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"Inside the Pod" is the first podcast from the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO), where we talk everything pulses, from peas and beans to pulses, what they are, how we grow them, and how to get the best out of your crop.

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    • Apr 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 32 EPISODES


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    Pulse Market Update: April 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 6:13


    In this episode of Inside the Pod, we take a look at the latest pulse market update for April 2025.

    Pulse Market Update: March 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 8:19


    In this episode of Inside the Pod, we take a look at the latest Pulse Market Update for March 2025, in which the UK's pulse markets have continued to be quiet since the turn of the year, and overall export demand has been much lower since the last harvest.

    Supply Chain Focus: PheroSyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 9:17


    In this Supply Chain Focus edition of Inside the Pod, we speak to Mark Herriman, Head of Sales and Corporate Operations at PheroSyn, a start-up company spun out of Rothamsted Research supporting a new method of pest control in crops - pheromone-based monitoring, with the aim of reducing pesticide use in agriculture.

    From Soya to Sustainability 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 22:45


    In this extended episode of Inside the Pod, we take a look at the From Soya to Sustainability conference held in January by the NCS Project partners.Ben Pike speaks to a variety of speakers and attendees from the conference, including Philip Lymbery from Compassion in World Farming, Gemma Hoskins from Mighty Earth, and Pulse Pioneers John Seed and Rob Waterston, plus more, about the importance of home grown pulses in replacing imported soya and creating a more sustainable food system.

    2025 Descriptive List for Pulses

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 41:14


    In this extended episode of Inside the Pod, we look at the 2025 Descriptive List for Pulses which was unveiled by PGRO at CropTec 2024.We speak to PGRO Chief Technical Officer Dr Chris Judge who talks us through what's new on the list, as well as representatives from two of the breeders who have varieties on this year's list, Heather Oldfield from Limagrain and Michael Shuldham from NPZ.

    The Pea and Bean Conference 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 10:15


    In this episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike takes a look at the highlights from this year's Pea and Bean Conference, run by the British Growers Association, which took place in Lincolnshire earlier this month.It was a full day with speakers such as Simon Conway from Horticulture Crop Protection Ltd, Sam Trevey, the Fresh Produce Technical Manager from Red Tractor, the Lincolnshire Rural Support Network, and Hatch PR, who are behind the Yes Peas campaign, all speaking at the event.

    Achieving 8 Tonne per Hectare Bean Yield: One Time Luck or Just the Beginning?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 16:11


    In this episode of Inside the Pod, we speak to Agrii Agronomist Todd Jex who has recently achieved a bean crop yield of over 8-tonnes per hectare on one of his farms, an exciting development that we want to get to the bottom of.

    Pulse Market Update - October 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 17:17


    In this episode of Inside the Pod, we take a look at the Pulse Market Update for October 2024, with guest pulse trader Andy Bury from Frontier Agriculture giving his views on the latest market movements.

    Pulse Market Update - September 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 11:08


    In this bitesized episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike looks at the latest Pulse Market Update for September 2024, looking at the latest market trends and the outlooks for the rest of the year and into next year for pulse crops.

    Looking at Lentils - Researching the Viability of Lentil Growth in the UK

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 20:23


    In this episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster speaks to PGRO Technical Officer Will Evans who leads PGRO's research on lentils, looking at how viable lentil growth is in the UK and the benefits of growing them.

    Pea Harvest Outlook and Advice with Keith Costello

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 16:37


    In this episode of the Inside the Pod, Keith Costello returns to the podcast to give his outlook and advice on the harvesting period for peas, drawing on what he's seen from fields all over the country and over fifty years of knowledge and experience.

    Supply Chain Focus: Morrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 14:37


    In this Supply Chain Focus edition of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster speaks to Anna-Sophie Deetjen, co-founder of Morrow, a company who's venture into a pulse-based coffee is looking to secure the future of coffee and save the environment.

    Supply Chain Focus: Novo Farina

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 9:13


    In this Supply Chain Focus edition of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster speaks to Emily Williams, Managing Director of Novo Farina, about their company - the only UK manufacturer with the capabilities to develop extruded, texturised pea protein using only yellow peas.

    PGRO Vining Pea Open 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 10:14


    In this episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster visits the PGRO's Vining Pea Open Day and speaks to Dr Chris Judge about the day and the trials that are being conducted at the site.

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    The NCS Project - One Year On

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 20:46


    In this special episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike speaks to a variety of guests who have all had significant involvement in the NCS Project - PGRO CEO Roger Vickers, Dr Becky Howard, BOFIN founder Tom Allen-Stevens, and Michael Carpenter from Kelvin Cave.This episode takes a look back at the NCS Project one year on from its launch, looking at the developments we've seen with the project in the last year, but also looking ahead to the project's future.

