Inside the Pod
Episodes
Raising the Pulse: How faba beans can transform our diet and the planet
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, host Ben Pike speaks to Donal O'Sullivan from the University of Reading about the Raising the Pulse project, a thre...
Pulse Market Update - March 2026
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike takes a look at the latest Pulse Market Update for March 2026.Market values have been remarkably static si...
Frontier: Creating a Secure Market with the Frontier Faba Bean Project
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, Emily Scaife is joined by Alistair Bell and Jessica Saunders from Frontier to discuss the Frontier Faba Bean Projec...
Pea Bruchid Update with Dr Becky Howard
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Pea bruchid beetle was detected for the first time in peas harvested in the UK in 2025. The AIC, BSPB, NFU and PGRO are working together to identify m...
The Beans and the Bees
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, we’re joined by Charlotte Apsey, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge whose research gets right to the he...
PGRO Descriptive List for Peas and Beans 2026
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
PGRO has unveiled its 2026 Descriptive List for pulses, which contains 11 new pea and bean varieties. Joining Ben Pike in today's special episode of I...
Senova: Taking an Innovative Approach to Pulse Crop Development
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Supply Chain Focus edition of Inside the Pod, host Matt Webster speaks to George Goodwin, the managing director of Senova, a private and indep...
Bunge UK: Unpacking the Dynamics of the UK Pulse Market
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, host Ben Pike sits down with pulses trader James Ormerod from Bunge UK to unpack the current dynamics shaping the U...
Kerb-ing the Risk: Propyzamide Stewardship after Winter Bean Drilling
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod from the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO), host Ben Pike is joined by Dr. Becky Howard from PGRO ...
The NCS Project - McArthur BDC
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, Emily Scaife speaks to John McArthur, Managing Director at McArthur BDC, about his involvement in the NCS Project.
Crop Update: Pea Bruchid Alert
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike speaks to Dr Becky Howard about the recent confirmation of the presence of pea bruchid in a UK-grown comme...
PGRO Pulse Open Day 2025
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this extended episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster and Emily Scaife speak to PGRO's experts from the 2025 Pulse Open Day, discussing the various...
Syngenta: Developing Biostimulants for Pulses
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster and Emily Scaife speak to Simon Jackson, Field Technical Manager at Syngenta, about the company's work...
Pulse Market Update - June 2025
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The latest Pulse Market Update from the Processors and Growers Research Organisation.
PGRO at Cereals 2025
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this extended episode of Inside the Pod, we speak to the PGRO team from their stand at the 2025 Cereals, speaking to Pulse Pioneer Bryony Graham ab...
Bayer: Crop Protection and Insecticides
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike and Emily Scaife speak to Tom Astill, Market Development Representative from Bayer, and Dr Becky Howard fr...
BASF: The Pea Growth Guide
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike and Emily Scaife are joined by Iain Ford, Business Development Manager for Agricultural Solutions at BASF ...
Pulse Market Update: April 2025
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, we take a look at the latest pulse market update for April 2025.
Pulse Market Update: March 2025
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, we take a look at the latest Pulse Market Update for March 2025, in which the UK's pulse markets have continued to ...
Supply Chain Focus: PheroSyn
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Supply Chain Focus edition of Inside the Pod, we speak to Mark Herriman, Head of Sales and Corporate Operations at PheroSyn, a start-up compan...
From Soya to Sustainability 2025
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this extended episode of Inside the Pod, we take a look at the From Soya to Sustainability conference held in January by the NCS Project partners.B...
2025 Descriptive List for Pulses
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this extended episode of Inside the Pod, we look at the 2025 Descriptive List for Pulses which was unveiled by PGRO at CropTec 2024.We speak to PGR...
The Pea and Bean Conference 2024
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike takes a look at the highlights from this year's Pea and Bean Conference, run by the British Growers Associ...
Achieving 8 Tonne per Hectare Bean Yield: One Time Luck or Just the Beginning?
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, we speak to Agrii Agronomist Todd Jex who has recently achieved a bean crop yield of over 8-tonnes per hectare on o...
Pulse Market Update - October 2024
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, we take a look at the Pulse Market Update for October 2024, with guest pulse trader Andy Bury from Frontier Agricul...
