Kite Consulting
206 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago -Kite Consulting provide business services to the entire food supply chain, from farmer to retailer and are widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading dairy consultancy companies.
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USA update inc Dairy Outlook & Bird Flu in Cattle
April 26, 2024 16:07 - 56 minutes - 44.9 MBFollowing Chris Walkland’s usual milk market report, Will and Ben are joined by podcast veteran Steve Spencer who is Managing Director of Global Insights at Ever Ag; and Matt Gould who is a Senior Director in Market Analysis at Ever Ag. Steve will be talking about some of the big stories when it comes to US dairy, focussing on the global market. Matt, who is speaking at the DIN conference next month discusses the theme “Dairy annihilation, capitulation, modification or collaboration?” and tel...
Taking control of Johne's disease
April 19, 2024 15:21 - 43 minutes - 34.5 MBJohne's Webinar Please note: The information provided during this podcast has been prepared for general informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. The information must not be relied upon for any purpose and no representation or warranty is given as to its accuracy, completeness or otherwise. Any reference to other organisations, businesses or products during the podcast are not endorsements or recommendations of Dairy Consulting Ltd or its affiliated companies. The views of...
Carbon markets & natural capital
April 11, 2024 15:11 - 35 minutes - 28.1 MBReaching a podcast milestone with episode 200, Ben and Will are joined by Eddie Rixon, a sheep and beef farmer from Oxfordshire and a Land Use Adviser with the Forestry Commission; as well as Emma Turnock, Consultant with Kite to talk about carbon markets. Eddie explains a bit about his own business and how they are utilising natural capital markets for alternative income streams and insetting carbon within their own farm to improve the carbon balance. Emma discusses the potential opportuniti...
When the rain stops
April 05, 2024 13:41 - 41 minutes - 33.5 MBAfter Chris’ report this week, Will and Ben are joined by Paul Macer, Consultant with Kite and David Christensen, Oxfordshire farmer, to talk about forage management in the context of the incredibly wet weather experienced across the country this past season. Paul and David discuss some of the challenges on farm as a result and outline strategies for when it begins to improve to get on top of things, emphasising the need for patience. They discuss lessons that can be learned from the last yea...
Arla investment in Taw Valley and Mozzarella
March 28, 2024 14:24 - 34 minutes - 27.9 MBFollowing Chris Walkland’s milk market report, Will and Ben are joined by Arla Foods UK Agriculture Director, Paul Savage, and Kite Director, Edward Lott. Paul and Edward talk about Arla’s recent announcement - €210 million investment into the Taw Valley plant in Devon for mozzarella production. They then go on to discuss why they chose to invest into the South West, UK and how they expect that this will positively impact the future of UK dairy farming.Please note: The information provided du...
Taw Valley and Mozzarella
March 28, 2024 14:24 - 34 minutes - 27.9 MBFollowing Chris Walkland’s milk market report, Will and Ben are joined by Arla Foods UK Agriculture Director, Paul Savage, and Kite Director, Edward Lott. Paul and Edward talk about Arla’s recent announcement - €210 million investment into the Taw Valley plant in Devon for mozzarella production. They then go on to discuss why they chose to invest into the South West, UK and how they expect that this will positively impact the future of UK dairy farming.Please note: The information provided du...
Eucolait and global dairy dynamics
March 22, 2024 16:36 - 48 minutes - 38.6 MBThis week, after Chris’ milk market report, Will is joined by Erik Elgersma, founder and director of Strategic Analysis Services BV and John Allen, Kite Director to discuss their key take homes from the recent Eucolait workshop. John and Erik summarise the subdued short-term and more positive long-term dairy outlook around the world. They discuss the need to think about food as a strategic asset and focus on food security. Plus, how we must prepare for living and farming through climate chang...
Results from Kite & Cogent EcoFeed project show increased PLI & milk solids & a carbon reduction
March 15, 2024 16:39 - 29 minutes - 24 MBRead the Report here Please note: The information provided during this podcast has been prepared for general informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. The information must not be relied upon for any purpose and no representation or warranty is given as to its accuracy, completeness or otherwise. Any reference to other organisations, businesses or products during the podcast are not endorsements or recommendations of Dairy Consulting Ltd or its affiliated companies. The vie...
