LISTEN AGAIN: 08/09/2024 Helen Shiels – Biorenewables Development Centre
We’re at the Biorenewables Development Centre in Dunnington, chatting to Helen Shiels, the Business Development Manager.
LISTEN AGAIN: William Maughan – NFU Regional Board Chair
We caught up with William Maughan at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show, and we discuss the great opportunities it offers to the NFU. We also talk about increasing the public’s awareness of food production and farming, the importance of education, and the challenges presented by the weather this year, along with farming & the risk […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Richard – Royal Agricultural Society
We discuss future fuels, and how farms can shift from their current reliance on diesel to alternative ways of cultivating their land. The transition from fossil fuels to electric power, biofuels and gas fuels is all in the spotlight. We discuss where the best place is that farmers can go for advice.
LISTEN AGAIN: Farmer Charles – Solar energy scheme
We speak to Charles about his journey with On Path Energy to install solar panels on his farm, and how they take care of much of the work during the process + provide support at every stage.
LISTEN AGAIN: Dan – On Path Energy
Farming Outlook speaks to Dan from On Path Energy, who already have a large presence in Yorkshire with several wind farms and plans for a couple of solar schemes. We speak renewable energy, and how they see it as the ‘crop of the future’. We also touch on their community focus, and how farmers can […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Nigel Murray – Booths Supermarkets – Fix Our Food
We speak to Nigel Murray, Managing Director of Booths Supermarkets, speaks to Farming Outlook about Yorkshire organisation Fix Our Food, which aims to create a model that can be exported to other parts of the country. Food in schools, procurement in the public sector, and sustainability & net zero are the areas being looked at. […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Charles Mills – Director, Great Yorkshire Show
The Great Yorkshire Show is on from 9th to 12th July, and Show Director Charles Mills is on hand to speak to Farming Outlook about this year’s four day spectacular. We find out about some of Charles’s highlights for this year, which will be his final year as Show Director, a position he’s proudly held […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Charlotte Powell – Chief Executive, Lincolnshire Show
The 139th Lincolnshire Show is taking place on Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th June, and we speak to Charlotte Powell, their Chief Executive, to find out about some of the highlights of this year’s show, including the Dog and Duck entertainment in the countryside area, which is not to be missed! Have a listen to […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Helen Martin – Head of Land Based, Bishop Burton College – Recruitment
Bishop Burton College and Riseholme College are both close to the agricultural community, and they are hoping to encourage people to come and find out what it’s like to work at the college, and become involved in educating young people. Have a listen as we chat to Helen Martin to find out more.
LISTEN AGAIN: Danny Metters – New Principal, Bishop Burton College
Bishop Burton College has appointed a new Principal and Chief Executive Officer, and Farming Outlook meets Danny Metters to find out more about his plans for the role, plus the next Bishop Burton College open event.