The official Cereals podcast is here!
As we build towards Cereals 2026 at its new home, Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds, we've made this podcast to profile the people, the ideas and the innovations shaping arable farming today.
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Water and water management is a key topic for the future sustainability of farm businesses. But how can farms effectively adapt water storage and usage to safeguard productivity and resilience? And what are the options for water use and storage and how might management change in future?
In the latest Cereals Podcast episode, host Sandy Kirkpatrick is joined by Michael Jorden of JRH Water Management, farmers Ed Wombwell and John Hawkins, and Mark Taylor from Catchment Sensitive Farming.
Covering practical approaches to water conservation, on-farm rainwater harvesting, and sustainable water use strategies, they underscore the role of sound soil management as a foundation for better water retention. They also discuss how innovation and sensible farm practices can be integrated to future-proof cropping systems in a changing climate.
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In the fifth Cereals Podcast episode, host Sandy Kirkpatrick is joined by John Vickery, Ben Lowe, and Amy Hardwick from Agrii, alongside James Warne from Soil First Farming.
Together, they explore hands-on strategies for improving soil structure, cultivation options, and making informed decisions on seed choice to drive productivity while sustaining the land for future. They also discuss the concept of resilience from an on-farm perspective, highlighting how you can embrace innovation whilst staying practical and realistic with the outcomes.
Whether you aim to optimise soil management, trial new varieties, or refine your processes, this episode offers actionable advice and forward-thinking insights designed to help you adapt and thrive sustainably over the coming seasons.
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For the third episode of the official Cereals Event podcast, Host Sandy Kirkpatrick is joined by experts and farmers to answer the question - how do you take a 'whole farm approach' to farm management?
The latest episode of the Cereals Podcast, sponsored by YAGRO, turns the focus to one of the most significant shifts shaping modern farming, real-world application of farm data. With a huge volume of information being collected across farms, the critical question is how to convert that data into smarter, more efficient operations that drive profitability and sustainability?
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Check out the first Cereals podcast, sponsored by Premium Crops, where host farmer, Jeremy Clarkson, is joined by Charlie Ireland to discuss what hosting means to them and what they would like to see at the event. Then hear a behind-the-scenes conversation about the new site and all the work that Kaleb Cooper Contracting, Niab, Ceres Rural, the Cereals team and plot exhibitors are doing this autumn.
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