Pulse Market Update - September 2024
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bitesized episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike looks at the latest Pulse Market Update for September 2024, looking at the latest market trends ...
Looking at Lentils - Researching the Viability of Lentil Growth in the UK
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster speaks to PGRO Technical Officer Will Evans who leads PGRO's research on lentils, looking at how viabl...
Pea Harvest Outlook and Advice with Keith Costello
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Inside the Pod, Keith Costello returns to the podcast to give his outlook and advice on the harvesting period for peas, drawing...
Supply Chain Focus: Morrow
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Supply Chain Focus edition of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster speaks to Anna-Sophie Deetjen, co-founder of Morrow, a company who's venture into a...
Supply Chain Focus: Novo Farina
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Supply Chain Focus edition of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster speaks to Emily Williams, Managing Director of Novo Farina, about their company - t...
PGRO Vining Pea Open Day 2024
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster visits the PGRO's Vining Pea Open Day and speaks to Dr Chris Judge about the day and the trials that a...
The NCS Project - One Year On
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike speaks to a variety of guests who have all had significant involvement in the NCS Project - PGRO C...
Cheese from Peas - The Latest Product in Dairy Alternatives
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to Dr Vincenzo Di Bari, Assistant Professor in Food and Processing at the University of Nottingham, and Cesar Tor...
The Pea and Bean YEN - How to Best Improve your Yield
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ben Pike speaks to Dr. Charlotte White, Senior Research Scientist at ADAS, about the Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) and how growers ...
Keith Costello - How to Get the Best from Your Peas
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak to pea expert Keith Costello, who looks to the season ahead and advises growers on how to get the best our of their pea crop...
Vining Pea Tool - PGRO's Innovative New Forecasting System
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, PGRO Data Scientist Leah Howells talks about PGRO's new Vining Pea Tool, a new way to forecast harvest dates and yields of vining pea...
The Pulse Magazine - Spring 2024 Edition Out Now
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bitesized episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster and Emily Scaife look at the latest issue of The Pulse Magazine, which is available to read ...
The NCS Project - Introducing the Pulse Pioneers
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ben Pike speaks to Tom Allen-Stevens, the founder of BOFIN, about the latest updates of the NCS Project. Ben also speaks to one of th...
Pulse Market Update - February 2024
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ben Pike discusses the latest Pulse Market Update and give the latest updates and advice for planting your crops for 2024.
Yes Peas in a Pod: Inside the Great British Pea Campaign
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ben Pike speaks to Stephen Francis, the Managing Director of Fen Peas, with Emily Boswell and Ruby Mortimer from Hatch PR about the Y...
CropTec 2023: BOFIN Launch PulsePEP
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to the founder of BOFIN, Tom Allen-Stevens, and Tom Wilkinson from ADAS about the launch of the PulsePEP and the ...
The 2024 Descriptive List
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Chris Judge talks us through the 2024 Descriptive List and all the latest pea and bean varieties that have been added to the expanded list.You can ...
Pulse Market Update - November 2023
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Roger Vickers and Stephen Belcher discuss the latest Pulse Market Update and give the latest updates and advice for planting your crops for the new se...
Ben Adams: A Farmer's Experience with Intercropping
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to Oxfordshire-based farmer Ben Adams about his experiences with intercropping and the trials he has been running...
Supply Chain Focus: Syngenta
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Matt Webster speaks to Rebecca White, Portfolio Manager for Fungicides in Vegetable and Speciality Crop Protection for Syngenta, abou...
Farm Carbon Toolkit: Taking Action on your Farm's Carbon Emissions
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to Liz Bowles, the Chief Executive Officer of Farm Carbon Toolkit, a company who are committed to supporting farm...
The NCS Project: The Defining Project of Our Time
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Ben Pike speaks to the CEO of PGRO, Roger Vickers, and the founder of BOFIN, Tom Allen-Stevens, about the Nitrogen Climate Smart...
Intercrop Innovations: Inside the PGRO's crop trials
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Matt Webster speaks with PGRO's Principle Technical Officer Stephen Belcher about the PGRO's Intercropping trials, as well as speakin...
Heard It on the Pea Vine
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the podcast's first episode, our host Ben Pike spoke to Dr Chris Judge, PGRO's Senior Technical Officer, at the PGRO's Vining Pea Open Day in June,...