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.

Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • Pulse Market Update - September 2024

    Pulse Market Update - September 2024

    In this bitesized episode of Inside the Pod, Ben Pike looks at the latest Pulse Market Update for September 2024, looking at the latest market trends and the outlooks for the rest of the year and into next year for pulse crops.

  • Looking at Lentils - Researching the Viability of Lentil Growth in the UK

    Looking at Lentils - Researching the Viability of Lentil Growth in the UK

    In this episode of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster speaks to PGRO Technical Officer Will Evans who leads PGRO's research on lentils, looking at how viable lentil growth is in the UK and the benefits of growing them.

  • Pea Harvest Outlook and Advice with Keith Costello

    Pea Harvest Outlook and Advice with Keith Costello

    In this episode of the Inside the Pod, Keith Costello returns to the podcast to give his outlook and advice on the harvesting period for peas, drawing on what he's seen from fields all over the country and over fifty years of knowledge and experience.

  • Supply Chain Focus: Morrow

    Supply Chain Focus: Morrow

    In this Supply Chain Focus edition of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster speaks to Anna-Sophie Deetjen, co-founder of Morrow, a company who's venture into a pulse-based coffee is looking to secure the future of coffee and save the environment.

  • Supply Chain Focus: Novo Farina

    Supply Chain Focus: Novo Farina

    In this Supply Chain Focus edition of Inside the Pod, Matt Webster speaks to Emily Williams, Managing Director of Novo Farina, about their company - the only UK manufacturer with the capabilities to develop extruded, texturised pea protein using only yellow peas.