The Crop It Like It's Hot Podcast
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Our Crop It Like It’s Hot podcast gives growers access to the most recent developments and opinions from industry experts and farmers across the UK.
Hosted by Farmers Guardian's Arable Technical Specialist, Ash Ellwood. Whether you’re thinking of trying a new system, interested in keeping up with the latest in crop protection and variety selection, or curious about secondary income opportunities, Crop It Like It's Hot has you covered.
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Recent Episodes
S6E5 Is oilseed rape making a comeback? Success strategies for UK growers
For years, many growers questioned whether oilseed rape still had a future in UK arable rotations. Pressure from cabbage stem flea beetle, difficult establishment seasons and rising input costs…
S6E4 Regen learnings from Duchy of Cornwall 'Focus Farmers'
Join us for our second arable special where Farmers Guardian head of arable, Ash Ellwood, visits Duchy of Cornwall's Focus Farmers, Heather and Paul Gorringe. Together, they explore the Gorringes'…
S6E3 From Field to Food Charity, how surplus crops find a second harvest
Thousands of tonnes of perfectly good arable produce never leave the farm gate, due to spoilage, market gluts, or shifting contracts. But what actually happens to that surplus? In this episode, head…
S6E2 What to consider before spring drilling and tips from farmers for new entrants
If you were asked for your top piece of farming advice for a new entrant or a Young Farmer - what would you tell them? We chat with farmers from across the country for their pieces of advice and…
S6E1 Will the Government support the latest ag-roadmap to increase production?
Changes to Government policy dominate our headlines, from the APR reform to our 'Save Our Family Farms Campaign' looking to support farmers through changes to IHT. It can feel like our farming…
S5E7 Discussing 2025 arable news and views, policy changes and machinery trends
2025: the one where it didn't rain for months, we lost a major yellow rust resistance gene, SFI's were abruptly halted, and UK tractor sales tanked.It has been a challenging year, but where there is…
S5E6 Innovations and research from Agri-TechE's REAP conference
This month, Farmers Guardian headed to Agri-TechE's REAP Conference in Peterborough and caught up with some speakers, industry professionals and researchers to find out what the key takeaway messages…
S5E5 How one arable family has diversified their farm by producing a fresh oat drink
Join podcast host, Ash Ellwood, as she visits a family arable farm based in Leicestershire, which has recently diversified its farming business by creating its own fresh oat drink.The diversification…
S5E4 Expert tips to boost grass-weed control
In this episode, join Ash Ellwood as she chats with three industry experts all things grass-weed control. Take a deep dive into the recent dry summer and its impacts on weed pressures and seedbanks,…
S5E3 How a variety becomes ‘recommended’ and variety selection tips
In this months podcast join Ash Ellwood, head of arable, as she chats with Paul Gosling, AHDB’s Senior manager for the Recommended Lists (RL), as they discuss the process for varieties to become…
S5E2 How plant breeders bring new wheat varieties to market
This episode delves into the complexities of plant breeding as we visit DSV's breeding centre in Oxfordshire and discuss how a new variety is bred and the steps required to bring it to market. Join…
S5E1 'Crop It Like It's Hot' LIVE from Cereals
In our exciting re-launch episode, we chat with Hutchinson's head of environmental services, Georgina Wallis, who gives us an update on the recently scrapped Sustainable Farming Incentive funding and…
S4E10 Roundtable with three Nuffield Farming Scholars
The Nuffield Farming Scholarship offers financial support for sustainable farming practices and involves a two-year commitment. Three arable-focused scholars, Jamie, Sam, and Tom, were interviewed in…
S4E9 'Crop it like it's hot' attends the CropTec Show
This episode sees Farmers Guardian arable specialist Ash Ellwood discuss how one farmer has introduced sheep into their arable rotation, what role data can play on farm and finds out the latest on…
S4E8 How to improve wildlife and biodiversity on your arable farm
Being a farmer comes with the privilege of being a custodian of the land, and a love of the countryside and wildlife is why many farmers do what they do. In this episode of Crop It Like It’s Hot, the…
S4E7 An update on arable weed control
Many growers might feel like they have taken three steps back in weed control this year, with grass-weeds seemingly doing particularly well. But what can be done this autumn to get back on top of…
S4E6 How to integrate new crops into your arable rotation
Growers keep being told ‘widen your rotation’, but how do you manage risk with reward when it comes to growing new crops? How long should you give a crop in the rotation before throwing in the towel?…
S4E5 What does risk and resilience mean for three arable businesses?
Risk management in agriculture is largely associated with personal safety, however in other industries, the management of risk extends to financial and planning and resource management. In this…
S4E4 Grant and funding opportunities for arable farmers
As the agricultural industry navigates the loss of the Basic Payment Scheme, in this episode of Crop it Like it's Hot the Arable Farming team takes a look at future funding options available to…
S4E3 What does the future hold for water use in agriculture?
With the UK seeing long periods of no rainfall almost annually, and changes to abstraction licensing and planning restrictions on water storage threatening to compound the issue, water security in…
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The Crop It Like It's Hot Podcast has published 53 episodes since April 2020, covering topics in Earth Sciences, News.
The Crop It Like It's Hot Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 50m.
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