart, lightweight robots. Following interviews with farmers the small team...
19 - Small Robot Company (Part 2) - Not Just Any Old Tom, Dick And Harry!
July 29, 2019 16:14In part two of Andrew's interview with Sam Watson Jones of the Small Robot Company, Sam paints a picture of the future where farmers use the small precision robots on their farm as a service, allowing them to get on with other elements of farming and diversification better suited to their skills. He explains in more detail the potential he sees in these robots even potentially harvesting crops eventually and encourages Andrew not to see the farm in fields any more but down to square cms where...
20 - Jon Duffy - Dressed For Success
July 29, 2019 16:14This week Andrew is over at AF (formerly Anglian Famers) to meet with CEO Jon Duffy. They talk about AF, how his first two years there have been and the excitement of being able to share £1million with its 3,500 shareholders this year. With Jon Duffy having formerly been business director for Frontier, Andrew sees it as very opportune to ask him about Frontier taking over the selling of the grain for the Fengrain store and subsequent tonnage that trades within it and ask whether Frontier are ...
24 – Norfolk Farming Conference – Defining The Future
July 29, 2019 16:14This week Andrew and producer Claire review their recent visit to the Norfolk Farming Conference organised by AF. They realise their age and cynicism and so have interviewed a few young guns from the conference to give a more balanced view. Overall, however, they are very complimentary of a fascinating conference and a good opportunity to catch up with others. They test out their plan for redirecting money to a PR company to promote the good practices of British farmers effectively, revel in ...
28 – Ben Eagle – When Ben Met Andrew
July 29, 2019 16:13Today the tables are turned as Andrew swaps seats to be interviewed by Ben Eagle, presenter of Meet the Farmers podcast. Andrew tells Ben how he set up Dewing Grain and his thoughts on recruiting a top workforce and they discuss the need for diversity within the grain trade by bringing in skills from other sectors, as well as the need to promote the story of British food as we face the prospect of American imports. The market report for week commencing 18th March 2019 gives you Andrew's lates...
29 – Paul Temple – Our Friend In The North
July 29, 2019 16:13Paul Temple - chair of AHDB cereal and oilseeds has made the long journey from Yorkshire down to Norfolk to see Andrew. They talk about Paul's work at AHDB and how to instil the appreciation of where food has come from in the next generation. Brexit is a recurring theme, along with the delights of Norfolk over Yorkshire and the downsides of tweeting after two glasses of wine. The market report for week commencing 25th March 2019 gives you Andrew's latest insights into what's happening and in ...
31 – David Wright – Down At The Mill
July 29, 2019 16:13Today we hear the first of a two-part interview between Andrew and miller David Wright of Wright's Mills based down in Essex. Andrew chats with him about other milling companies, how they show the provenance of their flour and they look at the relationship between millers, traders and farmers. They also cover claims and why they are made, in an attempt to demystify another area of trade. Andrew's back to give his latest insights in the market report for week commencing 8th April 2019 and in ...
32 – David Wright – Down At The Mill – Part 2
July 29, 2019 16:12Andrew is back at Wright's Mill for part two of his interview with David Wright, complete with background noise from the odd heavy vehicles passing through. They chat about Brexit and David's legacy - especially his new mill in Harlow that will be opening soon. They also discuss the problems of supply chains and 'no shows' of wheat deliveries, with bakers chomping at the bit for more flour to meet their bread needs. The market report for week commencing 15th April 2019 gives you Andrew's la...
35 – Nick Hood – The Chair Of Yare
July 29, 2019 16:11This week Andrew has a chat with Nick Hood who farms cattle and mixed arable. Nick talks about his contracting work, diversifications and being chairman of Yaregrain where he works closely with Andrew as board members together. They also chat about the carbon capture advantages of cows and whether he would want his children to take on his farming business. Ian Websters presents the market report for week commencing 13th May 2019 and in Farmchat Webby is joined by Ben to blind taste-test Adna...
36 – Bruce Ash – Beer Sommelier
July 29, 2019 16:11We are surrounded by barley and so it seemed like a good time to go and find out more about what happens to the grain, much of which is malted around these parts of Norfolk. So this week producer Claire went to meet Bruce Ash who is a beer sommelier at local brewer Moon Gazer. She found out what is involved in what sounds like a dream job and how you become one. She also hears about mash ups, Jumper and their new ginger larger in a can. Andrew gives you his latest insights in the market rep...
