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Tramlines

Agrii

Tramlines is the only farming podcast that delivers advice to growers on how to improve environmental performance and maximise farm profitability. By tuning into Tramlines, you will benefit from listening to episodes that feature experts and experienced farmers, who share valuable information on best practices, new techniques, and the latest research in agriculture. Join the experts fortnightly as they address common problems and solutions and stay up-to-date with the latest developments. With CPD points up for grabs on certain episodes, topics range from digital innovations to soil health and the discussions are supported by Agrii's extensive trials programme and environmental work.

Featuring: Farmer Tom, John Miles, Paul Pickford, Prof Andrew Neil, Ruth Mann, Tom Land, Kathryn Styan, Andrew Ward MBE and Simon Weaving. And more...

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Tramlines episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Tramlines for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Tramlines episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Tramlines - Focus on Soil Health and Achieve Net Zero
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11/29/22 • 20 min

In this episode we are at Agrii's South Wales iFarm talking to Amy Watkins, sustainability manager at Agrii, Chris Taylor, Agrii agronomist & Nuffield Scholar and Dan Moore, farm manager. Today we are discussing how focusing on soil health will improve sustainability, reaching net zero and how this can be done.
Tony Smith is your host on Tramlines. Based in the South West and with a farming background, he graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture. He worked in the farming industry for many years before developing his career as a presenter.

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Tramlines - What's on your Variety Shopping List?
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06/10/21 • 20 min

In this episode, we are talking about varieties and OSR with Agrii’s Seed Technical Manager John Miles. We will be looking at varietal choice and OSR, considering varietal traits and why the decisions we make choosing a seed variety are so important.

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Tramlines - The Bees and the Birds
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04/26/21 • 20 min

In this episode we are talking about bees and pollinators with Marek Nowakowski, Ecologist, Wildlife Expert and Consultant. We will look into the importance of bees and pollinators for growers and some of the steps that can be taken to increase biodiversity on farm.

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In this episode we are talking to Agrii’s Chris Glover, head of crop protection and Jessica Farrant, commercial account manager. Today we are going to look closely at crop protection (CP) products, how they are carefully scrutinised and reviewed before they reach the farmer and how a constant ongoing assessment of their performance helps agronomists work with growers to deliver suitable crop protection now and in the future.

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Tramlines - Raising the Bar on Variety Selection
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07/22/21 • 29 min

In this episode we are talking to Colin Lloyd, Head of Agronomy within Agrii’s technical team. We will examine variety choice in the context of sustainability and more specifically Agrii’s variety sustainability rating and how that fits in our Green Horizons initiative.
Claim 1 BASIS point for listening to this podcast. Email [email protected] with your membership number, full name, postcode and DOB.

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In this episode we are talking about regenerative agriculture with farmer Tom Martin and Agrii agronomist John Vickery. We will be asking the question what is regenerative agriculture, is it something new and the key question of what are the benefits to growers.

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Tramlines - Re-think your Risk for Farm Safety Week
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07/08/21 • 20 min

In this episode we are talking about Farm Safety Week with Petra Martin, Agrii’s Head of Health and Safety and Stephanie Berkeley from the Farm Safety Foundation. With fatalities increasing on our farms, our focus today is to talk about Farm Safety Week and how we can all re-think risk on our farms.

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Tramlines - Tailored Nutrition from Root to Shoot
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06/24/21 • 20 min

In this episode we are talking about liquid fertiliser with Agrii's Paul Gill and OSR starter fertiliser with Tom Perrott. With fertiliser being a key input for crops, we are taking a look at how both liquid and starter fertilisers can help growers improve their gross margins and help the environment at the same time.

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Tramlines - Nutrients, Nitrogen and Nutrition
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05/27/21 • 20 min

In this episode we are talking about the future of agronomising nutrition with Agrii’s Tom Land, Fertiliser Technical Manager and Jamie Lyttle, Fertiliser Product Manager. We will look at how this can help growers produce both sustainable and profitable crops.

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Today, we're going to hear from Agrii's Rodger Shirreff, national seed business manager, John Miles, seed technical manager, and David Leaper seed technical specialist. With the launch of the new recommended list for cereals and oilseed rape, we're going to look into what's new and what does this mean for seed availability and the grower?
View Seed Spring Yearbook here.
Claim 1 BASIS and NRoSO point for listening to this podcast. Email [email protected] with your membership number, full name, postcode and DOB.
Tony Smith is your host on Tramlines. Based in the South West and with a farming background, he graduated with a B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture. He worked in the farming industry for many years before developing his career as a presenter.
Got a podcast idea or want to get involved? Email us on [email protected]. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave us a review in the app!

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FAQ

How many episodes does Tramlines have?

Tramlines currently has 98 episodes available.

What topics does Tramlines cover?

The podcast is about Environment, Podcasts, Science, Agriculture, Farming and Livestock.

What is the most popular episode on Tramlines?

The episode title 'Striking a Healthy Balance with Spring Nutrition' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Tramlines?

The average episode length on Tramlines is 21 minutes.

How often are episodes of Tramlines released?

Episodes of Tramlines are typically released every 14 days.

When was the first episode of Tramlines?

The first episode of Tramlines was released on Apr 15, 2021.

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