Tramlines
Tramlines is the only farming podcast that delivers advice to growers on how to improve environmental performance and maximise farm profitability. By tuning into Tramlines, you will benefit from listening to episodes that feature experts and experienced farmers, who share valuable information on best practices, new techniques, and the latest research in agriculture. Join the experts fortnightly as they address common problems and solutions and stay up-to-date with the latest developments. With CPD points up for grabs on certain episodes, topics range from digital innovations to soil health and the discussions are supported by Agrii's extensive trials programme and environmental work.
Featuring: Farmer Tom, John Miles, Paul Pickford, Prof Andrew Neil, Ruth Mann, Tom Land, Kathryn Styan, Andrew Ward MBE and Simon Weaving. And more…
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Episodes
98 episodes
Partners in the Field: Integrated Pest Management & Beneficial Insects
Today we are going to be talking with wildlife expert Marek Nowakowski, Agrii's technical manager of non-combinable trials Don Pendegrast and seed technical manager John Miles. This episode will be focusing on IPM and the continuing discussion ...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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Exploring Inclusivity and Opportunities with Young Farmers Clubs
Today we are going to be talking with Luke Cox, arable farmer and YFC Agri Chair, Agrii Crop Input Specialist Poppy Bunting and Trainee Agronomist Josh Byran. This episode will be focusing on the role of Young Farmers Clubs in our communities, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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Focusing on Phosphate with Agrii's Nutrition Specialists
Today we are going to be talking with Agrii's National Fertiliser Manager Tom Land, and John Charlton, Crop Input Specialist in the North East. This episode will be focusing on phosphate across various crops from cereals to maize, and looking a...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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Branching Out With Top Fruit Nutrition
Today we are going to be talking with Agrii fruit agronomists Matt Greep, Emma Smith and Ryan Williams. This episode will be focusing on top fruit and specifically the nutritional requirements of top fruit; why is it so important to get the bal...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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Brewing Sustainable Change with Malting Barley
Today we are going to be talking with Rodger Shirreff, national seed business manager at Agrii and Tom Barker, UK product manager at Secobra. This episode will be focusing on malting barley and looking at the key varietal characteristics that g...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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Taking Action with the Latest Updates to SFI 2024
Today we are going to be talking with Alex Olivant, farm and environmental advisor with Agrii and Dan Wood, RHIZA crop input specialist. This episode will explore what the latest updates to the combined Sustainable Farming Incentive and Country...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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Supporting Each Other in our Farming Community
Today we are going to be talking with Stephanie Berkeley from the Farm Safety Foundation and Alex Phillimore from the Farming Community Network. This episode will explore the specific mental health challenges that we face in the industry, and w...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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Live from Cereals: Reflect, Adjust and Plan: How to Prepare for Autumn Sowing
Today we are recording live from Cereals 2024 at Newnham Farm in Hertfordshire. We are going to be talking with Agrii seed technical manager John Miles, crop input specialist and farm saved seed coordinator Gavin Taylor, and crop input speciali...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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A Balancing Act: Crop Nutrition and Climate Variability
Today we are going to be talking with Agrii crop input specialist Tom Perrott, and Scott Garnett, R&D agronomist for ICL Fertilizers. This episode will ask if crop nutrition can be even more effective in light of increasingly unpredictable ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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Live from Readyhedge: Perfecting and Protecting Ornamental Crops
Today we are going to be talking with Agrii horticultural agronomists Jason Steels, Jonathan Garratt and Matt Greep, and growers Simon and Toby Williamson from Readyhedge in South Worcestershire. This episode will explore what production techni...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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Seeds of Influence: Exploring Leadership in Agriculture with Christine Tacon
Today we are going to be talking with Christine Tacon. The focus of today is all about leadership in agriculture; what does that mean for you and your farm business and why is it so important now and in the future. This episode also marks the f...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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Should I grow OSR this Autumn?
Today we are going to be talking to Agrii’s David Leaper, seed technical specialist and Tim Horton, technical manager for combinable crops. With ongoing concerns about the reliability of OSR, the question we ask today is should I be growing OSR...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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Repairing Soil Structure to Optimise Autumn Establishment
Today we are going to be talking with Agrii's Todd Jex, agronomist and technical advisor and George Fraser, farmer and contractor of A & R Fraser in Dorset. In light of the difficult weather conditions that farmers have been facing in recen...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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Spring Soil Recovery: Exploring Sampling and Nutrient Management for Winter-Damaged Soils
Today we are going to be talking with RHIZA’s Jon Greenman, commercial manager and Saul Creed, crop inputs specialist. We are going to be asking if soil sampling and nutrient management plans can help farmers and agronomists navigate the uncert...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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The Reality of SFI
In this episode, we are talking with Agrii’s Adam Simper, national grass, roots and environmental seeds manager and Simon Hobbs, cover crop, environmental and wildflower specialist. Today we will be exploring SFI options available for both live...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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Fueling Growth with Liquid Fertiliser
In this episode we are talking with Nick Bumford, farms director at Guiting Manor Farms ltd and Rob Willey national fertiliser commercial manager at Agrii. Today we are going to explore and understand the benefit of liquid fertilisers for impro...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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Farming for the Future: The Carbon-Cutting Potential of Incorporating Pulses and Legumes
Today we’re going to be talking with Lucy Cottingham, Agrii UK digital agronomy manager, Steve Portas agronomist and Northern technical advisor and Josh Murphy, RHIZA product manager. Agriculture is a very significant emitter of CO2 and t...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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Live on Farm: Walking Fields of Gold in Cornwall
Today we are going to be talking with Robert Stacey managing director of Rowe Farming here in Cornwall and Mike Dray, Agrii agronomist. Today we are going to be exploring the crop of daffodils, growing both for the cut market and also bulb mark...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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Managing Wet Winter-Worn Soils for Performance and Profit
Today we are going to be talking with David Purdy, territory business manager in East of England for John Deere and Steve Corbett, trials manager at Agrii. With a backdrop of a very wet winter; where some fields need re drilling and in other fi...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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Check Your Bits and Bobs
Today we are talking with Petra Martin, group head of health and safety and Billy Hosdell, agronomist at Agrii. While we care for our animals and crops and the people around us, do we look after ourselves? We ask what are some of the key health...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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Seeds of Change: Will Evans on the Power of Diversity in Farming
Today we are going to be talking with Will Evans, who was the chair of the 2024 Oxford Farming Conference. We are going to be asking Will about the key theme at this this years conference 'the power of diversity', what does that mean and what a...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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Tramlines 2023 Wrapped: Key Podcast Takeaways for 2024
With over 27k downloads and 75 episodes available to download, today we are going to look back over some of the top ranking podcasts from the past three seasons. What were they, what were some of their most interesting moments and which w...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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Seed Select: Unearthing Top Varieties for Autumn
Today, we're going to hear from Agrii's Rodger Shirreff, national seed business manager, John Miles, seed technical manager, and David Leaper seed technical specialist. With the launch of the new recommended list for cereals and oilseed rape, w...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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Farming With Pride
Today we are going to be talking farming with pride with Mike Wilkins, farm manager and Emily Brown, NFU county adviser. How open to diversity is our farming industry, why is that so important, what does that mean for so many and what can we do...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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Enhancing Agronomic Decisions with Technology
In this episode we are going to be talking about digital innovation, and look at what could be the benefit of integrating these technologies into our farming. Also talking us through an exciting new project at Agrii we are joined by Jonathan Tr...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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