Grow the future
Episodes
Navigating Nutrient Management in Uncertain Times
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the latest episode of the Grow the Future podcast, where we tackle the complexities of nutrient management in today’s volatile market. We...
Spring Grass Growth: Nutrient Planning for Grazing Success
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Spring grazing is underway, but a late start to the season and high winter rainfall have created new challenges for grassland farmers across the UK an...
Unlocking the YaraAmplix Portfolio
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the next episode of Grow the Future. Today, we explore the evolving landscape of crop nutrition and biologicals with a focus on maximizing ...
How to Optimize Potato and Maize Nutrition in Ireland
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Grow the Future. In today's episode, we’re heading to Ireland to catch up with Area Manager John Hegerty. With the Irish growin...
The ANSWERS Project: Unlocking the Potential of UK Field Beans
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of the Grow the Future podcast, we are joined by Mark Tucker, Yara’s Partnership & Food Value Chain lead for Europe, and...
Spring Nutrition
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of Grow the Future, we’re tackling the fallout from a historically wet season. Joining us is Roger Bacon, Yara’s Crop Nutrit...
Maximizing Potential with Foliar Nutrition
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of the Grow the Future podcast, Agronomist and Product Manager for Biologicals and YaraVita Natalie Wood takes a deep dive into f...
Spring N for Grazing
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our second podcast episode of 2026. Today, we’re diving into grazing management with Yara’s Grassland Agronomist, Philip Cosgrave. Phil...
Introducing YaraPlus: Your partner for precise crop nutrition
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first grow the future podcast series of 2026, where we introduce our new exciting platform YaraPlus which is available from the 12th Ja...
Grassland Season Review 2025
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for our final episode of 2025 as we welcome back Yara's Grassland Specialist, Philip Cosgrave. Philip provides a comprehensive grassland ...
Quality & Yield: Inside the YaraMila New 20's + S Formulation
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Grow the Future podcast, we’re shining a spotlight on the Irish market and Yara’s exciting new 20’s fertiliser!Join Area ...
The Hybrid Approach: Combining Liquid and Solid Fertilisers
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in this new episode of the grow the future podcast as we delve into the future of crop nutrition with Area Manager James Willis and Crop Nutri...
Fertiliser Logistics Unpacked: Strategy, Sustainability, and the Supply Chain
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The next installment of Grow the Future will feature Sourcing Manager Helen Manship, who will provide insight into the logistics of fertiliser distrib...
Crop Nutrition Planning
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Grow the Future. This week for our 20th episode, we're joined by Partnership & Value Chain Manager Mark Tucker to talk all th...
Future Farming: Yara's Lower Carbon Fertilisers
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the nineteenth episode of the Grow the Future podcast, where we delve into the topic of Yara's Lower Carbon Fertilisers with Conor Qu...
Autumn Foliar Nutrition
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the eighteenth episode of the Grow the Future podcast, we'll be discussing Autumn Foliar Nutrition with Natalie Wood, the YaraVita and Biologi...
Late Season Grazing for 2025
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The seventeenth episode of 2025 features a conversation between host Ken Rundle and Crop Nutrition Agronomist Philip Cosgrave. Their discussion center...
Behind the Build: The New YaraVita Production Plant
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this sixteenth episode of 2025, we welcome new contributor Joe Kidd who is the YaraVita Project Manager to discuss the new production plant. Joe&ap...
How Soil Testing Unlocks Your Farm's Potential
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this fifteenth episode of 2025, we welcome Mark Tucker, Partnership and Value Chain Manager, to discuss the critical importance of soil testing. Th...
Sustainable Farming with Yara
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourteenth episode of 2025, Ken Rundle chats with Yara UK's Value Chain Partnership Account Manager Gareth Flockhart about sustainability ...
Unlock Your Crop's Potential with Croplift Pro
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the thirteenth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Yara’s Area Manager based in Ireland John Hegarty regarding the foliar fertiliser pr...
Sward Management
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the twelfth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Yara’s Grassland Specialist Philip Cosgrave regarding the current mid-season. The conve...
