The regenagri podcast is a platform for leading industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. In episode 35, Rose Riley is in conversation with Ana Nicod, head of climate change strategy at global commodity merchant, ECOM Agroindustrial, and Boris Spassky, co-founder of GreenPods, France’s largest regenerative almond farm project. Together, they discuss how the leading merchant, ECOM Agroindustrial, is...

The regenagri podcast is a platform for leading industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. In this insightful episode, Rose Riley is in conversation with Charlie Angelakos, vice-president of global external affairs and sustainability at McCain Foods, and Cannon Michael, president and CEO at Bowles Farming Company in California. Together they delve into how building resilience in farming operations with...

The regenagri podcast is a platform for leading industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. In this episode, Rose Riley speaks to Rebecca Geraghty, chief commercial officer at UK-based agri-food data marketplace, Agrimetrics, and Michele Bandecchi, CEO and founder of soil intelligence business, Smart Cloud Farming, about the role of data and digital technology in the transition to regenerative...

The regenagri podcast is a platform for leading industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. In this episode, Rose Riley speaks to David Brussa, director of total quality and sustainability at illycaffè, which has just become the first coffee brand to achieve regenagri certification. David shares illycaffè’s heritage, which instills quality and sustainability hand-in-hand, and the company’s regenerative...

The regenagri podcast is a platform for leading industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. In this episode, Rose Riley speaks to Michaël van Cutsem, co-founder of Beeodiversity, about using pollinator data to inform regenerative practices, improve biodiversity and reduce environmental impact. Michaël explains that we all benefit from biodiversity and bee pollination is fundamental to create and restore...

The regenagri podcast is a platform for leading industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. To explore the subject of coaching supply chains in transitioning to regenerative agriculture in the podcast’s 30th episode, Rose Riley welcomes Matthew Ryan, regeneration ] lead at Nestlé UK & Ireland, and Patrick Barker, partner at EJ Barker & Sons at Lodge Farm in Suffolk, East of England. Regenerative...

The regenagri podcast is a platform for leading industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. In episode 29, Rose Riley from Control Union UK, welcomes Fabiana Furlan, head of commercial, finance and sustainability at Scheffer, along with Alberto Candiani, owner and president of Candiani Denim, to explore the unusual connection formed between the two businesses from both ends of what is typically a fragmented...

The regenagri podcast is a platform for leading industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. In episode 28, Rose Riley from Control Union UK, welcomes Michael Kavanagh, first-generation regenerative farmer and co-founder of the Green Farm Collective, and Andrew Christie, agronomist and agri-technologist at the James Hutton Institute, to discuss the biodiverse benefits of regenerative farming. This episode...

The regenagri podcast is a platform for leading industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture.  In episode 27, Rose Riley from Control Union UK, welcomes Mark Brooking Sustainability Director at British-owned dairy co-operative, First Milk, and John Brunnquell, CEO and President of US-based Egg Innovations, to discuss the transition to regenerative practices within dairy and egg supply chains.  This episode...

The regenagri podcast is a platform for leading industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. In episode 26, Rose Riley from Control Union UK, welcomes Meshark Sikuku, regional Farm Systems and Sustainability Coordinator at Ripple Effect to discuss the community benefits of regenerative agriculture. Meshark has more than 15 years' experience working in agriculture with NGOs, helping communities to build...

The regenagri podcast is a platform for leading industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture.  In episode 25, Rose Riley from Control Union UK, is joined by David Montgomery, Professor of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington and co-author, with Anne Biklé, of the book ‘What Your Food Ate’. Through his work, David has compared the soil health and nutritional density of crops from...

The regenagri podcast is a platform for leading industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. In episode 24, Rose Riley from Control Union UK, is joined by Rachel Kolbe Semhoun, head of sustainability at Invivo Group in France, and Mellany Klompe, founder of the Soil Heroes Foundation, based in the Netherlands. The episode explores the value streams that can come from regenerative agriculture –  including...