    Cheese from Peas - The Latest Product in Dairy Alternatives

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 20:23


    In this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to Dr Vincenzo Di Bari, Assistant Professor in Food and Processing at the University of Nottingham, and Cesar Torres, Founder and CEO of The Good Pulse Company, about their alternative protein research exploring using peas to make sustainable plant-based cheese.

    The Pea and Bean YEN - How to Best Improve your Yield

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 20:21


    In this episode, Ben Pike speaks to Dr. Charlotte White, Senior Research Scientist at ADAS, about the Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) and how growers can use the YEN to analyse their crops and get the best yield from them.

    Keith Costello - How to Get the Best from Your Peas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 29:23


    In this episode, we speak to pea expert Keith Costello, who looks to the season ahead and advises growers on how to get the best our of their pea crops, speaking from 50 years of experience in the industry.

    Vining Pea Tool - PGRO's Innovative New Forecasting System

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 10:31


    In this episode, PGRO Data Scientist Leah Howells talks about PGRO's new Vining Pea Tool, a new way to forecast harvest dates and yields of vining pea crops using a combination of historic data, weather data, and powerful machine learning.

    The Pulse Magazine - Spring 2024 Edition Out Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 5:03


    In this bitesized episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster and Emily Scaife look at the latest issue of The Pulse Magazine, which is available to read either online at pgro.org or physically via an insert in the latest CPM Magazine.

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    The NCS Project - Introducing the Pulse Pioneers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 21:13


    In this episode, Ben Pike speaks to Tom Allen-Stevens, the founder of BOFIN, about the latest updates of the NCS Project. Ben also speaks to one of the project's Pulse Pioneers, Will Oliver, about his experience being a part of the NCS Project.

    Pulse Market Update - February 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 9:06


    In this episode, Ben Pike discusses the latest Pulse Market Update and give the latest updates and advice for planting your crops for 2024.

    Yes Peas in a Pod: Inside the Great British Pea Campaign

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 24:22


    In this episode, Ben Pike speaks to Stephen Francis, the Managing Director of Fen Peas, with Emily Boswell and Ruby Mortimer from Hatch PR about the Yes Peas! campaign and its mission to encourage more people across the UK to eat frozen peas.

    CropTec 2023: BOFIN Launch PulsePEP

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 8:28


    In this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to the founder of BOFIN, Tom Allen-Stevens, and Tom Wilkinson from ADAS about the launch of the PulsePEP and the Farming Forum, as well as Dr Becky Howard from PGRO who gives us the latest updates on the NCS Project.

    The 2024 Descriptive List

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 28:14


    Dr Chris Judge talks us through the 2024 Descriptive List and all the latest pea and bean varieties that have been added to the expanded list.

    Pulse Market Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 13:07


    Roger Vickers and Stephen Belcher discuss the latest Pulse Market Update and give the latest updates and advice for planting your crops for the new season.

    Ben Adams: A Farmer's Experience with Intercropping

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 24:42


    In this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to Oxfordshire-based farmer Ben Adams about his experiences with intercropping and the trials he has been running on his farm.

    Supply Chain Focus: Syngenta

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 11:10


    In this episode, Matt Webster speaks to Rebecca White, Portfolio Manager for Fungicides in Vegetable and Speciality Crop Protection for Syngenta, about the company's role in the pulse industry, it's relationship with pulse producers across the UK, and their goals towards sustainability.

    Farm Carbon Toolkit: Taking Action on your Farm's Carbon Emissions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 25:25


    In this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to Liz Bowles, the Chief Executive Officer of Farm Carbon Toolkit, a company who are committed to supporting farmers and organisations to understand and take action on their farm's carbon emissions.

    The NCS Project: The Defining Project of Our Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 21:29


    In this episode, host Ben Pike speaks to the CEO of PGRO, Roger Vickers, and the founder of BOFIN, Tom Allen-Stevens, about the Nitrogen Climate Smart Project, what it is and why farmers should get involved. How do we increase the pulse area to reduce carbon emissions and displace soya imports?

    Intercrop Innovations: Inside the PGRO's crop trials

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 11:20


    In this episode, Matt Webster speaks with PGRO's Principle Technical Officer Stephen Belcher about the PGRO's Intercropping trials, as well as speaking to Dr Becky Howard about Trap Cropping, and Shona Duffy about lentil growth in the UK.

    Heard It on the Pea Vine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 6:26


    In the podcast's first episode, our host Ben Pike spoke to Dr Chris Judge, PGRO's Senior Technical Officer, at the PGRO's Vining Pea Open Day in June, where he talked us through the various trials that were taking place involving vining peas and the PGRO's Descriptive List.

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