Harvest 23 Wrapped with a World Record Champion
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English - October 17, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBScience agrii farming agriculture farmers livestock arable fruit vegetable grower environment Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today we are talking to Rod Smith, who farms in Northumberland, and Agrii agronomist Sam Brand. Having achieved a world record yield in 2015, Rod talks about what limits yield, how changes in farming techniques impacts crop potential and what he has learned and changed on his farm ready he hopes to achieve another breaking yield.
Jump back to Harvest 2015 and watch the video where Rod and his team share the story on how they broke the world record here.
Tony Smith is your host on Tramlines. Based in the South West and with a farming background, he graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture. He worked in the farming industry for many years before developing his career as a presenter.
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