The future of Red Tractor
March 08, 2024 13:56 - 39 minutes - 31.9 MBAfter Chris’ report this week, Will and Ben are joined by Paul Tompkins, the Vice Chair of the NFU’s Dairy Board and a Dairy Technical Advisory Committee Member for Red Tractor, to discuss the investigatory report reviewing the governance of Red Tractor. Paul outlines the points of recommendation from The UK Farming Unions and AHDB and how farmers can feed their own thoughts into the second independent review being conducted about what role assurance is going to play in the future. Paul and ...
The long-awaited formal legislation on the regulation of dairy contracts
March 01, 2024 13:08 - 40 minutes - 32 MBAfter Chris’ milk market report, this week Will and Ben are joined by Michael Oakes, the outgoing NFU Dairy Board Chair, to discuss the long-awaited formal legislation on the regulation of dairy contracts; officially labelled as ‘The fair dealing obligations (milk) regulations 2024’. Michael and Chris talk through the key parts of the legislation and how the guidance document will help both farmers and processors navigate and get the most out of the legislation. They discuss how it will be us...
GenoCells: the next-generation bulk milk sampling test for herd health management
February 22, 2024 15:38 - 36 minutes - 29.2 MBAfter Chris’ report this week, Will and Ben are joined by Richard Miller, Genomics Business Manager at NMR, Rose Jackson, Kite’s Head of Genetics and dairy farmer Rhys Davies for a discussion about NMR’s next-generation in milk recording, GenoCells. Richard explains how GenoCells works, using one bulk milk sample to provide individual cow Somatic Cell Counts (SCC) for the herd and how the technology allows you to detect and identify specific cows for targeted health interventions. Rose outlin...
Welsh Farming and Sustainable Farming Scheme
February 16, 2024 13:39 - 50 minutes - 40.7 MBgov.wales/sustainable-farming-scheme-consultation Please note: The information provided during this podcast has been prepared for general informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. The information must not be relied upon for any purpose and no representation or warranty is given as to its accuracy, completeness or otherwise. Any reference to other organisations, businesses or products during the podcast are not endorsements or recommendations of Dairy Consulting Ltd or its ...
How is climate change impacting food security and farm resilience?
February 09, 2024 11:29 - 30 minutes - 24.7 MBAfter Chris’ milk market report, Will and Ben are joined by not one but two of the Kite team; Hayley Campbell-Gibbons, Head of Sustainability and consultant Emma McAvoy alongside Jason Bayley, a Staffordshire dairy farmer. They share their thoughts on the highlights and mood at Dairy Tech this year where they were also speaking about the effects and impact of climate change on farm. Emma and Hayley discuss a recent survey of farmers which shows the extent of the issue with Jason talking thou...
Endless possibilities – Incorporating SFI into productive dairying
February 02, 2024 16:26 - 48 minutes - 39.1 MBFollowing Chris Walklands milk market report, Will and Ben are joined by Ollie Blackburn; farm manager of Dillington Farms, part of the Dillington Estate in Somerset, and Kites Senior Sustainability Consultant Helen Dent. Helen gives an overview of current sustainable farming incentive schemes that are available now, and any changes over the next few years. They discuss how these have been incorporated into Ollies 300 cow unit and how environmental management has helped the farm both in terms...
The Future of Dairy: with first generation farmer, Matt Stephenson & CEO AB Agri, José Nobre
January 26, 2024 12:27 - 46 minutes - 37.6 MBThis week after Chris’ market report and own experience of Semex, Will and Ben are joined by José Nobre, CEO at AB Agri and Matt Stephenson, a dairy farmer from Cumbria for a debrief on their experiences of the Semex conference and discussion about the future of dairy. José outlines the challenges facing the industry and how some of these might be addressed, especially through a more circular approach to farming and a collaborative approach to selling the nutritional benefits of dairy to feed...
Genetic strategies- striving for excellence
January 19, 2024 16:03 - 33 minutes - 26.6 MBAfter Chris’ milk market report this week, Will and Ben are joined by Rhona McAlister, Precision Animal Health Commercial Manager at Zoetis and Rose Jackson, Head of Genetics at Kite to discuss genomics. Rhona outlines how genomic testing has impacted the sector over the last 10 years in the UK, in terms of the value being placed on genomic testing to breed profitable, long-living, healthy and sustainable animals. Rose explains how to navigate through all the information on animal selection a...
