Field to Fork with Kettle Produce: in this episode Mark is joined by Finlay Ross (Crop Manager) and Andrew Orr (Head of Agriculture) from Kettle Produce Ltd.
Kettle Produce are a market leader for the provision of fresh and prepared vegetables, with over 5,000 hectares of crops grown in Scotland and around the world.
Listen to this episode to hear about the background to Kettle Produce, regions farmed, crops grown, rotational demands, agronomic and climatic challenges, technical innovations in the field, labour and market trends.
This episode was presented by Mark Bowsher-Gibbs, produced by Heather Stuart, edited by Cameron Waugh, with executive producers Kirstyn Blackwood & Kerry Hammond.
Timestamps
02.08 Introducing Andrew Orr (Head of Agriculture at Kettle Produce)
04.18 Introducing Finlay Ross (Crop Manager at Kettle Produce)
06.51 Scale, set up of the business and crops grown
10.06 Crop rotation and working with a pool of growers
12.42 Cover crops
14.18 Farming calendar for broccoli and cauliflower
18.08 Vegetable agronomy
27.18 Adapting to extreme weather conditions
33.46 Crop trials
34.46 Labour requirements and graduate scheme
39.20 Market trends and demand for vegetables
42.28 Andrews take home message
43.50 Finlays take home message
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