ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Spraying Alive is a podcast that opens a window into the lives of Bateman operators. How did they find their way into farming? What’s the story behind the business? Best of times, worst of times? And if they had a day to change one thing in farming, what would it be? Join us as we sit in the cab and talk about their careers, what they do away from farming and share a laugh as they recount some of the bizarre sights they’ve seen when behind the wheel.
Brought to you by Bateman, manufacturers of self-propelled crop sprayers, the first choice for countless farmers, growers and contractors.
Brought to you by Bateman, manufacturers of self-propelled crop sprayers, the first choice for countless farmers, growers and contractors.
Update frequency:
every 44 days
Average audio length:
34 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
United Kingdom
8 episodes
since Oct. 6, 2025
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Tim Cotterill is a very busy man. So much so that rather than the cab of his Bateman we almost required a Flux Capacitor to catch up with him.
Alongside his day job as product specialist for a well-known machinery manufacturer, Tim is responsible for spraying duties on his family’s North Warwick…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
In this episode of Spraying Alive we join Joe Skipper of W J Skipper. In addition to working in the haulage side of the business, Joe is lead sprayer operator for the family’s farm in Staffordshire.
You might say that Joe was destined to work in the family business. After setting up the haulage …
We join Morgan Senior of M J Senior Agri Contractors for a chat in the cab. Morgan contract sprays for a number of businesses across Somerset and into neighbouring Dorset.
Born into a dairy farming family, when the time came for a career decision, as much as likes cows, Morgan preferred to do hi…
Sean Postlethwaite of Ryton Fields Farm joins us for this episode. Situated in Ryton on Dunsmore on the outskirts of Coventry, Sean runs the family business which grows predominantly potatoes along with milling wheat, winter oilseed rape and maize.
Although Sean grew up on a farm - his parents mo…
We share the cab with Peter Wilkinson of Lodge Farm Contracting. Situated in Hertfordshire, Peter farms 800 acres of arable crops and contract sprays for a number of farms within a 30 mile radius.
Peter’s story in farming began with a phone call. The consequence of dropping out of university was…
We sit next to Wayne Rose, lead sprayer operator at Guiting Manor Farms. Situated in the Cotswolds, the business grows milling wheat, winter and spring barley for malting along with break crops of oilseed rape and hemp for fibre. Stubble turnips are also grown to feed sheep over the winter.
Wayn…
In this episode we talk to Sam Bagshaw of S C Bagshaw Agricultural Contracting. Based on the Cotswolds / Warwickshire border, Sam splits his time between contract spraying and duties on the family’s mixed farm.
Ever since Sam can remember, he has lived and breathed farming. He talks about growin…
In this episode we talk to David Jones of JH & MM Jones. Based near Stratford Upon Avon in Warwickshire, David’s family have farmed in the county over several generations. Today, the business is spread across 1100 hectares, growing predominantly group 1 milling wheat and peas, as well as barley…
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