Latest Freshproduce Podcast Episodes
Women in Produce - Mentorship
Produce Talks - June 28, 2024 13:20 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode of Produce Talks, we listen to the recording of a Learning Lounge from the recent CPMA Annual Convention and Trade Show in Vancouver. Moderator Jessica Levac of Bellemont Powell leads a discussion with 4 other women as they speak about the power of mentorship, how they have benefi...
Modiform on reducing plastic in horticulture and its move into retail packaging
Horticulture Week Podcast - June 28, 2024 08:11 - 23 minutesThis episode we hear from Peter Wessel and Shaun Herdsman from Modiform. Modiform offers solutions in the field of growing, transport, and packaging systems for the horticultural sector based on recycled raw materials. As one of the first horti-packaging companies to start looking into the rec...
George Eustice on the peat ban, import/export friction and his legacy
Horticulture Week Podcast - June 25, 2024 07:44 - 22 minutesFormer Defra secretary of state George Eustice says there should be a new generation of UK fresh produce glasshouse production post-election, with a Defra strategy to support that. The retiring Conservative MP believes more can also be done on labour shortages. He supports a needs-based policy ...
Moving from planting to growing new trees, with the Tree Council's Sara Lom
Horticulture Week Podcast - June 21, 2024 08:37 - 20 minutesTrees, arguably, have never been so popular and Sarah Lom, chief executive of the Tree Council is enjoying their moment in the sun. Applications to the Tree Council's small grants fund [under £500] have doubled in the last 12 months. National Tree Week at the end of 2023 reached an estimated 30...
Career changers: how Neal Ritson found his way into horticultural production from the music industry
Horticulture Week Podcast - June 14, 2024 08:07 - 13 minutesHortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time when horticulture needs to encourage a new wave of young people to come into the industry, this podcast is designed to highlight the mult...
Changing careers from cycling to professional gardening - with Connie Hudson
Horticulture Week Podcast - June 07, 2024 07:17 - 10 minutesHortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time when horticulture needs to encourage a new wave of young people to come into the industry, this podcast is designed to highlight the multi...
Young Professionals – Attracting and Keeping Emerging Leaders
Produce Talks - May 31, 2024 13:14 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode, we listen to the recording of a Learning Lounge from the recent CPMA’s Annual Convention and Trade Show in Vancouver. Moderator Kevin Sorichetti of EarthFresh Foods leads a discussion with Passion for Produce Alumni who speak about their produce journeys, what motivates them, an...
Claire Austin on peony perfection
Horticulture Week Podcast - May 31, 2024 07:26 - 18 minutesRenowned plantswoman Claire Austin, who has recently written a book called Peonies, a personal collection of 350 species, has revealed the secrets behind growing the increasingly popular herbaceous, intersectional and tree peonies. Austin, who owns the only retail nursery that also has a pub on...
ICL's Hort Science Live previewed
Horticulture Week Podcast - May 24, 2024 07:30 - 11 minutesHortWeek editor Matt Appleby speaks with ICL's Andrew Wilson, Matthew Miller, Steven Chapman and Sam Rivers to preview Hort Science Live. ICL Hort Science Live explore the latest technologies and management practices growers need to produce quality resilient plants in sustainable media. Wilson...
Building Sparsholt College's Chelsea Flower Show exhibit - with students Chloe, Hayden, Jessica and Joshua
Horticulture Week Podcast - May 17, 2024 09:13 - 10 minutesHortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time when horticulture needs to encourage a new wave of young people to come into the industry, this podcast is designed to highlight the multi...
Commonwealth War Graves Commission's David Richardson on horticulture and D-Day, CIOH and Kew
Horticulture Week Podcast - May 10, 2024 06:54 - 21 minutesDavid Richardson is director of horticulture at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) and leads a team of almost 850 horticulturists responsible for the maintenance and gardening of more than 2,400 sites across 50 countries. He speaks to HortWeek about how the CWGC will be at the heart ...
Horticulture legend and nature gardening innovator Chris Baines on rewilding, biodiversity, bird feeding and parks
Horticulture Week Podcast - May 03, 2024 07:42 - 30 minutesChris Baines is one of the UK’s leading independent environmentalists and an award-winning writer and broadcaster. A trained horticulturist and landscape architect, he spent some years practising and teaching landscape design but has spent most of his career a professional adviser to Government...
ICL: all about biostimulants in horticulture
Horticulture Week Podcast - April 26, 2024 08:18 - 16 minutesBiostimulants and legislation is the topic for this week's podcast with ICL. ICL's Sam Rivers says there is confusion about what biostimulants are: micro-organisms that when applied to plants stimulate natural processes. They are not replacements for nutrition or IPM but can help overcome issue...
Fargro's Richard Hopkins on drones, sustainability and fairness in the supply chain
Horticulture Week Podcast - April 25, 2024 13:16 - 19 minutesThe second part of this conversation with Fargro's managing director, explores drones, sustainability and fairness in the supply chain. Fargro's interest in drones is part of a number of projects on data-driven decision-making for protected horticulture "to try and give a holistic view for agro...
Careers in the agritech and hortitech industries with Oli Hilbourne of Outfield
Horticulture Week Podcast - April 19, 2024 08:26 - 22 minutesHortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time when horticulture needs to encourage a new wave of young people to come into the industry, this podcast is designed to highlight the multi...
A career in the agritech and hortitech industries with plant pathologist, Laura Bouvet
Horticulture Week Podcast - April 12, 2024 08:17 - 18 minutesHortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time when horticulture needs to encourage a new wave of young people to come into the industry, this podcast is designed to highlight the multi...