37 – Mark Gill – No Ordinary Farmer
July 29, 2019 16:11This week Andrew is on the search for an ordinary farmer, but quickly realises that Mark Gill aka Sparky is far from ordinary; with a diverse farm including a bio-digester which uses the byproduct of his brother's large dairy herd, plenty of contract work, alongside a very positive approach to engaging with the public. Andrew gives you his latest insights in the market report for week commencing 27th May 2019. Whilst in farmchat Ben, Webby and Josh make the most of the hot weather by havin...
45 – Robert Brown – Do Me A Fava
July 29, 2019 16:11With harvest underway, the market report for week commencing 22nd July 2019 is brought to you by Andrew, giving you his latest insights into what the markets are doing. In Farmchat Andrew and Webby are joined by Robert Brown of Peters Commodities. Robert explains the dynamics of the global pulse trade, and talks about charting while Webby and Andrew debate the finer points of falafel burgers over a sample of Pogo from The Wild Beer Company. Harvest 2019 is here. Give your grain a better...
46 – Jason Borthwick – Finding A Happy Place
July 29, 2019 16:10This week Andrew gives you his latest thoughts and insights in the market report for week commencing 29th July 2019. In Farmchat this week we hear from Jason Borthwick about how he has continued a family tradition of diversification by developing his family's 650 acres, Deepdale Farm, into a multi-stranded business including a backpackers' hostel campsite, as well as being a landlord to the shops, cafe and supermarket that make up Dalegate Market. Alongside these businesses, there is annual ...
44 – Will Love – For The Love Of Potatoes
July 29, 2019 11:44We start this week with Andrew Dewing's market report for week commencing 15th July 2019, which gives you the latest insights into what the markets are doing. This week Will Love from Walcott Farms joins Andrew and Josh for Farmchat. Will shares his findings from a trip to America to look at potato farming on a huge scale. It isn't long before Andrew gets on to his favourite subject with Will - coastal erosion, as Walcott Farms loses a third of an acre every year from the farm. The beer they...
43 – Will Sargent – Changing Places
July 08, 2019 00:00We kick things off this week with our regular market report in which Andrew gives you his latest insights into the market for week commencing 8th July 2019. In Farmchat Andrew and Webby are joined by Will Sargent who left his career in journalism to run his family's farm in Morningthorpe. Following on from last week's discussion about succession planning, Will talks about his own experiences and the steep learning curve involved in switching careers. As the discussion moves into football, th...
42 – Ed Salmon – Succession In Motion
July 01, 2019 00:00The market report for week commencing 1st July 2019 gives you Andrew's latest insights into what's happening in the market as harvest draws near. Whilst in Farmchat Andrew chats to farmer Ed Salmon - who is thinking about the future as he approaches the age of 30 and has taken on most of the running of the family farm in Fransham. His father Robert has dealt with succession planning and handed over the reins to the arable side already, whilst he concentrates on the fine details of his grass h...
41 – Ben Bullen – Ripe For Development
June 24, 2019 00:00This week Ben Bullen from David Bullen Ltd a multi-disciplined, building-surveying and architectural-design company joined Andrew and Ben to chat about opportunities on the farm. Ben shares his thoughts on how we may not know how envied the countryside is how opening up to ideas of glamping, wild swimming and tree-houses might be another diversification to add to your armoury as well as converting barns or small plots of land in the village. Dewing's Ben is ahead of the game with a shed and z...
40 – Tom Dye – Good Farming
June 17, 2019 00:00This week we hear from Tom Dye, MD of Albanwise Farming Ltd., who talks about 'good farming'. Tom and Andrew discuss the problems of black grass, how livestock are used in rotation and how the agronomy sector needs to evolve. They also discuss what it takes to recruit and retain the right sort of staff. In our newly tweaked format, there's no separate Farmchat, but Tom joins Andrew and Webby for a drop of Moongazer's 'Jumper' Norfolk Amber as the conversation moves onto the topic of the Tory...