Dairy outlook and farmer sentiment for 2024
January 12, 2024 16:05 - 41 minutes - 33 MBFor our first podcast of 2024, we start with Chris’ report and what the New Year brings for the markets. Ben is then joined by Philipp Goetz, Lead in Product Development at IFCN and Edward Lott, Director at Kite for a round up of dairy ’23, reflecting back on how it performed before taking a look at the year ahead. They discuss thoughts on Cost of Production, what is likely to most influence costs this year and where the pressures sit. Philipp talks data and experimenting with Artificial Int...
Dairy marketing & the new Let's Eat Balanced Campaign
December 22, 2023 14:10 - 36 minutes - 29.5 MBMootrition Let's Eat Balanced Please note: The information provided during this podcast has been prepared for general informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. The information must not be relied upon for any purpose and no representation or warranty is given as to its accuracy, completeness or otherwise. Any reference to other organisations, businesses or products during the podcast are not endorsements or recommendations of Dairy Consulting Ltd or its affiliated companie...
Arla brands and business performance
December 14, 2023 16:50 - 45 minutes - 36.5 MBAfter Chris’ milk market report this week, Will and Ben are joined by Jonathan Dixon (JD), Senior Vice-President in Sales for Arla and Becki Leach, Senior Consultant with Kite. JD gives us an overview of consumer demands that have been driving product purchasing and innovation and how this has affected Arla brands and business performance over the last 18 months. He discusses with Becki the signs of recovery both in sales and milk price and what more to expect in 2024.Please note: The informa...
Past, present & future of Dairy & data
December 08, 2023 16:12 - 51 minutes - 41.5 MBAfter Chris’ milk market report this week, Will and Ben welcome Andy Warne who has been Managing Director at National Milk Records since 2002 as he announces his retirement. Andy discusses the past, present and future of his career, the NMR business and wider dairy industry and along with John, he shares his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities for the business and sector going forward. Discussing new products, innovations and technologies, along with the opportunity to collaborate m...
Impact of January tax payments & managing cash flow
December 01, 2023 13:50 - 29 minutes - 23.6 MBAfter a glimmer of hope in Chris’ market report this week and some steps in a positive direction, Will is joined by Lucie Hammond Partner at Hazlewoods Accountancy and David Keiley, Senior Consultant with Kite to focus on how to manage tax payments due this January to manage some of the cash flow implications. David outlines some of the challenges facing farmers in terms of cash flow following the downturn this year, focusing on the importance of budgeting and how accountants and consultants...
A nitrate update from Ireland and implications for the UK
November 24, 2023 16:42 - 48 minutes - 38.7 MBAfter Chris’ milk market report and a comment on this week's announcement on AHDB's new CEO, Will and Ben are joined by Steve Arthur, Chair of the Irish Farmers Association Dairy Committee and a dairy farmer in County Wicklow and Emma McAvoy a Consultant with Kite, to discuss dairy farming in Ireland and the situation regarding nitrate level restrictions. Steve gives an overview of the milk year in Ireland and how it’s been for farmers there including fixed milk price schemes and lessons lear...
Oxford Farming Conference: The Power of Diversity
November 17, 2023 15:41 - 56 minutes - 45.5 MBwww.ofc.org.uk Farmers weekly Survey Please note: The information provided during this podcast has been prepared for general informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. The information must not be relied upon for any purpose and no representation or warranty is given as to its accuracy, completeness or otherwise. Any reference to other organisations, businesses or products during the podcast are not endorsements or recommendations of Dairy Consulting Ltd or its affiliated c...
Dairy Down Under - liquid gold, family strength & full of opportunities
November 10, 2023 15:54 - 48 minutes - 38.9 MBAfter Chris’ report this week, Ben is joined by Rachael McGrath, Aussie dairy farmer, Steve Spencer, of Freshagenda and John Allen, Director at Kite for an update on Dairy Down Under. Steve gives us an overview of the highs and lows there over the last few months including the impact of the high milk price, volatility of the climate and what the relationship looks like between retailers and dairy farmers. Rachael gives us an insight onto her family farm and what the previous and current year ...
Agritechnica and German Dairy - Getting Better Not Bigger
November 03, 2023 12:58 - 39 minutes - 31.3 MBAfter Chris’ milk market report this week, Will and Becki are joined by Cord Lilie, German dairy farmer and board member for DLG dairy farmers (Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft – German Agricultural Society) and Nicola Bock who is a Dairy and Beef Project Manager for the DLG to discuss dairy farming in Germany and the upcoming Agritechnica trade fair. Cord outlines what dairy production looks like in Germany and with similar issues to here in the UK, he discusses some of those affecting ...