The regenagri podcast is where leading industry experts explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. In episode 23, Rose Riley from Control Union UK, welcomes Dwayne Beck, who managed the Dakota Lakes Research Farm for 32 years. Since its opening, the entire facility at Dakota Lakes has been managed using continuous low-disturbance no-till and diverse rotations. We’re also joined by Blake Vince, who farms 1,200 acres in...

The regenagri podcast talks with industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. In episode 22, Rose Riley from Control Union UK, speaks to Kelly Mulville, the vineyard director at Paicines Ranch in California. In this episode, we hear how Kelly has designed the vineyard from scratch, with the goal to produce high quality wine and food, while supporting ecosystem health and biodiversity. He shares how he is...

The regenagri podcast talks with industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. In episode 21, Rose Riley from Control Union UK, welcomes Sophie Alexander, from Hemsworth Farm in Dorset, England. After taking her farm over in 2011, Sophie has introduced a dairy herd to what had previously been a predominantly arable enterprise. In this episode, we explore how livestock were introduced to the farm, how the...

The regenagri podcast talks with industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. In episode 20, Rose Riley from Control Union UK, welcomes Charlie Curtis, training and consulting manager at Cool Farm Alliance and Richard Gueterbock, agri-food and bioenergy adviser and co-editor of the RASE report - ‘Farm of the Future: Journey to Net Zero’. The episode explores the methods farmers looking to achieve net zero...

The regenagri podcast talks with industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. In episode 19, Rose Riley from Control Union UK, welcomes Liz Hershfield, head of sustainability at J Crew and Madewell, and Brent Crossland, founder of 5Loc Cotton. The episode explores the development of regenerative cotton supply chains, connecting the crop in the field to the fashion on the hangers. Both J Crew and Madewell...

The regenagri podcast talks with industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. In episode 18, Rose Riley from Control Union UK, welcomes farm manager Nathan Nelson, from Deepdale Farm in Norfolk and Hodmedod’s co-founder, Josiah Meldrum. They explore how the climate crisis is already impacting the reality of food production, with Nathan sharing his first-hand experience of droughts and extreme rainfall on...

The regenagri podcast talks with industry experts to explore the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture. In episode 17, Rose Riley from Control Union UK, welcomes journalist and author Anna Jones to the podcast. Anna’s book, Divide, was launched in March 2022. It calls on people from both urban and rural communities to make the effort to learn and respect the social, cultural and political differences between town and country. In...

The regenagri podcast explores the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture, with industry experts. In episode 16, Harry Farnsworth, sustainable agriculture projects lead at Control Union UK, welcomes Dominie Fearn, founder of the sustainable ready meal supplier, Wild Hare, to the podcast. Wild Hare’s latest range, which includes regenagri certified beef, has just been launched to Ocado, making it available for home delivery through a...

The regenagri podcast explores the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture, with industry experts. In episode 15, Harry Farnsworth, sustainable agriculture projects lead at Control Union UK, speaks to Ian Gould from Oakbank, a consultancy which works closely with farmers and landowners to make the best use of agri-environment schemes to improve wildlife habitats. They are also joined by Toby Simpson, a regenerative arable farmer in...

The regenagri podcast explores the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture, with industry experts. In episode 14, Harry Farnsworth, sustainable agriculture projects lead at Control Union UK, speaks to Dr Shatadru Chattopadhayay from Solidaridad, an international civil society organisation with expertise in supply chain sustainability and resilience. They explore how sustainability can be made the norm at every stage of supply chains....

The regenagri podcast explores the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture, with industry experts. In episode 13, Harry Farnsworth, sustainable agriculture projects lead at Control Union UK, welcomes Rob Ward, founder and CEO at Forward Food. With experience in farming, ag-tech and retail businesses, Rob views the food and farming sectors from multiple perspectives. Throughout the episode, he and Harry discuss how tech solutions can...

The regenagri podcast explores the future of farming and the hot topics surrounding the global movement of regenerative agriculture, with industry experts. In episode 12, Harry Farnsworth, sustainable agriculture projects lead at Control Union UK, welcomes James Lomax from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). James’ work focuses on regenerative and net-positive agriculture, sustainable land-use finance mechanisms and coordinating UNEP’s internal work on food systems and...