39 – Keith Pigott – Planet Organic
June 10, 2019 00:00This week Andrew heads over to Mannington to meet up with Organic farmer Keith Pigott. He moved up from London 16 years ago and started up his organic farm where he has had varying success with a variety of different crops. He is sure a more diverse farming approach will be the future and better for the environment than monoculture fields. The market report for week commencing 10th June 2019 gives you Andrew's latest insights into what's happening in the market, whilst in Farmchat Andrew ...
38 – John Gill – The Milkman
June 03, 2019 00:00This week Ian Webster meets with John Gill from Coston Hall Dairy to talk about his raw milk, how a successful network has developed amongst dairy famers and animal welfare. John also bemoans those relentless early mornings that are part of the package when looking after a dairy herd. The market report for week commencing 3rd June 2019 is presented by Ian, as Andrew's away an in Farmchat John sticks around to join Webby and Joe in a milk blind taste test - will he be able to sport his own ...
34 – Education Series – Cash Settlements
May 06, 2019 00:00This week Andrew Dewing gives us some more trading gems in the second of his education series. This time it is on cash settlements, covering the terms of default and the conditions for when to sell and buy back later. As usual, Andrew demystifies these processes with the aim of giving everyone the confidence to get the best price for their crops. The market report for week commencing 6th May 2019 gives our latest insights, and in Farmchat Andrew is joined by Ben to discuss the wheat marketing...
33 – Laura Dixon – Vernalisation
April 29, 2019 00:00This week producer Claire heads down to the John Innes Centre to meet Dr Laura Dixon. She has uncovered new evidence about the agriculturally important process of vernalisation in a development that could help farmers deal with financially damaging weather fluctuations. Vernalisation is the process by which plants require a prolonged exposure to cold temperature before they transition from the vegetative state to flower. Laura explains that they have discovered vernalisation is influenced by ...
30 – Dr Brande Wulff (Science Series) – Speed Cloning
April 01, 2019 00:00In this week's feature producer Claire went down to the John Innes Centre to meet up with Brande Wulff to hear about his latest discovery - speed cloning. This new technique is about recruiting resistance genes from wild relatives of crops to make modern crops more resistant to disease and less reliant on pesticides. Claire and Brande manage to find an analogy that involves a donkey's whiskers and a race horse that enables Claire to get her head round this tricky technology that will mean res...
27 - Julian Scott - The Final Countdown
March 11, 2019 01:00This week Andrew meets up with Julian Scott of Clarkson Port Services in Ipswich who oversees the site importing and exporting grain and animal feeds. He explains what it’s like trying to manage the organisation of what goes where, the implications of Brexit for him so far and helps Andrew demystify what happens to grain at the port. The market report for week commencing 11th March 2019 gives you Andrew’s latest insights into what’s happening. In Farmchat Dewing traders Ben Schadla-Hall and J...
26 - Andrew Fearne - Chain Reaction
March 04, 2019 01:00This week producer Claire went to see professor of value chain management Andrew Fearne at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Having heard him do a great talk at the Norfolk Farming Conference (NFC), she went to learn more about what a value chain is compared to a supply chain. Claire tried to find out what Professor Fearne would do if he was a Norfolk farmer growing the typical crops of this area - wheat, barley, sugar beet etc. and was interested by his answer of being more proactive and ...
25 – Education Series – Options
February 25, 2019 01:00This week we introduce our Education Series, in which Andrew opens up the mysteries of the grain trade on subjects that will be of direct benefit to farmers. In this first masterclass, Andrew explains the world of options: What are they? What can they do for you? How can you use them? Why don't all merchants offer them? It's been an eventful week and our market report for week commencing 25th February 2019 gives you Andrew's latest insights. In Farmchat, after a heavy week on the Braulio whil...
23 – Phelim Dolan – The View From The Other Side
February 11, 2019 01:00This week Andrew travels to Dublin to meet Phelim Dolan, trading director of Comex McKinnon, to discuss the grain market and to hear a personal opinion of the impact of Brexit on the people of Ireland, the dangers of not sorting out the backstop and the implications if the need for a secure border increases. He gives the Irish perspective and describes how there has been so much blathering about Brexit! They move onto the pluses and minuses of being independent grain traders - swimming about ...