Planning for next year
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the eleventh podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Yara’s YaraVita and Biologicals Product Manager Natalie Wood regarding planning to pur...
Switching to YaraVera Amidas from other urea fertilisers
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the tenth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Yara Crop Nutrition Business Manager for South West England Nigel Hester regarding YaraVe...
Yara's Crop Nutrition Hubs
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the eighth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Crop Nutrition Agronomist Joe Blanche regarding Yara’s Crop Nutrition Hubs across the UK...
Second Grass Rotations
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the seventh podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Grassland Agronomist for Yara UK and Ireland Philip Cosgrave regarding Grass Rotations. I...
Let's talk Biostimulants
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the sixth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to the Director of Biostimulants for Yara Antonis Angeletakis regarding the YaraAmplix range. ...
Focus on Ireland
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the sixth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Head of Commercial Partnerships for Ireland Eva Ross. In this special podcast episode, the ...
Increase Nutrient Use Efficiency with Atfarm
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the fifth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle speaks to Agronomy Operations Manager Natalie Wood about Yara’s free mobile application Atfarm. In ...
Let's talk Liquid Fertilisers
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Crop Nutrition Services Account Manager Sarah Walby regarding Liquid Fertilise...
Early Grazing N Applications
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the third podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Grassland Specialist Philip Cosgrave regarding Early Grazing N Applications. Th...
First N Applications
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our second podcast episode of 2025, Ken Rundle is joined by Crop Nutrition Agronomist Natalie Wood in which they talk about First N Applications. T...
Grassland Season Review 2024
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the final episode of the Grow the Future podcast for the year, presenter Ken Rundle has a discussion with Grassland Specialist Philip Cosgrave. Th...
Crop Nutrition Hubs
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Grow the Future episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle has a conversation with Trainee Agronomist Joe Blanche on the new Crop Nutrition hu...
Introduction to YaraAmplix
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the twentieth episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle discusses the new YaraAmplix Biostimulants portfolio with Head of Crop Nutrition Agronomy for UK...
The Importance of Crop Nutrition Planning with Atfarm
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the nineteenth episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle has a discussion with Crop Nutrition Agronomist for Yara UK and Ireland Natalie Wood regarding ...
Late Season Grazing
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the eighteenth episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle has a talk with Crop Nutrition Agronomist Ireland lead Philip Cosgrave regarding late season gr...
Partners in Sustainability
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the seventeenth episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle has a discussion with Head of Value Chain Partnerships Dale Turner regarding Sustainability wi...
Sustainability within Yara
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the sixteenth episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle has a discussion with partnership and Value Chain Manager Mark Tucker regarding Sustainability w...
Oilseed Rape - Fertiliser Recommendations
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the fifteenth episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle has a talk with Crop Nutrition Agronomist Natalie Wood regarding Oilseed Rape for the next seaso...
Foliar Nutrition - Maize
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourteenth episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle has a discussion with Head of Agronomy for Yara Chris Harrold regarding Maize. The conversation...
Yara at Groundswell Festival
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the thirteenth episode of 2024 presenter Ken Rundle has a talk with Senior Project Portfolio Manager for OMF Paul O’Hara. The main topic of the c...
New Season Supplies
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the twelfth episode of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Crop Nutrition Agronomist Natalie Wood regarding the new season. The conversation loo...
Mid-Season Grazing
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the eleventh podcast episode of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Crop Nutrition Agronomist Ireland lead Philip Cosgrave regarding mid-season ...
Foliar Nutrition - Potatoes and Sugar beet
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the tenth podcast of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with YaraVita Product Manager Chris Harrold regarding foliar feeding for potatoes and sugar ...
Second Cut Silage Production
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the nineth podcast of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Grassland Agronomist Philip Cosgrave regarding second cut silage, challenges with firs...
The benefits of Liquid Fertilisers
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the eighth podcast of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Head of Crop Nutrition Services Phil Burrell regarding farmers to consider the benefit...
Introduction into Biostimulants
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the seventh podcast episode of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with YaraVita Product Manager Chris Harrold regarding Biostimulants including the ...
Benefits of Selenium
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the sixth podcast episode of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Grassland Agronomist Philip Cosgrave on going into the new season with the bene...
