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We couldn’t discuss anything other than Semex conference this week so after Chris’ milk market report, Will and Ben are joined by Drew Sloan, Vice President in Corporate Development at Semex and Rose Jackson, Senior Consultant and Head of Genetics in Kite to do just this. Rose and Drew discuss the power of genetics to improve the environmental credential of the industry, even more so with the anno...

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Kite Podcast Legal Disclaimer Please note: The information provided during this podcast has been prepared for general informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. The information must not be relied upon for any purpose and no representation or warranty is given as to its accuracy, completeness or otherwise. Any reference to other organisations, businesses or products during the podc...

In our final podcast of 2022, Chris’ milk market report includes his thoughts on Mullers milk contract pricing announcement this morning, then Will and Ben are joined by Sophie Throup, Head of Agriculture, Fisheries and Sustainable Sourcing at Morrisons and David Keiley, Kite Senior Consultant at Kite to talk about the Morrisons “Farmer Christmas” advert. Sophie explains why they decided to showca...

Will and Ben are joined this week by Paul Savage, UK Agriculture Director for Arla, Becki Leach, Senior Consultant for Kite and of course Chris Walkland for his milk market report. Paul outlines how Arla’s sustainability incentive has been received by farmers and retailers so far, the key focus areas on farm and how they are going to deliver the sustainability objectives. He discusses with Becki h...

This week after the milk market update from Chris, Will and Ben are joined by Lucas Fuess, Director of Dairy Market Intelligence at Highground Dairy and John Allen from Kite for an update on the US dairy situation. Lucas outlines what their current milk output looks like as well as the milk price, input prices and market outlook. He discusses with John the limited constraints and multiple opportun...

Even Chris Walkland’s Milk Market report couldn’t dampen the excitement as Kite’s very own J-Edward duo, John Allen and Edward Lott share the news and more details about Kite's next chapter following the acquisition by AB Agri. Plus, they discuss the most recently updated COP figures including break even milk price, as well as the history of the COP model and why there is a need to move from break...

After a milk market report from Chris Walkland, Will and Ben are joined this week by two of the newest members to join the Kite team; Marcus Doig and Maimie Sloan. They share their thoughts on the future of dairy, the outlook and opportunities they see for the next generation and the advice they would give to those looking to pursue a career in agriculture. They go on to discuss their respective f...

EP130: Dairy Discussions & Climate Commitments at COP27 On this week’s episode, Chris Walkland is on hand to provide a milk market update and host Ben Eagle is joined by Sarah Simpson; Director at Simpson Farms Ltd and Brian Lyndsay; Sustainability Lead at Global Dairy Platform. They discussed the level of Agricultural representation at COP27, the dairy discussions taking place at the event and th...

After the usual milk market report from Chris Walkland, Will Evans and Ben Eagle are joined by Will Jackson, Divisional Director for Engagement and Strategy at the AHDB and Ed Towers, dairy farmer from Brades Farm to discuss the future direction of ADHB. After a period of reflection and consultation with levy payers, Will outlines the main changes that have come about, the ‘3 pillars’ they will be...

After the recording of this podcast this morning Chris picked up some news from a trader that a floor in the butter market may have been reached, with Q1 prices slightly higher than yesterday. Fingers crossed and watch this space next week! Please note: The information provided during this podcast has been prepared for general informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. The informa...

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Chris Walkland unfortunately doesn’t have much positive news in his milk market report this week on the Kite podcast but happily there is much more positivity amongst this week’s guests; NFU Cymru President; Aled Jones and Kite Managing Partner; Neil Blackburn. They both join Will Evans this week to discuss the recent announcement on the amendment of the Welsh NVZ regulations which see a delay in...

This week Will and Ben are joined by Arthur Fearnall, Arla Board member (one of his many titles) and Ainsley Baker, Kite Partner to discuss Arla’s new sustainability incentive, as well as Chris Walkland for our usual market report. Arthur outlines Arla’s wider sustainability commitments, how they have been working towards these and how the sustainability incentive fits in. He describes the differe...

View the report discussed in the podcast on the Kite website here   Please note: The information provided during this podcast has been prepared for general informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. The information must not be relied upon for any purpose and no representation or warranty is given as to its accuracy, completeness or otherwise. Any reference to other organisations,...

On this weeks podcast Will Evans is joined by the Managing Director of Oxbury Bank, Nick Evans and Kites Jess Buss. They discuss the impact of this weeks turbulent financial events including currency, rising interest rates and what this means for inflation, along with Oxburys New Gen finance offer. Plus there is a discussion on what this means practically at farm level, what opportunities it prese...

This week Will and Ben welcome and congratulate Heydon Dark, Cornish dairy farmer and winner of the Cream Awards Young Dairy Farmer of the Year Award. This year, it was sponsored by Kite and with producer and Senior Consultant Becki, one of the judges, Becki outlines why Heydon stood out to her. Heydon describes the core values of his farming business and his journey so far, including navigating t...

Today Will and Ben are joined by Kevin White, Fresh Foods Editor of The Grocer and John Allen, a Managing Partner at Kite to discuss The Dairymen Report which features results from a recent consumer survey, The State of a Nation, completed in July this year. They discuss key features of interest including consumer trends in dairy buying and several reasons for a recent reduction in consumption in...

After scooping the John Beckett memorial cup plus two other Cream Awards last night, Cornish farmer Anthony Wills of Willsbro Holstein joins host Ben Eagle to tell us a bit about his business, the cows, the family and what makes his business resilient. John and Becki comment on the calibre of entries for the Kite sponsored Young Farmer category and discuss the qualities required to thrive in the s...

Back after a week off, Will and Ben are joined by Paul Macer, Partner at Kite Consulting and Chris Walkland, not just for his usual report, but for in-dept look at the milk markets. With these currently being guided by the sustained lower than average milk volumes, they discuss the pressure being felt by the processing sector on demand and availability. Paul also shares the results of the forage s...

After the usual milk market report from Chris Walkland, Ben is joined John Chamberlain, Derbyshire based farmer and Chris Flint, Managing Consultant and Partner at Kite, to talk about the challenges this year has brought and future proofing your farm business. John explains what they have already put in place on the farm to manage winter feed stocks and cash flow, as well as the key capital invest...

Will and Ben are joined by James Bolesworth, Managing Director at CRM Agricommodities and John Allen, Managing partner at Kite, to discuss the new UN backed trade agreement between Russia and Ukraine to restart grain and other exports across the Black Sea. With decent volumes of feed material now moving out of Ukraine, James and John discuss current and future buying opportunities presented by thi...

Food vision Strategy for Ireland https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/c73a3-food-vision-2030-a-world-leader-in-sustainable-food-systems/ Food vision for dairy https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/2d7b4-statement-on-food-vision-dairy-group/ Please note: The information provided during this podcast has been prepared for general informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. The information...

On this week’s podcast, hosts Will Evans and Ben Eagle are joined by Jim Chapman MBE, Trustee of the Farm Safety Foundation, along with Kite Partner, Ainsley Baker, to discuss the very important topic of Farm Safety. Jim shares the details of his own on-farm accident, how it affected him physically and mentally and how he has since made it his mission to raise awareness of the topic. He and Ainsle...

Chris returns from holiday this week for his usual milk market report and Will and Ben are joined by two members of the Kite Team to discuss the impacts of heat stress on farm, Kate Matthews, Vet consultant and Vicky Hicks, Technical consultant. Kate and Vicky discuss both short and long-term effects on cow health and production as well as mitigation measures that can be put in place such as adjus...