17 - Lisa Kalal & Erin Burns - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
February 04, 2019 16:40In our Christmas Bumper Special and last show before Christmas, Andrew is down in the big smoke meeting with Lisa Kalal, who looks after clients at CME group mainly looking after hedgers, and Erin Burns, who heads up the commodity risk team at Tesco. They can't help but talk about agriculture post-Brexit and, with Erin and Lisa being Australian and American respectively, we get a slightly different perspective on deals, no-deals and referendums. We also get their take on women in agriculture ...
21 – Scott Wellcome – Play At Your Own Risk
February 04, 2019 16:40This week Andrew meets with Scott Wellcome who is Risk Manager and grain sourcing for Goodmills - Europe's largest wheat miller with approximately 2.8 million tonnes of wheat capacity. Scott gives an insight in to what is involved in risk management including price, cash flow, cybercrime, liability and reputation risk management. They talk about the risks that are about this year, there is some footie chat with some varying recall on events and we hear how farmers are all risk managers. Our r...
22 - Andrew Morton - A Natural Burial Place
February 04, 2019 16:39This week Claire is at Norfolk Bluebell Wood Burial Park to meet founder and owner Andrew Morton. The Morton family are Norfolk farmers and when they bought some land with an old wood which had millions of bluebells in, Andrew saw an opportunity. Having done his research in to natural burial parks, he set up his own. It has been a huge challenge and is a long term investment that matches his personal skills as a people-person who loves nature and wildlife and is interested in a sustainable bu...
16 – Dr Brande Wulff (Science Series) – The Need For Speed
December 10, 2018 01:00In this week's feature, Claire goes back to The John Innes Centre to meet Dr Brande Wulff. Dr Wulff sheds light on how he's achieving speed breeding by using exactly the right kind of light and for prolonged periods in green houses there - achieving much faster breeding of wheat. He also talks about GM crops as he believes wheat is being left behind and that could be big mistake in the race to produce enough food. The Dewing Grain market report for week commencing 10/12/18 gives you Andrew's...
15 - Ivan Bishop (Legend Series) - Summer Of ‘69
December 03, 2018 01:00This week Andrew meets up with his mentor, Ivan Bishop, with whom he has worked at a number of different grain trading businesses over the years. They discuss the changes in grain trading since the '60s - from small two-man-band traders to the bigger companies - and reminisce about some of their funnier moments dealing with clients. The weekly Dewing Grain market report for week commencing 3/12/2018 includes the latest information and Andrew's insights into the markets. In Farmchat Webby an...
14 - Kit Papworth - Nothing Compares To EU
December 02, 2018 19:31This week Andrew meets up with Kit Papworth to hear about how he juggles his farming business and other businesses he is involved with. Kit talks about informing the public through social media about what he is doing on the farm, Andrew wonders if young people are being taught about marketing at agriculture college and they both agree Brexit is an opportunity although there may be fewer farmers about in five years. The weekly Dewing Grain market report for week commencing 26/11/2018 includes ...
13 - Dr Paul Everden - Let’s Get Physical
December 02, 2018 19:30This week Andrew is joined by his morning training partner Dr Paul Everden. With over 30 years' experience as a local GP, Dr Everden is keen to encourage us all to take simple steps to feel better and live longer. The weekly Dewing Grain market report for week commencing 17/11/18 includes the latest information and Andrew's insights into the markets. In Farmchat Andrew and Webby meet Libby Masters from East Coast Production to talk all things social media and attempt to answer the question o...
12 - Dr Chris Ridout (Science Series) - Grain That Gives Good Head
December 02, 2018 19:30This week we return to our science series. Our producer Claire Mutimer meets Dr Chris Ridout from the John Innes Centre to find out about heritage barley, how it’s helping to breed resistance into modern crops and finding an unexpected new lease of life through craft breweries. Andrew’s back in the hot seat to give the market report for week commencing 12/11/2018 and in Farmchat Andrew and Webby talk about Ian’s mastery of the French language during his recent trip to Rouen, as well as the r...
10 - Ben Turner - Keeping The Wheels Turning
December 02, 2018 19:29This week Andrew is joined by Ben Turner of Ben Burgess to talk about the amazing advances in technology that allow for problems to be identified and fixed before they even happen, helping to ensure that vital equipment is always working and always productive. They also talk Brexit and big tractors, and discuss retaining staff - how to do it and why it matters. The Dewing Grain market report for week commencing 29/10/2018 is presented this week by Josh Dewing and includes our usual insights ...
