The BOFIN Buzz

Join us in our latest episode where we are joined by BOFIN member Charles Paynter. Charles farms in North Bedfordshire and has been involved in many BOFIN projects. Charles' top priorities for farming include a focus on weeds, pests and diseases, adopting regenerative practices and practicing sustainable farming. Make sure to let us know your thoughts below and follow to be notified when the n...

Join us in this special episode where we are joined by Lucy Cottingham from Agrii. Agrii is one of the project partners for the £5.9 million DEFRA-funded NCS project looking to help reach the communal aim of reducing carbon emissions by up to 1.5M tonnes. Tom and Lucy went into detail about pulses, AI advancements and women in agriculture, discussing upcoming trials and future forecasts. Let us kn...

Join us in this week's episode where we are joined by Keith Challen. We discuss how Keith went from prisons to farms and what different challenges he now faces with grass weeds We take a look into the Harvest Weed Seed Control project and how Keith has found his involvement throughout. Make sure to give this episode a listen and let us know your thoughts below:

Join us and special guest Becci Berry of Brimstone Farms in this exciting episode of The BOFIN Buzz. We take a look at some of the slug projects that Becci is involved in along with some focusing on the soil beneath us. Becci opens up about how she ended up becoming a farmer and some exciting announcements are made about upcoming projects. Let us know your thoughts below!

Join us in the latest episode of The BOFIN Buzz where we are joined by John McArthur of McArthur Agriculture. This episode focuses on McArthur's involvement as a project partner within The NCS Project. John's role within the project focuses on encouraging farmers to include more pulses into livestock rations. By doing this, we can reduce the amount of soy meal imported along with reducing...

Join us for another special episode of The BOFIN Buzz where we are joined by none other than Tim Parton. This episode is all about understanding soil health and the impact that this can have on the rest of your farm activities. Through various means such as the Green Farm Collective and his own involvement with BOFIN projects, Tim has been on quite the soil journey! Make sure to give this episode...

During this episode, we are joined by Michael Carpenter representing NCS project partner Kelvin Cave. We take a look at the £5.9 million DEFRA-funded NCS project and discuss some of the challenges facing farmers looking to include more peas and beans in livestock rations. Let us know what challenges you have faced in the Q&A section below!

Well, welcome to a very special bonus episode. This week you could hear BOFIN founder Tom Allen-Stevens on BBC Radio Somerset discussing the SLIMERS project and calling on the public to get involved with our slug research as Slug Scouts. If you want to get involved, make sure to get in touch by contacting info@bofin.org.uk or visiting slimers.co.uk.

Listen in as we are are joined by Jake Freestone of Overbury Enterprises to celebrate National Farmers Day. We discuss what it means to be a farmer today and some of the struggles encountered along with some of the exciting projects you can be a part of as a forward-thinking farmer. Let us know what you think in the comments below.

In this week's episode we talk all things slugs as part of the Strategies Leading to Improved Management and Enhanced Resilience against Slugs (SLIMERS) project. Joined by Clive Blacker, director of Agrivation we took an in-depth look into how the project came to be, the protocol and Slug Sleuth involvement. Take a listen and visit our website (www.bofin.org.uk) to find out how you can be invo...

For this exciting episode, we are joined by John Cussans and Will Smith from NIAB to discuss the Harvest Weed Seed Control project. There are some shocking results revealed along with some insightful tips and tricks for keeping those weed seeds away along with an in-depth look at the protocol and farmer involvement within the project.

Join us as we discuss Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) with Dr. Tom Thirkell to find out how he thinks this fungus could transform farming as we know it. We take a look at AMF in detail and release the latest results from the Soil Fungal Communities project.

Welcome to The BOFIN Buzz podcast! We are excited to embark on this journey of jaw-dropping wonder and innovation with you. Make sure to subscribe and follow along as we bring leading scientists and industry innovators to the podcast to discuss some of the great projects the British On-Farm Innovation Network are involved in and what farming's future looks like in the fourth agricultural revol...