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Seedling Sessions: Agriculture Innovation
Welcome to Seedling Sessions: Innovations in Agriculture, a podcast from the Agri-EPI centre and hosted by Thomas Slattery. Join us as we delve into the world of agritech and sustainable agriculture, exploring the latest insights, developments, and breakthroughs from industry pioneers, researchers, and innovators. Our conversations aim to bridge the gap between cutting-edge agricultural technology creators and beneficiaries, fostering relationships among researchers, startups, investors, and farmers. Together, we'll uncover the potential of technology in driving sustainable and productive farming practices, transforming the way we approach food production for a better future.
Episodes
41 episodes
Exploring Biodiversity in UK Farming: How can biodiversity-friendly farming practices support business sustainability
With mounting pressures to improve on-farm biodiversity, farmers will want to ensure their businesses are secure and that they see financial benefits from this work. In the final episode of this mini-series, Tom and Emily explore potential fund...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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49:30
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Exploring Biodiversity in UK Farming: How farmers can use technology to help measure, monitor, and enhance biodiversity on the land they steward
If farmers are going to improve biodiversity on their land, they need to be able to measure it. Emerging technologies offer new promise for monitoring this in ways that are more affordable and comprehensive than ever before, addressing a major ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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31:08
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Exploring Biodiversity in UK Farming: Why is On-Farm Biodiversity Important
Biodiversity plays a critical role in the health and function of farms, yet it has declined significantly in recent decades. In this episode, hosts Thomas Slattery and Emily Laskin explore the complex relationship between biodiversity and agric...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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34:05
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Exploring Biodiversity in UK Farming
Dive deep into the heart of sustainable agriculture with our new series where we explore the world of biodiversity in farming. Each episode is a journey through innovative technology, challenges, and the future of nature-friendly farming. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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1:59
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Unearthing the Power of Digital MRV in Agri-Food Systems
In this episode of Seedling Sessions, host Thomas Slattery welcomes Eoghan Finneran co-founder of Farmeye, a company that has developed a digital measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) platform for natural capital in agriculture....
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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41:09
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Harnessing Technology for Sustainable Grazing
In this episode of Seedling Sessions host Thomas Slattery is joined by Johannes Scheibe, the co-founder of Ruumi, to discuss the progress Ruumi has made since their last conversation on the podcast in October of last year.Ruum...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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45:48
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LATAM AgTech: Understanding Regional Nuances for Growth
In this episode of the podcast, Thomas Slattery interviews Mark Jarman, founder of AgriTIERRA, a consultancy that bridges the gap between Latin American (LATAM) and UK markets, particularly in the agritech and digital agri-food sectors. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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42:17
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Transforming Ideas into Products: A Deep-Dive into Product Development Consultancy and Agri-Tech Innovation
Ever thought about how a simple idea transforms into a tangible product? Let our guest, Zane van Romunde, Associate Director at eg Technology, enlighten you about this fascinating process. We delve deep into the world of product development con...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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32:56
Streamlining Livestock Management with iLivestock
In this episode of the podcast, Thomas Slattery interviews Ewan Wardman, CEO and co-founder of iLivestock, a company that provides software and hardware solutions to simplify and streamline the data capture process for livestock farmers all ove...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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44:20
Gas Analysis and Detection in Agriculture
In this episode of Seedling Sessions, Thomas Slattery sits down with David Booth, Group Technical Sales Manager at Analox, a company specializing in gas analysis and detection. Booth shares his extensive experience in gas analysis and detection...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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22:36
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Optimizing the Beef Sector: Introducing Innovative Technologies for Farmers and Abattoirs
In this episode, representatives from a large consortium, including Agri-EPI, Ritchie, and SRUC, discuss the OptiBeef project, which aims to introduce new technologies to the beef sector to improve efficiency for farmers and abattoirs. The proj...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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32:01
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Connecting Farm Data to the Agri-Food Industry
In this episode, Thomas Slattery speaks with Rich Vecqueray, CEO of Map of Ag, a data business that connects farm data to the agri-food industry. Rich explains how Map of Ag brings together farm data at scale so that the industry can connect wi...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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31:47
Agri-Tech and changing skill requirements in agriculture
In this episode, Thomas Slattery takes a closer look at how technological advancements and the changing requirements in the agricultural farming sector are shaping the skill sets and capabilities needed for success. Our guest, D...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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32:01
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Transforming Animal Health with Actionable Data Intelligence
In this episode of Seedling Sessions, Thomas Slattery spoke with John Wisbey, cofounder and CEO, and Peter Curtis, cofounder and CIO of Chordata, an organization founded in 2019 that aims to transform animal healt...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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30:01
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Robotics in the Field: The CLAWS Robot Project and its Impact on Sustainable Farming
In this episode of Seedling Sessions, Thomas Slattery spoke with James Brown of Polybell Farms and James Miller of Earth Rover to discuss their collaboration on the CLAWS robot project. The CLAWS robot is a concentrated light autonomous weeding...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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41:16
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Circular beekeeping technology for pollinator conservation
This week Thomas Slattery spoke with Matthew Elmes and Owen Finnie at Pollenize, using technology and innovation to improve pollinator conservation. In this conversation we discussed the following:• Pollenize...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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29:44
The future of sanitation with ozonation technology
Agri-EPI Centre's Thomas Slattery spoke with R&D Director Dr Peter Barratt to get an update, a year on, about the application of their ozone sanitation technology on dairy farms in the UK and around the world.Oxi-Te...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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21:08
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R&D innovation funding for UK agritech
This week Thomas Slattery spoke with Daniel Purkiss and Sam Todd at Leyton, the UK’s leading specialist innovation funding consultancy.Leyton supports a significant proportion of the UK’s agriculture-related ...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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16:47
Supporting the transition to regenerative agriculture with AI enhanced managed grazing technology
In this week's episode, Agri-EPI's Thomas Slattery spoke with Johannes Scheibe, the co-founder and CEO of ruumi. ruumi's app helps farmers plan fertiliser-free grazing rotations that result in more grass, improved soil quality, and healthier an...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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33:30
Driving forwards robotics and automation with precise positioning technology
In this week's episode, Thomas Slattery spoke with David Blumstein, Business Development Consultant at Fixposition, about how they are using precise positioning technology to enable robotics and automation in agriculture, last-mile delivery and...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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25:20
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Exploring the use of robots for autonomous soil and crop sensing
Kristof Hayes, an early team member at E-Nano, spoke with Thomas Slattery about working as an engineer on the robotics platform and integrations. E-Nano is a robotics, automation and integration business currently providing services in the spor...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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34:31
Providing growers more precise and accurate knowledge about their orchards
In this week's episode, Thomas Slattery spoke with Jim McDougall, Commerical Director at Outfield Technologies about their exciting technology helping top fruit growers around th...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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31:21
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Empowering farmers and vets with precision semen quality measurement tech
Thomas Slattery spoke with Dr Tiffany Wood the Chief Executive Officer of Dyneval Ltd, a company with an award-winning patented technology for precise measurement of semen quality based at the Roslin Innovation Centre. Dyneval was...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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18:04
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Using low cost microphones to monitor biodiversity
Dr Casey Woodward, Founder of AgriSound, speaks with Thomas Slattery about the company’s use of low-cost listening technology to better understand biodiversity in the field and help farmers and growers to both target interv...
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20:23
‘Fitbit of plants’ discussing crop health diagnostic using electrophysiology
Marina Curran PhD, Sustainability Manager at Vivent spoke with Thomas Slattery about their exciting crop health diagnostic technology PhytlSigns, which uses plant electrophysiology, and has been dubbed the ‘F...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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28:40