09 - Emily Norton - It’s A Family Affair
December 02, 2018 19:29This week Andrew is joined by Emily Norton, Head of Rural Research at Savills, to talk about her experience of building a family brand with Nortons Dairy, diversification in farming and how the next generation of farmers need to engage with city-dwelling Instagrammers who love to photograph their food so that they understand and appreciate the food chain. The Dewing Grain market report for week commencing 22/10/2018 gives Andrew's latest insights into the market. In Farmchat Andrew explains h...
07 - Professor Christobel Uauy (Science Series) - Gene Genie
December 02, 2018 19:28This week Claire heads down to the John Innes Centre, our local world-renowned agricultural science centre, to meet Professor Cristobal Uauy to find out all about the wheat genome which after 13 years of work by scientists across the globe was finally published this summer. Professor Uauy tells Claire all about how this incredible detailed mapping of all the genes in wheat will impact farmers and what a beautiful genetically adaptable plant wheat is - which is one of the reasons why it accoun...
03 - Poul Hoveson - The Lay Of The Land
December 02, 2018 19:28This week Andrew meets with Poul Hoveson, Farm and Estate Manager at Salle Farms and Farming Director of Holkham Estate, to talk about Brexit, subsidies and the opportunities available to British farmers. The Dewing Grain market report for the week commencing 10/09/2018 gives Andrew’s latest insights into the markets and in Farmchat Andrew is joined again by his wheat trader Ian Webster. They round things off by talking about the weather, an ever popular subject, and how access to what’s ha...
06 - Jimmy Grey - King Of The Road
December 02, 2018 19:27This week Andrew meets with Jimmy Grey, Norfolk’s favourite haulier who established his company in 1980, to talk about the reality of delays and their impact on deliveries. Jimmy gives his thoughts on multi-tasking, the future for hauliers post Brexit and the challenges of technology. The Dewing Grain market report for week commencing 01/10/2018 gives Andrew’s latest insights into the markets and in Farmchat Andrew talks to Dewing Grain trader and ex-rugby professional Joseph Beardshaw. Ove...
05 - Charles Bracey - A Different Set Of Eyes
December 02, 2018 19:26In this week’s podcast Andrew talks to Charles Bracey, a Norfolk farmer turned developer who realised there were more hours in the day than farming required and turned his strategic approach to house renovation and subsequently development. He has a fascinating take on diversification and spending your time wisely as well as seeing things with a different set of eyes from the blinkered approach that he believes he previously had. The Dewing Grain market report for the week commencing 24/09/2...
04 - Jamie Lockhart - My Shed Is Bigger Than Yours
December 02, 2018 19:26This week Andrew meets with Jamie Lockhart, Farm Manager of Honingham Thorpe Farms. They discuss what it's like to market as a farm manager, Jamie's slightly unusual approach of factoring options into his budget and how he runs his successful on-farm storage. The Dewing Grain market report for the week commencing 17/09/2018 gives Andrew’s latest insights into the markets and in Farmchat Andrew is joined by son Josh to talk about seed varieties. It's the day after the harvest supper so this ...
02 - David Eudall - Risky Business
December 02, 2018 19:25Fresh from our launch at the Aylsham Show, join us for episode 2 of the Dewing Grain Podcast. Andrew's guest this week is David Eudall, Market Intelligence Partnerships Manager at AHDB. This week, following his market report for the week commencing 03/09/2018, Andrew talks to David Eudall about volatility and risk management tools. In Farmchat this week, Andrew shares a pint of Woodfordes Reedlighter with his wheat trader Ian Webster where they give slightly concerning opinions on how to ke...
01 - Jack Watts - Now The Dust Has Settled
December 02, 2018 19:25Join Andrew Dewing for episode 1 of the Dewing Grain Podcast. This weeks interview is with Jack Watts, Chief Combinable Crops Advisor for the NFU, who regularly has the ear of Michael Gove. This week Andrew offers insight in his market report for the week commencing 27/08/18, and we round things off with the key question: Just what is a podcast and why are Dewing Grain making one? A free beer smooths things along as Andrew and producer Claire chat and sample Barsham Brewery's Norfolk Kiwi. ...