Sustainability and Dairy priorities around the world
October 27, 2023 14:53 - 46 minutes - 37.2 MBAfter Chris’ usual milk market report, flying solo this week, Ben is joined by Brian Lindsay, the Sustainability Lead at Global Dairy Platform and Director of Dairy Sustainability Framework & John Allen, Director with Kite to discuss sustainability and Dairy priorities around the world. Returning from a recent trip to the US at the IDF World Dairy Summit, John and Brian discuss their key take homes, summarising the differences between US and EU sustainability plans, government priorities and ...
Mona Dairy - the new cheese on the block
October 19, 2023 13:50 - 48 minutes - 38.7 MBFirstly, more positive news from Chris Walkland on the milk market report this week, then Will & Ben are joined by Ronald Akkerman, co-founder and CEO of Mona Dairy, as well as Hayley Campbell-Gibbons, Kite’s Head of Sustainability, to discuss cheese production and sustainability. Ronald introduces the business, how it came to be as well as their ambition for the future. He talks through the challenging landscape for a cheese producer including the need to have intelligent conversations with ...
Can AHDB deliver more value to dairy farmers with a levy increase?
October 13, 2023 14:50 - 47 minutes - 38 MBAfter Chris’ milk market report this week, Will, Ben and Becki are joined by Lyndon Edwards, AHDB’s Dairy Sector Council Chair and a dairy, beef and arable farmer from near Chepstow. Lyndon outlines how farmer feedback has influenced the sector priorities and delivery over the previous months, including increasing their work on dairy marketing, exports and reputation management and a recent trip to Anuga to promote dairy products across the globe. They discuss the proposed levy increase and ...
The Discover Ag Podcast
October 06, 2023 12:51 - 44 minutes - 35.4 MBhttps://www.thehandsthatfeedus.com/podcast Please note: The information provided during this podcast has been prepared for general informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. The information must not be relied upon for any purpose and no representation or warranty is given as to its accuracy, completeness or otherwise. Any reference to other organisations, businesses or products during the podcast are not endorsements or recommendations of Dairy Consulting Ltd or its affilia...
IFCN Conference – valorizing sustainability & the standardisation of carbon foot-printing tools
September 29, 2023 14:05 - 31 minutes - 25.5 MBAfter Chris’ milk market report this week Will and Ben are joined by John McCurdy, Technical Director at Intellync and Helen Dent, Senior Consultant at Kite, who along with Becki discuss the take homes from the IFCN Supporters Conference which took place in Chester this week. They discuss some of the key themes and take homes from the conference, including a consensus of international guests being that there is a positive outlook for dairy long-term, with a need to promote more positively the...
Chewing the Cud on the UK Cheddar Market
September 22, 2023 12:40 - 47 minutes - 38.2 MBChewing the Cud Report Please note: The information provided during this podcast has been prepared for general informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. The information must not be relied upon for any purpose and no representation or warranty is given as to its accuracy, completeness or otherwise. Any reference to other organisations, businesses or products during the podcast are not endorsements or recommendations of Dairy Consulting Ltd or its affiliated companies. The v...
Efficiently Achieving 1000kg
September 15, 2023 11:58 - 25 minutes - 20.1 MBWe first discussed this back in episode 157, but now with a published report, Will and Ben are joined by dairy farmer Robin Campbell and Kite’s Head of Genetics; Rose Jackson, to discuss how some farms are consistently achieving 1000kg of fat and protein per cow, per year. Rose starts by giving us some context to the ‘Efficiently Achieving 1000kg report’ including the key focus areas, findings and take homes including the impact the first 50 days of a heifers life can have on lifetime perfor...
OMSCO relaunches as Organic Herd
September 08, 2023 16:08 - 46 minutes - 37.6 MBAfter our usual milk market report from Chris Walkland, Will is joined this week by Martyn Anthony, CEO of the now Organic Herd & David Keiley, Senior Consultant with Kite to discuss the rebrand from OMSCO. Martyn talks through the process and his experience of the rebrand and new product development, driven by achieving value for members & the long-term growth strategy. He discusses the new product lines, designed to engage the next generation of consumers and re-establish organic dairy in t...
