Kite Consulting

Becki Reay

Kite Consulting provide business services to the entire food supply chain, from farmer to retailer and are widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading dairy consultancy companies.

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Dec 3, 2021 · 31 min
The Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses
This week cheese is on the menu, Christmas cheese to be exact and Ben Eagle is joined by Judith Bryans; Chief Executive of Dairy UK and Chris Walkland for the annual Chelsea Pensioners’ Ceremony of the Christmas Cheeses. Judith and Chris celebrate the history of the Ceremony and the important role that dairy plays in supporting the nutrition of ex-service personnel in this long-standing tradition. UK Dairy should be extremely proud of not only producing fantastic cheeses, but the significant rol
Nov 26, 2021 · 39 min
Opportunities Ahead: Why the UK Dairy Industry can prosper from increased export demand
This week we are focusing on the recently launched Kite report “Opportunities Ahead” sponsored by National Milk Records. To outline the key messages in the report, Will and Ben are joined by Andy Warne; NMR’s Managing Director, Erik Elgersma; founder and director of Strategic Analysis Services BV, Kite’s Managing Partner John Allen and Chris Walkland who also delivers the usual market update. They discuss the limited ability and appetite of traditional dairy export nations to meet the continuing
Nov 19, 2021 · 35 min
Round up of what COP26 means for UK Agriculture
After Chris’ milk market review we get straight into the details of discussing COP26 and what it means for UK Agriculture. This week, Ben and Will are joined by NFU’s Climate Change Advisor; Dr Ceris Jones, who is just back from attending COP26 and Kite’s Head of Sustainability; Rachael Madeley Davies. Ceris and Rachael give a round-up of the key COP26 topics most relevant to the UK Ag industry including the Methane Pledge, GWP* and the agreement on carbon markets and trading. Ceris also shares
Nov 12, 2021 · 35 min
Arla identify the value and growth of dairy in international territories
This week, hosts Will Evans and Ben Eagle are joined by Simon Stevens - Executive Vice President of Arla and Head of Arla Foods International and Kite’s Managing Partner, John Allen, talking about the broader, international Arla business as well as our usual Milk Market update from Chris Walkland. Simon and John discuss the business and commercial growth opportunities for Arla outside of Europe including the Middle East, Africa and Asia. They focus on how the rising demand in these territories i
Nov 5, 2021 · 34 min
Carbon sequestration calculation
This week, Will and Ben are joined by Alexi Ernstoff, Global Science Lead and Sustainability Consultant at Quantis International and Kite’s Head of Sustainability, Rachael Madeley-Davies to talk through the work with Brian Lindsay and the team at Global Dairy Platform. Many farms may have already calculated their carbon footprint, but have been waiting for methodology to understand how to incorporate the carbon sequestration capacity of their farmland. The C-Sequ project brings together stakeho
Oct 29, 2021 · 36 min
Kite highlight the need for a dairy price reset
This week, with Will on holiday, Ben is joined by Peter Willes - Director of Parkham Farms, John Allen and Chris Walkland to discuss Project Reset, with Kite leading the way in the call for a realignment in the price of dairy products on the shelves. We might be seeing the highest AMPE Chris can ever remember, but with unprecedented levels of inflation for key inputs; both on farm and throughout the supply chain, the price of dairy to the consumer can no longer remain at current lows - the pric
Oct 21, 2021 · 33 min
Fertiliser & feed costs & future planning
Not discouraged by some technical issues, our hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans are joined this week by two Kite partners, Paul Macer and Tim Davies to talk about the topic on everyone’s lips at the moment; the current fertiliser and feed prices. They discuss the significant price rises, their impact on profitability and the risks of knee jerk reactions or poor planning. Paul focuses on fertiliser – with some top tips and a market situation outlook. Tim discusses some of the alternative options t
Oct 15, 2021 · 29 min
Mark Larwood; Farmers Weekly Dairy Farmer of the Year
This week, hosts Ben and Will are joined by Mark Larwood; winner of Farmers Weekly Dairy Farmer of the year award, along with his consultant and Kite Partner; Ben Watts. After another very positive milk market update from Chris Walkland with some notable and significant price jumps, Chris puts aside the football politics to congratulate Mark on his fantastic achievement. Fully recovered from the celebrations but still on a high, a very modest Mark talks us through the technical performance and
Oct 8, 2021 · 33 min
Minette Batters on the political appetite for agriculture
Fresh from the Question Time panel on Thursday evening, Minette Batters; NFU President, joins host Ben Eagle alongside John Allen and Chris Walkland on this weeks podcast. After some worrying comments from PM Boris Johnson earlier this week at the Conservative Party Conference, we ask Minette if she believes there is a political appetite for agriculture. Minette describes the government as having ‘our lives and our livelihoods in their hands’ and discusses with John, the NFU request for a dela
Oct 1, 2021 · 33 min
World School Milk Day & Dairy Nutrition in Children
On this week’s podcast, Food and Nutrition Consultant; Barbara Bray MBE joins her fellow Oxford Farming Conference council member and our podcast co-host; Will Evans alongside Ben Eagle and Chris Walkland. To coincide with World School Milk Day earlier this week, and after hearing that over 2.5 million children are at risk of food insecurity, they discuss the nutritional benefits of dairy for children along with the political, social and behavioural aspects of food consumption and nutrition. C
Sep 24, 2021 · 30 min
Will Ireland have the World’s first climate neutral dairy farm by 2027?
