RASE Farm of the Future
Brought to you by RASE, in association with Innovation for Agriculture, the Farm of the Future podcast explores how farm businesses can prepare for and adapt to the challenges affecting agriculture. Join us to hear about the technologies and ideas which can make farming easier, more profitable and provide benefits to the environment.
Episodes
For this episode we’re joined by Paul Harris, founder and MD of Real Success Ltd. which offers recruitment consultancy, HR advice, succession planning and leadership training. Paul shares his ten foundation stones that underpin the recruitment process basics and outlines what farm businesses can do to ensure they’re hiring the very best people.
Paul speaks at a wide variety of major farming industry events, writes for Farmers Weekl...
For this episode we are joined by Peter Craven, Head of Agriculture at Natural England, to focus on running a family business.
Peter, who has focused his career on helping others to succeed, provides simple and universal advice for navigating the complexities of running a family business, from family charters, crucial questions at the core of the business, to management, leadership, and succession.
Peter completed a Nuffield on how...
For this episode we’re joined by Richard Hooper, director of The Future Farm at Harper Adams University, which provides teaching and research of mixed farming operations across arable, pigs, sheep, poultry, beef and dairy over its 493 hectares, whilst operating as a commercial farm.
Richard is also an agricultural management specialist with over three decades of experience. He’s a Nuffield scholar and has proven track record in imp...
For this episode we’re joined by Ifan Roberts, a contract dairy farmer originally from North Wales, who brings a sense of positivity when talking about dairy farming. His mission is to openly share the positives of his experiences as a dairy farmer, through his Nuffield report to help inspire others into the sector.
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For this episode we’re joined by Helen Wyman, founder of TwoCan Mentor, a company that connects individuals across the food, farm and horticultural ecosystems, to pass on knowledge and skills. Helen’s belief is that everyone in the ag industry needs a mentor.
Helen’s excellent understanding of both the industry and the people working within it stems from her work in farming and renewables sectors, as well as her 2022 Nuffield schol...
For this episode host Iory Hughes is joined by Chris Manley, founder of consultancy Traction Limited, which leads sustainability strategies and supply chain initiatives for some of the UK’s biggest retailers including M&S, Müller, Sainsbury’s and Tesco. Chris did a Nuffield Scholarship in which he researched what great leadership looks like in farming teams.
Chris is also the pioneer of Walk With Me, a mental health campaign wh...
For this episode host Iory Hughes is joined by dairy farmer Liz Haines, who works with Farmers Weekly on the Level Field campaign. Liz undertook a Nuffield Scholarship to help the industry better understand the needs of those in agriculture who are neurodivergent, and how they can be better supported in their work. Prior to farming Liz worked in publishing, specialising in autism and special educational needs. She moved on to take ...
For this episode host Iory Hughes is joined by Dan Smith, an agroecological farmer and consultant from the Wye Valley who is driven by cultivating both healthy eco-systems, and the next generation who will build and continue to care for them. Dan works with land managers to transition to more environmentally conscious systems of land management. In this episode he gives us excellent insight and practical actions, and challenges the...
Introducing the new series of the Farm of the Future podcast: Solving Staffing in Ag.
Hosted by Iory Hughes, this season explores how to build, retain, and support high-performing farm teams. From next-gen labour to leadership pipelines, each episode features conversations with farmers, Nuffield scholars and industry experts exploring fresh thinking and real-farm solutions to the staffing challenge. Whether you're managing a famil...
For this episode we’re joined by David Speller from OptiFarm, to talk about how artificial intelligence can be used in livestock farming.
During the episode we discuss how artificial intelligence can already be used in livestock farming and how deep learning AI can be used to accelerate agricultural know-how.
For this episode we’re joined by Alastair Leake from the Allerton Project, to talk about regenerative root crops.
Alastair was the winner of the 2023 RASE National Agricultural Award, which was presented in recognition of how he has developed The Allerton Project to demonstrate how farming can deliver food production and environmental outcomes simultaneously.
During the episode we dig into how root crops can be grown as part of a...
Regenerative farming means different things to different people. For our November 2023 Farm of the Future podcast episode, Deborah Crossan from Innovation for Agriculture and Natasha Smith from RASE spoke to John Cherry, co-founder of Groundswell and a regenerative farmer, to understand his perspective on regenerative agriculture.
In John’s words, regenerative farming refers to “Any farming system which improves the functionality...
Listen to this episode to hear how calf monitoring technologies can be used to improve calf health and growth rates, impacting both farm profitability and environmental outcomes.
For this episode, Natasha Smith and Laura Palczynski from Innovation for Agriculture are joined by livestock vet Emily Linton, from Torch Farm Vets and Chris Dorrington from Smartbell. Emily, Chris and Laura are all incredibly passionate about how small t...
Listen to episode two of the RASE Farm of the Future podcast to hear how farming at the maximum sustainable output can increase farm profitability, free up farmers’ time and deliver environmental benefits.
For this episode Natasha Smith and Arran Redman from Innovation for Agriculture were joined by Martin Lines from the Nature Friendly Farming Network.
They discuss the findings of the ‘Farming at the sweet spot: How farming with n...
In this episode, we are joined by Kit Franklin from Harper Adams University, to delve into the possibilities of using autonomous vehicles on UK farms.
Kit was one of the pioneering team of agri-tech researchers behind the Hands Free Hectare. Back in 2017, this team were the first to grow a crop entirely using autonomous vehicles, withou...
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