The BOFIN Buzz
by BOFIN Farmers
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On the Slime Trail | Episode 2: Meet the Slug Sleuths
On the Slime Trail | Episode 2: Meet the Slug Sleuths
About this podcast
A podcast that explores the jaw-dropping world of agri-tech innovations. Find out how you can bring a world of wonder onto your farm. Join us in conversations with leading scientists and industry-innovators discussing some of the exciting projects that the British On-Farm Innovation Network is involved with. This is not a sales pitch it is public funded work, led by farmers discussed by people with a passion for science. New podcast episodes are available every two weeks on podcast platforms so make sure to follow along on our journey of innovation.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 41 episodes
- On the Slime Trail | Episode 2: Meet the Slug Sleuths · 30 min · Season 1 Episode 27,620 traps. 32,403 slugs counted. Farmers out in their fields, week after week, collecting the data behind SLIMERS. In episode two of On the Slime Trail, a BOFIN Buzz…
- On the Slime Trail | Episode 1: Rethinking slug control · 20 min · Season 1 Episode 1Slugs can devastate establishing crops, but could understanding their behaviour help farmers take a more targeted approach to controlling them? In the first episode of On the…
- Coming soon! On the Slime Trail : a SLIMERS mini series · 2 minOn the Slime Trail – a new SLIMERS podcast mini-series following the journey and success of a three-year, farmer-led project tackling the challenges of slugs in UK…
- The Left Turn Mystery: Uncovering Slug Patches & Precision Treatment through SLIMERS - Part 2 · 27 min · Episode 35Why do slugs always turn left when they bump into each other, and how does this behaviour lead to slug patches? In this episode, we dive into the reasoning behind slug movement…
- 'Data collection is easy, it's the smart behind it that matters' - Part 1 · 24 min · Episode 34Meet Adam Hayward as he shares his journey into farming and his passion for on-farm trials. In this episode, he explains how data collection is just the beginning—the real impact…
- Inside the SLIMERS Project: Adam Lewis’ Mission as a Slug Sleuth - Part 2 · 31 min · Episode 33In the second of our two-part series, Adam Lewis dives into his role in the SLIMERS Project as a dedicated Slug Sleuth. Learn about the important work he is doing to monitor slug…
- Meet the Slug Sleuth: Adam Lewis' Journey into Regen Farming - Part 1 · 24 min · Episode 32In the first episode of our two-part series, we meet Adam Lewis, a passionate farmer and our new Slug Sleuth. Discover how Adam got into farming, his background, and why he’s…
- The Crop that Fights Climate Change! - Part 2 · 27 min · Episode 31In this two-part episode of the BOFIN Buzz Tom Allen-Stevens meets Liz Bowles of the Farm Carbon Toolkit. Liz talks through carbon footprinting and how farmers can get started…
- The Crop that Fights Climate Change! - Part 1 · 34 min · Episode 30In this two-part episode of the BOFIN Buzz Tom Allen-Stevens meets Liz Bowles of the Farm Carbon Toolkit. Liz talks through carbon footprinting and how farmers can get started…
- AI, Automation & Agriculture - Part 2 · 38 min · Episode 29In Part 2, Tom welcomes back Charles and Callum as they announce their involvement in the SLIMERS project, an innovative initiative aimed at tackling arable farmings biggest…
- AI, Automation & Agriculture - Part 1 · 33 min · Episode 28Join host Tom as he explores the cutting-edge world of agricultural technology with experts Charles and Callum. Charles, an AI specialist, explains how artificial intelligence…
- Exploring Different Views on Gene-Edited Crops - Part 2 · 33 min · Episode 27In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Stacia Stetkiewicz on the BOFIN Buzz, we delve deeper into the potential impact of precision-bred crops on agriculture and food systems. We…
- Exploring Different Views on Gene-Edited Crops - Part 1 · 32 min · Episode 26In this episode of BOFIN Buzz, we sit down with Dr. Stacia Stetkiewicz to dive into the world of social science and gene-edited cereals as part of the PROBITY project. In the…
- Speaking SLIMERS with a malacologist, nematologist, parasitologist and entomologist - Part 2 · 33 min · Episode 25Join us in the second and final part of our series joined by Kerry McDonald-Howard of UK AgriTech Centre. In this episode, we explore Kerry's role within the SLIMERS project and…
- Speaking SLIMERS with a malacologist, nematologist, parasitologist and entomologist - Part 1 · 24 min · Episode 24Join us in part 1 of a 2 part series where we are joined by Kerry McDonald-Howard with the UK AgriTech Centre. Kerry is a malacologist, nematologist, parasitologist and…
- Farming innovation & precision bred crops · 11 minIn this slightly different episode of the BOFIN Buzz we share Tom's recent conversation with Steve Orchard on The Farming Programme. Hear about BOFIN's newest project - PROBITY…
- Gene-Edited Cereals Explained - Introducing PROBITY · 1 h 1 min · Episode 22In this special episode, we sit down with Cristobal Uauy, scientist from the John Innes Centre, to explore the groundbreaking PROBITY project which will see gene-edited cereals…
- Pulses & Poultry: A Look at the Food Supply Chain · 44 min · Episode 21In this episode, we are joined by Brian Kenyon from ABN Feeds to discuss their involvement in the NCS project and take a deeper look at the problems and constraints of the food…
- Why YOU should become a Pulse Pioneer... · 6 min · Episode 20Join us in this special episode as we chat with different, farmers, scientists and industry experts at Cereals 2024 about the importance of on-farm innovation, farmer involvement…
- Bring it on! : The Fourth Agricultural Revolution · 59 min · Episode 19Join us in Episode 19 of The BOFIN Buzz where we are joined by UK Farmer, Andrew Barr. Andy has been a BOFIN farmer for many years now and is involved in some of slug-focussed…