Fargro's Richard Hopkins on crop protection, peat, water and trade policy
Horticulture Week Podcast - April 05, 2024 09:05 - 19 minutesFargro managing director Richard Hopkins speaks to HortWeek about spring optimism, the upcoming general election and peat, water, border inspections and crop protection. He says growers should talk to policymakers using policy asks from the HTA, AIC and NFU. Key issues are peat, plant health, p...
Careers in the landscape industries with industry heavyweight and APL general manager, Phil Tremayne
Horticulture Week Podcast - March 28, 2024 11:43 - 18 minutesHortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time when horticulture needs to encourage a new wave of young people to come into the industry, this podcast is designed to highlight the multi...
ICL - all about water quality
Horticulture Week Podcast - March 28, 2024 09:17 - 13 minutesICL's Sam Rivers discusses the key issue of water quality with HortWeek editor Matt Appleby. We discover why water quality is so important and what characteristics you look at to determine water quality. Sam gives vital information on how you determine your water chemical properties and why is...
Careers in the landscape industries with APL WorldSkills gold medal-winning landscaper Anna Mcloughlin
Horticulture Week Podcast - March 22, 2024 08:30 - 16 minutesHortWeek is delighted to present the Cultivate Your Future podcast, in partnership with the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation and sponsors MorePeople. At a time when horticulture needs to encourage a new wave of young people to come into the industry, this podcast is designed to highlight the multi...
Leading growers Stefano Sogni of Zelari and Kyle Ross of Wyevale Nurseries on the Four Oaks Trade Show 2024
Horticulture Week Podcast - March 12, 2024 10:22 - 17 minutesFour Oaks Trade Show is the UK’s leading international exhibition for the whole of commercial horticulture. From production to point-of-sale, the breadth of exhibits on display is the show’s strength, attracting a broad visitor base. The event takes place on a 23-acre nursery site in Cheshire ...
The future of green jobs with Billy Knowles of the Youth Environmental Service
Horticulture Week Podcast - March 08, 2024 11:00 - 18 minutesThe Youth Environmental Service, which is backed by the National Heritage Lottery Fund, has won backing for a 'national service' for the environment. Dubbed a "green jobs guarantee" for a post-secondary school-age young people. Programme director Billy Knowles explains: "The Youth Environmenta...
ICL on vine weevil control
Horticulture Week Podcast - February 28, 2024 16:58 - 16 minutesVine Weevil control is one of the biggest issues for many growers and ICL deals with many queries about the pest. In this podcast, ICL's Sam Rivers explains what vine weevil is, what the pest's life cycle is and what plants they feed on. He highlights their effect on heuchera, primula and Portu...
CPMA Innovation Zone Company Spotlight (Part 2)
Produce Talks - February 26, 2024 22:06 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsIndustry innovation is a key area of focus for CPMA. Over the years, CPMA has offered its members the opportunity to share their innovation efforts and facilitated connections to new innovators in the produce industry. In this episode, we hear from 3 different innovative companies about their p...
Make Parks Sexy Again! - the joy of parks with Paul Rabbitts
Horticulture Week Podcast - February 23, 2024 09:51 - 30 minutesVeteran, and very proud 'Parkie' Paul Rabbitts (currently working at Norwich City Council) fell into parks work after qualifying as a "really bad" landscape architect. Finding "everything was going down the route of being computer aided design and CAD - that sent a cold shiver down my back" he...
The potential and limitations of Biodiversity Net Gain with landscape architect Alexandra Steed
Horticulture Week Podcast - February 16, 2024 09:21 - 32 minutesThe requirement for developers to implement minimum Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) standards became law on 12 February, and having already worked on projects this week's Horticulture Week Podcast guest already has considerable experience in the field. Although Alexandra Steed was speaking from Van...
Plant Collection holder Jonathan Sheppard takes his 'hobby' to Chelsea Flower Show
Horticulture Week Podcast - February 09, 2024 09:42 - 25 minutesFormer corporate lobbyist/political adviser Jonathan Shepherd is tentatively "proud to be called a bit of a horticulturist". But horticulturist he very much is. The National Plant Collection holder is a veteran of Hampton Court Palace Flower Show in 2022 and 2023 where he won silver gilt for hi...
Lee Stiles of Lea Valley Growers' Association warns about potential 2024 salad shortages
Horticulture Week Podcast - February 02, 2024 09:46 - 21 minutesLee Stiles, Lea Valley Growers' Association secretary, has been outspoken about the state of the UK protected salads sector, which saw market failure in 2023, with empty supermarket shelves and reduction in UK production. Stiles sees energy, labour and prices as the big three problems facing UK...
January 2024 State of the Canadian produce industry
Produce Talks - January 30, 2024 21:07 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode, Jane Proctor, CPMA’s Vice President of Policy & Issue Management leads a discussion with CPMA Chair, Colin Chapdelaine, Brian Faulkner of BCfresh and Sue Lewis, CPMA’s Vice President of Market Development on the state of the Canadian produce industry. The four share their persp...
A life in professional gardening with Alan Mason of the Professional Gardeners Guild
Horticulture Week Podcast - January 26, 2024 10:00 - 25 minutesGarden designer and professional gardener Alan Mason was a founder member of the Professional Gardeners’ Guild. He became chairman 45 years later, taking over from Tony Arnold in September 2022. "I avoided being chairman for as long as possible", he says. " I was vice chairman. I had been treas...