LISTEN AGAIN: 11/10/2024 Harriet Ranson – CLA Roadshows
Farming Outlook finds out more about the CLA’s roadshows, which will bring together experts from different fields. There are lots of events coming up, including one at Driffield Rugby Club later in October and another at Scotch Corner Hotel. Harriet Ranson, who is Regional Director at CLA North, tells us more about what you can […]
LISTEN AGAIN: Nigel Davison – Northern Dales Farmers Markets
Nigel Davison speaks to Farming Outlook about the Northern Dales Farmers’ Markets, and how they became one of the first established in the UK in the early 00s. We also discuss how things have changed since the markets first began, the challenges posed by Covid & the brilliant response from the public, and the importance […]
LISTEN AGAIN: 08/09/2024 Liam McPartland – Harrison Spinks
We speak to Liam on his tractor in Tadcaster to find out more about Harrison Spinks, and the natural fibres grown on the farms they own to use as fillings for their mattresses. The farm is only 18 miles from their factory, and the company now owns a second farm! Have a listen to find […]
LISTEN AGAIN: 08/09/2024 Joe Bennett – Biorenewables Development Centre
We discuss Joe’s work with Climafibre, looking at using waste sunflower stems from the production of sunflower seeds and sunflower oil, and turning this into something that can be used in the fashion industry. Work has been going on for around a year so far, and you can hear more by having a listen here.
LISTEN AGAIN: 08/09/2024 Joe Bennett – Biorenewables Development Centre
We speak to Joe Bennett about how projects that come into the centre are worked on and scaled up. We discuss the process in a bit more detail, whilst on a visit to the Biorenewables Development Centre in Dunnington, near York.
LISTEN AGAIN: 08/09/2024 Helen Shiels – Biorenewables Development Centre
We discuss support provided to farmers and the end markets in the chain, and we discuss with Helen the different parts of their team, who bring together the chemistry & biology to make magic happen! Grow Yorkshire provide big support too, and we discuss that too, along with some of the current projects being worked […]
LISTEN AGAIN: 08/09/2024 Helen Shiels – Biorenewables Development Centre
We talk about the growing opportunities both locally and nationally for biofibres, such as hemp and flax, to be grown as rotation crops, and the big advantages of being part of this diversification.
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: 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 […]