On this week’s podcast, Enda Buckley; Director of Sustainability at Carbery Group and Rachael Madeley-Davies; Head of Sustainability at Kite join hosts Will Evans and Ben Eagle to discuss a project aiming to deliver the first ever climate neutral dairy farm by 2027. After the usual milk market update from Chris Walkland, they discuss the UCD-led Farm Zero C project which was recently awarded 2 million Euro funding to support this and provide a blueprint to roll out across over 5000 other farms.
Sep 17, 2021 · 33 min
Neil Kennedy – Optimism in the industry and opportunities for Crediton Dairy
On this week’s podcast, hosts Will Evans and Ben Eagle are joined by Neil Kennedy Chairman at Crediton, alongside Kite’s David Levick and Chris Walkland. Neil has been instrumental in driving significant changes during his career within the dairy industry, playing an important role in the Milk Link/Arla merger before acquiring the Crediton business. With extensive involvement in a number of other dairy businesses including Omsco, Rodda’s, Ornua UK, Belton Cheese as well as Dairy UK, he is well p
Sep 10, 2021 · 31 min
New Zealand - cost of production, farm performance and milk production outlook
Host Ben Eagle is flying solo this week and is joined by Managing Director at AgFirst Waikato; James Allen, Kite’s John Allen and Chris Walkland. Chris gives a milk market update and they discuss New Zealand dairy farming; a view of the season so far, farm performance, cost of production along with the short and long term milk production outlook.
Sep 3, 2021 · 27 min
The Island of Jersey; its cows, dairy farms, milk production and marketing
Hosts Ben Eagle and Will Evans are joined this week by Jersey dairy farmer and Chairman of the Jersey Milk Marketing Board; Andrew Le Gallais alongside Kite Partner Tanya Colman. After a milk market update from Chris Walkland they discuss the island of Jersey and it’s cows, dairy farmers, milk production, marketing and exports. Including how the decision to lift a ban on the import of genetics just over a decade ago changed the production capacity of the cows and the island. They also discuss
Aug 27, 2021 · 25 min
IFCN predictions on global dairy production, consumption and farm competitiveness
This week we are taking a global view of dairy production, consumption and farm competitiveness and to do this hosts Will Evans and Ben Eagle are joined by Dr Torsten Hemme; CEO of the International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) alongside John Allen and Chris Walkland. After a milk market report from Chris, they discuss IFCN’s data, analysis and prediction for dairy consumption in 2050 and discuss which of the key dairy nations have the production capacity and the necessary farm competitivenes
Aug 20, 2021 · 26 min
How dairy can be part of the climate solution
On this week’s podcast, hosts Will Evans and Ben Eagle welcome back Chris Walkland with more to be positive about in his Milk Market Review, along with Kite’s Head of Sustainability, Rachael Madeley Davis and Managing Partner John Allen, to discuss the most recent IPCC Report. They talk methane, the GWP* metric and what this means for the dairy industry, as well as how ruminants could be aiding global cooling– take note policy makers!
Aug 13, 2021 · 26 min
Inflation rate impact on cost of production and profitability
On this week’s podcast, hosts Will Evans and Ben Eagle welcome a pre-recorded Chris Walkland for another positive milk market update. John Allen and Edward Lott share their thoughts on, if and how rising inflation rates will impact farm cost of production and profitability in the short-term, as well as a much longer-term view on whether rising inflation rates are positive for agriculture and food production.
Aug 6, 2021 · 22 min
RABDF Gold Cup and Scottish Dairy Outlook
The Kite podcast is on tour this week as hosts Will Evans and Ben Eagle are joined from Scotland by Dairy Policy Manager at NFU Scotland; Stuart Martin, Kite’s very own David Keiley and Chris Walkland who are all in Scotland ahead of the RABDF Gold Cup. After the usual and a more positive milk market report, they discuss Gold Cup winner Robert Sloan and family and the key issues on all Scottish farmers minds including the weather and grass growth, processing capacity, policy and labour.
Jul 29, 2021 · 26 min
UN Food Strategy Summit - Sustainable Livestock Solution
On this week’s podcast, hosts Will Evans and Ben Eagle welcome Chris Walkland for a milk market update and Chief Executive of Dairy UK; Judith Bryans and Kite's Head of Sustainability; Rachael Madeley-Davies. They share some of the key discussion points and sentiment from the UN Food Strategy Summit earlier this week in Rome. On the global stage, the anti-livestock agenda was minimal and many of the sessions described how sustainable livestock will enable to UN to meet its Sustainable Developme
Jul 22, 2021 · 26 min
National Food Strategy - Fundamentals & Flaws
On this week’s podcast, hosts Will Evans & Ben Eagle are joined by Yorkshire farmer and NFU County Chair for West Riding; Rachel Hallos alongside John Allen and Chris Walkland to discuss the recently published, long awaited National Food Strategy. They discuss and critique the key proposals of the document, including the recommendation to cut meat consumption by 30% and an acceptance of the GWP* metric for measuring the climate impact of ruminants. Unfortunately, Chris Walkland is the bearer of bad news as he gives us this weeks milk market report. Please note: The information provided during this podcast has been prepared for general informational purposes only and does not constitute advice. The information must not be relied upon for any purpose and no representation or warranty is given as to its accuracy, completeness or otherwise. Any reference to other organisations, businesses or products during the podcast are not endorsements or recommendations of Dairy Consulting Ltd or its affiliated companies. The views of the presenter are personal and may not be the views of Dairy Consulting Ltd. The contents of this podcast are the copyright of Dairy Consulting Ltd.