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Chris is on holiday this week so no milk market report but we still get a markets fix as Will and Ben are joined by podcast veteran James Bolesworth MD at CRM Agri-Commodities and Neil Blackburn, Kite Managing Partner at Kite to discuss the feed markets. They discuss current grass and forage situation on-farm including options for those who are short and buying options for those not yet booked, al...

With farmers protesting against green reforms in the Netherlands and Western Europe, and milk volumes down in the UK, Europe and across the globe, hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans welcome back Erik Elgersma; Founder and Director of Strategic Analysis Services BV alongside John Allen and Chris Walkland for an in-depth discussion on the milk market and pricing mechanisms. They also discuss the detail...

On this week’s podcast, following our usual update from Chris Walkland, Will and Ben are joined by Ash Amirahmadi, in his role as Chair of Dairy UK and John Allen, Kite’s Managing Partner to discuss the new ‘It’s what we’re made of’ campaign that Dairy UK have launched to highlight the sustainability improvements achieved through the UK Dairy Roadmap. Ash outlines the background to the campaign, w...

Following our usual milk market update from Chris, we are joined this week by Stuart Roberts who farms in Hertfordshire and is now the Lib Dem’s Food and Farming Advisor and Lucy Williamson, Nutritionist, a Love British Food Ambassador and a former vet, to discuss the government’s food strategy which was published on 13th June. Stuart and Lucy give a summary of their views on the food strategy and...

One of our most positive and thought provoking podcast’s ever! Author Jayne Buxton joins us a week after the release of her book ‘The Great Plant Based Con’ to discuss with the podcast team why she wanted to write the book, some of her research and conclusions about plant based diets along with a discussion on some of the big businesses and individuals who are bankrolling the plant based agenda. J...

This week, Ben Eagle is joined by Organic dairy farmer and ‘Down to Earth’ event host Tim Downes alongside Kite Partner Ainsley Baker. Tim describes how he has adopted Regenerative agriculture principles on his farm and the results he has seen and shares the reasons he thinks farmers who want to know more about Regen should visit the Down to Earth event. Ainsley and Tim discuss the viability of in...

After our usual milk market report from Chris Walkland, our hosts Will and Ben are joined by Amy Jackson, Director of Oxtale Ltd and Neil Baker, Farm Manager at Bakers of Haselbury Plucknett to look at the perception and preference of the Great British public towards dairy cow management in the UK. Amy outlines her research into this topic and discusses with Neil how we might use this to change pu...

After the usual milk market report from Chris Walkland, Ben is joined this week by Carmarthenshire dairy farmer and recently elected Chair of the Muller Milk Group Board; Grant Hartman and Kite Consultant Chloe Cross. They discuss the MMG board, it’s role, purpose and how it interacts with the senior team at Muller along with discussing both the Muller Advantage and Next Gen groups and what the re...

Full report can be viewed here: https://www.kiteconsulting.com/2022/05/13/project-apollo/ 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...

Chris opens as usual with the milk market report after the 4th consecutive fall in the GTD auction and the podcast team are joined by Steve Spencer, Director of FreshAgenda and John Allen, Kite’s Managing Partner. Steve gives us an update on dairy Down Under in terms of milk volumes and the mood of farmers at present, as well as the view from Australian dairy on the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreeme...

This week Will and Ben are joined by James Bolesworth, Managing Director CRM AgriCommodities and John Allen, Managing Partner at Kite to discuss the unexpected news this week of an export ban on palm oil by Indonesia, pushing up the oilseeds markets. Plus our usual milk market report from Chris Walkland. With Indonesia as the largest global exporter of palm oil, James talks us through the fast mov...

This week Will and Ben are joined by Erica Hocking, Senior Nutrition Scientist at Dairy UK, David Levick, Kite Partner and for our milk market report, Chris Walkland, to discuss the benefits of dairy nutrition and the Dairy UK Stronger for Longer event. With the Dairy UK nutrition team on the front line, bringing together emerging dairy nutrition and dairy science, Erica summarises the webinar whi...

This week the podcast team Will, Ben & Becki are joined by Marcel van der Vliet who is Sales & Procurement Manager for the VanDrie Group and President of CELCAA; the voice of European traders in agri-food commodities. Along with John Allen, Managing Partner at Kite and Chris Walkland, they discuss and compare the dairy markets and trading environment in the UK and Europe. Marcel shares his thought...

For our landmark 100th episode and with everyone back “fresh” from DairyTech 2022, Ben and Will are joined by Di Wastenage MBE, Devon dairy farmer and Chair of RABDF and John Torrance, who was announced yesterday as the 2020 winner of the RABDF NMR Gold Cup. They debrief and discuss the sentiment at DairyTech this year and the key topics on everyone’s mind. With the long-awaited announcement of th...

On the first day of the new milk year and after a week of significant milk price announcements from major retailers and processors, Kite’s Paul Macer and John Allen join Chris, Becki, Ben & Will on the podcast discussing current UK milk volumes which are significantly down year on year. The same production and supply challenges are being seen across Europe and they discuss whether the recent price...

Ian Potter, renowned dairy commentator, John Allen, Kite’s Managing Partner and Chris Walkland join Ben, Will & Becki on this week’s podcast to discuss Arla’s 5 year growth strategy for the UK which was announced earlier this morning. Hot off the press, they discuss the key elements including; Arla’s growth plan in key dairy categories, including organic and the subsequent need to recruit more mil...

This week Will and Ben are joined by Neil Wilson, Director of SAB Advisory Ltd and Edward Lott, Managing Partner at Kite. With our recent analysis predicting break-even milk price at 40ppl, they discuss the time delay between input price and milk price rises and the impact this is having on cash flows. Also, given this week’s interest rate rise, revised predicted inflation rates and the likelihood...

Will and Ben are joined this week by James Bolesworth, Managing Director at CRM Agri-Commodities and Mike Bray, Partner at Kite to discuss the initial impact of the war in Ukraine on commodity markets and the implications this may have on farm feeding strategies. James explains how the markets have reacted to the initial shock and the exacerbating factors such as low stock levels on key commoditie...

This week, after the usual milk market report from Chris Walkland, Will and Ben are joined by Chris Brown, Senior Director of Sustainable Supply Chains at Asda and Rachael Madeley-Davies, Kite’s Head of Sustainability, to discuss the BRC’s ambition for all food products in the UK to achieve Net Zero by 2040 and the associated requirements for reducing carbon emissions on farm. Chris Brown shares h...

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After the usual milk market report, this week Ben and Will are joined by Ian Potter, renowned dairy commentator, John Allen, Kite’s Managing Partner and Chris Walkland to talk about the recent and controversial Panorama programme ‘ A Cows Life; The True cost of milk’. Ian was featured in the programme and discusses with John and Chris the complexity of the issues as well as their thoughts on wheth...

After the usual milk market report from Chris Walkland, Will and Ben are joined by Kite Senior Consultant Vicky Hicks and Managing Partner David Levick to follow on from last week and discuss greenhouse gas emissions. With Ruminants hitting the headlines recently, Vicky and David discuss why it’s important to consider methane alongside carbon dioxide, looking at the science behind the products and...

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After the usual milk market report from Chris Walkland, Ben and Will are joined by Rose Jackson; Senior Consultant and Genetics lead at Kite alongside dairy farmer Richard Ward to discuss Genetics and Genomics. Rose outlines why having a focussed genetics strategy, including genomic testing is a key component of improving cow and herd performance and profitability and Richard gives an overview of...

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