Optimize your yield with Atfarm
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the fifth podcast episode of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with Agronomy Operations Manager Natalie Wood on our digital farming solutions wit...
The importance of YaraVita on Cereal and Oilseed Crops
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth podcast episode of 2024, Ken Rundle has a discussion with YaraVita Product Manager Chris Harrold regarding the current challenges in the...
Optimise your silage production
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the third podcast for 2024, Ken Rundle has a brief discussion with Yara’s Grassland Agronomist Philip Cosgrave regarding silage production, curre...
Early Nitrogen for grazing
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second podcast for 2024, Ken Rundle talks to Yara’s Grassland Agronomist Philip Cosgrave on Early Nitrogen for grazing with the importance of...
First nitrogen of the year for arable crops
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first podcast for 2024, Ken Rundle talks to Yara's Agronomy Operations Manager, Natalie Wood, about first nitrogen applications and how th...
Review the past year to improve in the next.
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our final podcast for 2023, Ken Rundle talks to Yara's Grassland Agronomist, Philip Cosgrave, about the challenges grassland farmers faced in ...
Getting the most out of this year’s CropTec event.
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, Ken Rundle talks to Yara's Head of Agronomy, Mark Tucker, about this year's CropTec event, why you should visit our s...
Crop nutrition planning with Yara’s Atfarm
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara's Agronomy Operations Manager to discuss crop nutrition planning and how Atfarm can...
Plan ahead to get the best start in the new year
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, Ken Rundle talks to Yara’s Grassland Agronomist, Philip Cosgrave about late-season grazing and what farmers can do to utilise...
Foliar nutrition programmes to give crops the best start this season
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, Ken Rundle talks to Yara’s Head of Crop Nutrition Services, Phil Burrell, about foliar nutrition programmes for the autumn se...
Consider delaying P and K applications until spring.
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, Ken Rundle talks to Yara's Head of Agronomy, Mark Tucker, about crop nutrition in the autumn and how applying P and K now ...
Testing soils, grains and tissue
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, Ken Rundle talks to Jon Telfer, Yara Analytical Services Manager alongside Dr Peter Berry from ADAS about the importance of not...
A year's placement with Yara
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, Ken Rundle talks to Queen’s University Belfast student Helen Sinton about her year placement with Yara UK and Ireland and wha...
Feeding the world, saving the planet
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Jari Pentinmäki, Managing Director of Yara UK and Ireland about Yara’s plans for growth in the UK and be...
Best practice to successfully establish your oilseed crop
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
OSR in 2023 has been a challenge! But with the correct nutrition plan in place, you can maximise yield and profitability. In our latest podcast Natal...
A water and tonic for Brassicas
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Tom Decamp, Yara's Area Manager and Field Vegetable Specialist to discuss Brassicas, challenging weath...
Some mid-season pointers for grass and grazing
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, Ken Rundle is joined by Philip Cosgrave, Yara’s Country Grassland Agronomist, to discuss mid-season grassland management and ...
Forage for Knowledge
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, Ken Rundle is joined by Philip Cosgrave, Yara’s Country Grassland Agronomist and Katie Evans from AHDB to discuss ‘Forage f...
Sugar beet & Potato: Recommended best practice after a late start
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Due to wet spring weather sugar beet and potato crops were forced to be drilled late, into poor seedbeds. So what can we do to build the canopy fast a...
New Season – Not the same old routine
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Mark Tucker, Yara’s Head of Agronomy about New Season and what farmers need to be considering with the di...
Using Urea as your N source? Is it as simple as it sounds?
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara’s Agronomy Operations Manager, about delivering nitrogen via urea and not ammonium nit...
Maximise grazing and silage quality
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara’s Country Grassland Agronomist, about grazing and silage strategies for the season ...
Optimise the value of foliar nutrition on OSR and cereals
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Phil Burrell, YaraVita Product Manager about optimising the value of foliar nutrition on OSR and cereal cro...
Soil fertility for grazing
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara’s Country Grassland Agronomist, about grazing and soil fertility as farmers plan th...
