This month’s podcast comes from Angus in Scotland where we speak to Matthew Steele (see grower spotlight above). During the podcast we chat about why his family has increased their potato area, challenges within the supply chain, what could come next for the sector and why he remains positive about growing one of our country’s favourite vegetables. And, as with every podcast this season, we find out his top recipes containing the “tattie” (spoiler: it is a traditional Scottish recipe ..read more

To kick off our year, we sat down for a coffee with Paul Goddard, Business Development Manager for Speciality Crops at BASF. We talked about some of the innovations and successes that will be supporting growers this year including optical sorting and stem pullers, we reflected on the impact of the dry season in 2022, hear more about Pauls' visit to Jersey and, in his own words, found out why “Honesty” is the best approach ..read more

Farming, the Biggest Job on Earth: Affording the right to eat by BASF Agricultural Solutions UK ..read more

This time of year, people come together with friends, family and sometimes strangers to celebrate the festive period. Food plays an essential role in all our celebrations and the festive plate is the outcome of hard work and dedication from our farmers. We caught up with 3 farming families who supply our food from the traditional turkey to the carrots and sprouts that adorn our plates. We also reflect on just how different Christmas will be for some people around the world this year. We spoke to an Agricultural Economist and refugee from Ukraine who tells us about the special food, moments, an ..read more

BASF’s #BiggestJobonEarth podcast shares experiences from the people that grow our food and care for our environment. In each episode, we talk to farmers about what they do, why they do it, and why despite the ever-changing challenges they face they get up every morning to do their job. In this episode, we have frank and open conversations with farmers about the challenges, differences and difficult conversations they have had; conversations which can be easily overlooked to the detriment of everyone’s mental health. We talk to Ben Taylor-Davis about his battle with mental health following a l ..read more

In our first international podcast, Brendan Rockey talks about how he is meeting the challenges of growing at high altitude in Colorado. He shares how one cover crop led to another, and how he’s using companion crops to attract beneficial insects and boost nutrition ..read more

In our podcast this month we chat to Angus grower, James Porter. We chat water, soil, environmental impacts, challenges and contracts. We also find out how potato tasting can just be like wine tasting ..read more

BASF’s #BiggestJobon Earth podcast shares experiences from the people that grow our food and care for our environment. Each episode we talk to talk to farmers about what they do, why they do it, and why despite the ever-changing challenges they face they get up every morning to do their job. In our first episode we’re talking all things bread. Where it comes from, how it’s made and our favourite types. We talk to Lincolnshire farmer Andrew Ward, who gives a frank picture of farming, and the role farmers play as stewards of the environment. Angus McDowell shares his experiences as a farmer, mal ..read more

In our podcast this month we chat to Lancashire grower Andrew Webster who talks about some of the challenges he is facing growing potatoes and his trials that are looking to help mitigate them in the future. We also talk about the loss of AHDB and his focus on setting up a new grower group in Lancashire to help share knowledge and ideas to support the future of the sector. And with all our podcasts, we find out about his favourite variety…spoiler, he had two ..read more

How do you plant potatoes in a field that is so steep you can’t use a tractor? And what does hemp and tea have to do with potatoes? This month we sat down with Mike Renouard, Business Unit Director from the Jersey Royal Company to find out how they are growing potatoes, investing in their environment and supporting the local community. We packed a lot into this short 20-minute podcast ..read more