EP170 : Farmer Time
September 01, 2023 15:14 - 43 minutes - 35 MBThis Week, Chris delivers his market update from the Netherlands and Ireland and joining him is ‘Farmer Tom’, Tom Martin: Founder of Farmer Time and Lancashire Dairy Farmer: John Towers. Tom developed his idea of linking a farmer with a teacher, anywhere within the UK, to deliver short fortnightly sessions to school children of all ages, relating the academic curriculum to different aspects of farming and food production. As an active Farmer Time participant, John describes his sessions as th...
Assessing global dairy production & demand with IFCN
August 25, 2023 15:03 - 36 minutes - 29.3 MBBack from his travels, Chris brings us his milk market report and along with Will, Ben and Becki are joined from Germany by Philipp Goetz, Lead in Product Development at IFCN for some insight on their latest figures on global dairy production and demand; telling the stories behind the data. With production growth slowing, Philipp outlines the trends and sentiment across the world and Chris brings us up to speed on dairy trading after the summer break. Philipp also discusses the short and long...
Fertiliser markets, forage stocks & milk flows
August 18, 2023 08:43 - 42 minutes - 34.3 MBThis week on the podcast, hosts Will Evans and Ben Eagle are joined by Finley Hawkins; Southern Fertiliser Business Development Manager at Frontier Agriculture and Principal Consultant at Kite; Paul Macer to discuss the current fertiliser markets following the news that CF Fertilisers is permanently closing its ammonia production plant at Billingham. Fin shares his thoughts on the outlook for gas prices and the knock on effect on fertiliser pricing for next season before Paul goes on to descr...
Defining and finding the skills for the future of dairy farming
August 11, 2023 15:49 - 39 minutes - 31.4 MBWe couldn't go two weeks without a milk market update so Chris has sent us one all the way from Ireland to keep us going till he’s back. Will and Ben then welcome James Allen from New Zealand based ag consultancy Agfirst Waikato who is currently the UK, alongside his wife Kerry Allen and Becki Leach, Senior consultant at Kite to discuss their respective commitments to the future of dairy. James firstly gives us an update on milk price in NZ and current farmer sentiment, moving on to discuss h...
Leading yourself & others in agriculture
August 04, 2023 14:16 - 52 minutes - 41.8 MBWith Chris Walkland away on holiday there’s no milk market report this week so Will and Ben go straight into the discussion on leadership and personal resilience with Chris Manley, Nuffield Scholar and Becki Leach, Senior Consultant at Kite. Chris outlines his Nuffield scholarship focusing on leadership, explaining where his interest first came from and how it developed. Chris and Becki discuss how this relates to leadership on farm and the importance of identifying leaders in your business &...
Looking to the next generation and a positive future for dairy
July 28, 2023 10:47 - 33 minutes - 26.6 MBWith a much more positive podcast this week, even including a little bit of positivity from Chris and his report, Will and Ben are joined Mary Dent, Yorkshire farmer and Eliot Greenfield, Consultant at Kite to talk about the next generation and what they have to offer to the future of dairy. Mary introduces her family farm and what brought her back into dairy farming after exploring a career outside the industry, including what transferable skills she brought back with her and how these are ...
NFU Dairy Production Intentions Survey & the future for dairy
July 21, 2023 15:09 - 48 minutes - 38.9 MBTake part in the survey here Please note: The information provided during this podcast has been prepared for general informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. The information must not be relied upon for any purpose and no representation or warranty is given as to its accuracy, completeness or otherwise. Any reference to other organisations, businesses or products during the podcast are not endorsements or recommendations of Dairy Consulting Ltd or its affiliated companies....
A dairy market & cost of production update from New Zealand
July 13, 2023 15:57 - 45 minutes - 36.2 MBAfter another less than cheery milk market report from Chris this week, Will and Ben are joined by Phil Journeaux, an agricultural consultant and economist with AgFirst Waikato & John Allen, Director at Kite for an update on dairy in New Zealand. Firstly, looking back at last season for some context, Phil moves on to give some insight into outlook for this season, talking costs, inflation, interest rates and Cost of Production for NZ farmers. With John bringing it back to the UK, comparing th...
Using the ‘EcoFeed’ genomic traits to improve feed efficiency & a gloomy milk market report
July 06, 2023 11:32 - 36 minutes - 28.9 MBAfter a very gloomy report from Chris Walkland, we move into something more positive to help farmers with those ever-rising costs; Will and Ben are joined by Jocelyn Johnson, research scientist with STgenetics in the USA (parent company of Cogent) and Rose Jackson, Kite’s Head of Genetics to tell us all about the ‘EcoFeed’ index. Jocelyn introduces STgenetics and explains the driver behind looking for these genomic traits, how the index was developed and the opportunity it presents to help re...
