Inside the Pod

by PGRO

"Inside the Pod" is the first podcast from the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO), where we talk everything pulses, from peas and beans to pulses, what they are, how we grow them, and how to get the best out of your crop.

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Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • Cheese from Peas - The Latest Product in Dairy Alternatives

    Cheese from Peas - The Latest Product in Dairy Alternatives

    S01 E17
    20:23

    In this episode, Emily Scaife speaks to Dr Vincenzo Di Bari, Assistant Professor in Food and Processing at the University of Nottingham, and Cesar Torres, Founder and CEO of The Good Pulse Company, about their alternative protein research exploring using peas to make sustainable plant-based cheese.

  • The Pea and Bean YEN - How to Best Improve your Yield

    The Pea and Bean YEN - How to Best Improve your Yield

    S01 E16
    20:21

    In this episode, Ben Pike speaks to Dr. Charlotte White, Senior Research Scientist at ADAS, about the Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) and how growers can use the YEN to analyse their crops and get the best yield from them.

  • Keith Costello - How to Get the Best from Your Peas

    Keith Costello - How to Get the Best from Your Peas

    S01 E15
    29:23

    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 crops, speaking from 50 years of experience in the industry.

  • Vining Pea Tool - PGRO's Innovative New Forecasting System

    Vining Pea Tool - PGRO's Innovative New Forecasting System

    S01 E14
    10:31

    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 crops using a combination of historic data, weather data, and powerful machine learning.

  • The Pulse Magazine - Spring 2024 Edition Out Now

    The Pulse Magazine - Spring 2024 Edition Out Now

    S01 E13
    05:03

    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 either online at pgro.org or physically via an insert in the latest CPM Magazine.