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CropCast – Field to Fork with Kettle Produce

Posted: Tuesday, 21 July 2026

Field to Fork with Kettle Produce: in this episode Mark is joined by Finlay Ross (Crop Manager) and Andrew Orr (Head of Agriculture) from Kettle Produce Ltd.

Kettle Produce are a market leader for the provision of fresh and prepared vegetables, with over 5,000 hectares of crops grown in Scotland and around the world.

Listen to this episode to hear about the background to Kettle Produce, regions farmed, crops grown, rotational demands, agronomic and climatic challenges, technical innovations in the field, labour and market trends.

This episode was presented by Mark Bowsher-Gibbs, produced by Heather Stuart, edited by Cameron Waugh, with executive producers Kirstyn Blackwood & Kerry Hammond.

Timestamps

02.08 Introducing Andrew Orr (Head of Agriculture at Kettle Produce)

04.18 Introducing Finlay Ross (Crop Manager at Kettle Produce)

06.51 Scale, set up of the business and crops grown

10.06 Crop rotation and working with a pool of growers

12.42 Cover crops

14.18 Farming calendar for broccoli and cauliflower

18.08 Vegetable agronomy

27.18 Adapting to extreme weather conditions

33.46 Crop trials

34.46 Labour requirements and graduate scheme

39.20 Market trends and demand for vegetables