An update on commodity & feed markets, Cost Of Production & milk flows
June 29, 2023 13:44 - 48 minutes - 39 MBThis week after Chris’ milk market report, Will is joined by James Bolesworth, Managing Director at CRM AgriCommodities and Edward Lott, Kite Director for an update on feed markets, Cost of Production and milk flows. James gives an update on current commodity prices and a round-up of where the feed markets have been over the last few months. He shares his thoughts on the impact of the Russia/Ukraine situation, specifically looking at news from the weekend and how this has and could influence...
AHDB levy increase & where will the money be spent?
June 23, 2023 14:22 - 40 minutes - 32.6 MBWith discussions of a potential increase in levy rates on the table, Dairy Sector Council Member and Gloucestershire farmer; Mike King joins Kite’s Senior Consultant; Becki Leach to talk through how inflation has played a part in making this decision, the process for getting the increase implemented and realistically, how often the levy should be reviewed. With AHDB’s current priorities focusing on defending the reputation of dairy farmers and the health and welfare of animals, where should ...
IFCN & the future of world dairy
June 16, 2023 14:51 - 42 minutes - 33.9 MBThis week after Chris’ milk market report, Ben is joined by Torsten Hemme, IFCN founder and John Allen, Kite Director to talk about the International Farm Comparison Network. Torsten briefly talks through the background to IFCN and the changes we’ve seen over time since it was established in 2000, as well as the main talking points and findings presented at the most recent researcher conference in Riga last week. John and Torsten discuss the challenges for world dairy and the outlook and tre...
Regenerative Ag at RABDF's Down to Earth Events
June 09, 2023 15:16 - 50 minutes - 40.3 MBhttps://projectdowntoearth.co.uk/ https://torpenhoworganic.co.uk/ Please note: The information provided during this podcast has been prepared for general informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. The information must not be relied upon for any purpose and no representation or warranty is given as to its accuracy, completeness or otherwise. Any reference to other organisations, businesses or products during the podcast are not endorsements or recommendations of Dairy Consu...
Efficient dairying - achieving 1000kg milk solids
June 01, 2023 15:39 - 35 minutes - 28.7 MBThe week’s podcast is perfectly timed for World Milk Day. After Chris’ usual milk market report, Will is joined by Joe Ives, Hampshire based dairy farmer and Maimie Sloan, Kite Consultant, to discuss Kite’s 1000Kgs project which examines herds achieving (or very nearly achieving) 1000kg of milk solids per cow per year. Maimie gives some background to the project, why Kite have decided to look at this and what kite hope to achieve. As one of the farmers involved in the project, Joe gives some ...
EP156: DIN Conference: Adding Value & Monetising Sustainability
May 26, 2023 12:57 - 37 minutes - 30.2 MBOn the podcast this week we are joined by DIN’s Editor & Director of Eden Publishing; Catherine Paice and Kite’s Head of Sustainability; Hayley Campbell-Gibbons who come together to talk through why monetising sustainability was the focus for this year’s DIN conference. They discuss the emphasis on Sustainability internationally and how dairy processors and traders are aligned on demonstrating improved sustainability within the supply chain, viewing it as an investment in securing the future ...
EP155: Peak Milk & Forage: Quality over Quantity
May 18, 2023 14:09 - 31 minutes - 25.1 MBThis Week, Chris Walkland gives us his usual market update which leads us perfectly into a great discussion with Kite’s very own Paul Macer, Eliot Greenfield, and Becki Leach to deliberate if we have reached peak milk for 2023 and where we can expect volumes to go from here. With Eliot based in the North and Paul based in the South, they consider how the slow spring and catchy weather is affecting grass growth, first cut, forage quantities and quality and how all of this, along with milk pric...
Food, Farming and the Current UK Political Landscape
May 12, 2023 13:50 - 49 minutes - 39.9 MBFollowing Chris Walklands dairy market update, former Deputy President of the NFU and Hertfordshire farmer Stuart Roberts joins Kite’s John Allen and Becki Leach to talk about his role advising the Lib Dems on their Food and Farming policy and how important it is in supporting food security whilst also keeping climate change and environmental factors at the forefront. Stuart talks in length about the impact of a potential hung parliament affecting the Farming policy in the future and, off the...