Use technology to help fine tune nitrogen management
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Mark Tucker, Yara’s Head of Agronomy about nitrogen management and efficiency and how technology can help farme...
YaraVita on Oilseed and Cereal crops
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Phil Burrell, YaraVita Product Manager about micronutrients and taking a proactive approach this spring to ...
Managing early nitrogen for silage production
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara’s Country Grassland Agronomist about silage and managing those early nitrogen appli...
Early nitrogen for autumn sown crops
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara’s Agronomy Operations Manager, about early fertiliser applications, especially nitrogen, and...
Early nitrogen for grazing
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara’s Country Grassland Agronomist about early nitrogen applications on grazing and what gras...
A look at trial results and data from 2022
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode for 2023, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara’s Agronomy operations manager about recent trial results on cereal and what we...
GrassCheckGB - Improving grassland management
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara’s Grassland agronomist about GrassCheckGB, a programme focused on improving g...
Use the right tools for the job, and improve NUE
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast special, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara Agronomy Operations Manager and Nottinghamshire farmer, Tom Hawthorne, about Yara’s ...
Making sure selenium is readily available to grazing livestock
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara's Grassland Agronomist, about recent grassland trials work, and the value ...
Potato treatments – Trialled and tested on farm
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Oscar Thacker, Yara Area Manager for Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, about recent potato trials hel...
Make the best use of data from your grain, tissue and soil analysis
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Jon Telfer, Manager of Yara's Analytical Services about making the best use of data from soil an...
Risky management or managing risk?
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Mark Tucker, Yara's Head of Agronomy about how best to minimise risk as farmers potentially face...
Resilient crops through quality management
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara's Agronomy Operations Manager about quality management, and what growers can ...
A little competition to grow interest and knowledge in silage.
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara's Grassland Specialist and Gemma Higgins, lecturer at the SRUC, to discuss...
Time your fertiliser applications carefully for optimum grass growth this year and next
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara's Grassland Specialist to discuss autumn grazing and the challenges grassl...
Bigger margins and new varieties improve prospects for oilseed crops
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Mark Tucker, Yara's Head of Agronomy and Liam Wilkinson, Limagrain Technical Specialist to discu...
Nutrient availablity is key
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara's Agronomy Operations Manager and Oliver Walton, Yara's Business Develop...
Managing swards for grazing or winter feed
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave, Yara's Grassland Specialist, to explore options on managing swards for grazing ...
Sugar beet and potato foliar nutrition
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sugar beet and potatoes are the focus of this week's episode as Ken Rundle talks to Phil Burrell, YaraVita Product Manager to discuss foliar nu...
Maize - maximising yield potential
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Maize drilling is now underway and should be completed by mid-May, so in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave Yara's Grassland Speci...
Nitrogen - decisions to be made on final nitrogen applications
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Generally, wheat and oilseed crops are looking promising and with harvest prices firming growers need to think carefully about the final nitrogen appl...
Early season fruit advice - managing early nutrition
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Following a relatively mild winter some fruit crops have begun early growth although outdoor soil temperatures may be restricting nutrient availabilit...
Grassland and grazing - how to manage resources to get the best from each paddock
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This year grazing grass will be more valuable than ever, so in this episode, Ken Rundle talks to Philip Cosgrave Yara's Grassland Specialist to...
Calcium and Boron - two essential nutrients for top quality potatoes and vegetables
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As thoughts turn to new-season planting of potatoes and field vegetables, there should be no need to remind growers of the importance, and value, of a...
Micronutrients - don't let them limit cereal yields
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Now more than ever it is important to make sure micronutrients are not going to limit cereal yields this year, so in this episode, Natalie Wood, Yara&...
Oilseed nutrition - managing spring nitrogen and other key nutrients
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Oilseed rape is the focus in this episode as Ken Rundle talks to Natalie Wood, Yara Agronomy Operations Manager and Oscar Thacker, Yara Area manager t...
Sulphur - don't forget about sulphur when planning your nitrogen
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the recent focus on nitrogen prices, some growers may have overlooked the important role of sulphur in allowing plants to utilise nitrogen. So ...