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AHDB Food & FarmingEmily Norton: Welcome to the new AHDB chairNew AHDB Chair, Emily Norton, joins the Agonomics team to discuss her appointment as well as her aspirations for the organisation and farming in general. Emily says she's not here to fight for a "single version of any particular future" of agriculture and intends to make sure AHDB continues to serve all levy payers.Plus, find out how the recruitment process is going in the search for a new CEO.Useful links:New Chair of AHDB appointed by Defra Ministers | AHDBGraham Wilkinson to step down as AHDB CEO | AHDB
2025-07-2337 min
AgonomicsEmily Norton: Welcome to the new AHDB chairNew AHDB Chair, Emily Norton, joins the Agonomics team to discuss her appointment as well as her aspirations for the organisation and farming in general. Emily says she's not here to fight for a "single version of any particular future" of agriculture and intends to make sure AHDB continues to serve all levy payers.Plus, find out how the recruitment process is going in the search for a new CEO.Useful links:New Chair of AHDB appointed by Defra Ministers | AHDBGraham Wilkinson to step down as AHDB CEO | AHDB
2025-07-2337 minAgonomicsPlanting and variety survey and AHDB's biggest ever red meat inward trade missionThe results from this year's Planting and Variety Survey are revealed as Charlotte, Hannah and Tom are joined by AHDB Senior Analyst Helen Plant to discuss them in more detail.We also hear what happened when 28 buyers from across the globe took part in our biggest ever inward mission for the red meat sector.And as 10 top tips for managing cabbage stem flea beetle are announced, find out which member of the team once shared a caravan with the pests!Some useful links:Planting and Variety Survey | AHDBBiggest r...
2025-06-1129 min
AgonomicsGoodbye NicholasAHDB chair Nicholas Saphir joins David to talk about his life in farming as he comes to the end of his five years in the role. Nicholas offers insight into British agriculture, how it compares to the rest of the world, and the challenges that lie ahead.Plus, find out how David's getting on growing his own vegetables.More on the chair of AHDB:Nicholas Saphir to stand down as AHDB chair in spring 2025 | AHDBNew Chair of AHDB appointed by Defra Ministers | AHDBHome | AHDBIf...
2025-05-2837 min
AHDB Food & FarmingGraham Wilkinson: AHDB's role in British agricultureChief Executive Graham Wilkinson talks about his time at AHDB and what he believes the organisation can achieve for British agriculture.With sheep and arable farmer Rebecca Wilson taking the reins of the show, Graham also answers a number of questions submitted by levy payers ranging from assurance schemes to the levy itself.Useful linksOpen letter from our CEO Graham Wilkinson | AHDBGraham Wilkinson | AHDBSign in or register | AHDB Preference CentreFeedbackWe'd love to know what you think of our podcasts. If...
2025-05-1640 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Working with retailersGiven maintaining a positive reputation of dairy is crucial to underpinning the future success of the industry, Knowledge Exchange Manager James Hague looks at how AHDB works with retailers to promote milk and its products in the aisles.
Joining James is Senior Account Manager (Domestic Marketing), Stasha Napior-Kowska, to discuss her role in campaigns such as Let's Eat Balanced and more besides.
Useful links
Let's Eat Balanced | AHDB
Dairy markets | AHDB
A sweet spot for ice cream sales | AHDB
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2024-09-0319 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Understanding Johne's diseaseJohne's disease is a contagious bacterial infection that affects the intestinal tract of cattle and other ruminants and is most commonly acquired in young animals.
In this episode knowledge exchange manager James Hague is joined by Pete Orpin from the Action Group for Johne’s, Sarah Tomlinson, AHDB’s lead veterinary science expert, and farmer Caroline Williams to discuss the importance of detection and control of the disease.
Useful links
Johne's Disease | AHDB
Managing and treating Johnes | AHDB
Quarterly screening helps control Johne’s disease | AHDB
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2024-05-1343 min
AHDB Food & FarmingGraham Wilkinson: Getting to know AHDB's new CEOGraham Wilkinson has taken up the reins at AHDB. But who is the new CEO? And what does it mean for levy payers and those in the wider supply chain?
Our Head of Engagement for Beef and Lamb, Sam Charlton, caught up with Graham to find out the answers and discover more about his ambitions for AHDB.
Useful links
Graham Wilkinson to join AHDB as new CEO | AHDB
Funding and structure | AHDB
News | AHDB
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2024-03-0133 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Managing an early turnout in a wet springStrong winter grass growth followed by a wet start to the year has made it tricky to get dairy herds out for grazing.
AHDB Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager Jamie McCoy explores ways to make the most of the conditions by heading to a farm in Wales as well as catching up with pasture to profit consultant Piers Badnell.
Useful links
Benefits of on/off grazing cows in autumn | AHDB
Forage for Knowledge end of year review – 2023 | AHDB
Content related to the topic: grassland-management | AHDB
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2024-02-2332 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB and the EFRA CommitteeWe examine the role of the EFRA Committee and how AHDB can feed into its scrutiny of topics such as the UK's agri-food trade policy.
John Bates is joined by the select committee's chair, Sir Robert Goodwill MP, and our International Trade Development Director, Dr Phil Hadley.
Useful links
Market access prioritisation report 2023 | AHDB
Beyond Borders: working together for your export success | AHDB
Exports | AHDB
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2024-01-0527 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Cereals: Becoming a monitor farmWe visited Jack Houghton, a farm manager near Wolverhampton, as he officially joined the AHDB Monitor Farm programme.
Our reporter Carolyn Smith went along to the launch event to meet all those involved, including Knowledge Exchange Manager Alex Ansell.
Useful links
Content related to the topic: monitor-farms | AHDB
The soil health scorecard | AHDB
Cereals & Oilseeds | AHDB
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2023-11-2316 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Cereals & Oilseeds: Funding Your Future Q&AHear what Cereals & Oilseeds sector chair Tom Clarke had to say at AHDB's Funding Your Future live event in November.
Useful links
Funding Your Future 2023 – Cereals & Oilseeds | AHDB
Funding Your Future 2023 – Beef & Lamb | AHDB
Funding Your Future 2023 – Dairy | AHDB
Funding Your Future 2023 – Pork | AHDB
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2023-11-2058 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Tackling calf pneumoniaAHDB's knowledge exchange manager for dairy, Daisy Green, has been to Buitelaar’s Long Lane Development Farm in Somerset to find out if their high health units can help tackle calf pneumonia.
Useful links
Helping you and your calves breathe easy this winter | AHDB
Pneumonia in calves | AHDB
Dairy calf management | AHDB
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2023-11-1527 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef and Lamb: Roots to ResilienceAHDB's new Roots to Resilience programme aims to equip farmers with the learning they need to take their businesses to the next level.
Our senior knowledge exchange manager for beef and lamb, Amy Hughes, caught up with Dallas Mount who will be leading the workshops.
Useful links
Roots to Resilience | AHDB
Roots to Resilience - YouTube
Beef & Lamb sector plan 2022–2027 | AHDB
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2023-10-3028 min
AHDB Food & FarmingTim Rycroft: Departing CEO reflects on his time at AHDBAHDB Chief Executive Officer Tim Rycroft, who's stepping down from his position at the end of the year, has been talking to presenter John Bates about the changes to the levy board during his time in charge.
Useful links
Tim Rycroft to step down as CEO of AHDB at end of year | AHDB
Four sector councils publish levy increase proposals | AHDB
Sector plans | AHDB
AHDB appoints Tim Rycroft as CEO | AHDB
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2023-10-2513 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB: Funding Your FutureOur sector councils are proposing to increase levy rates from the 2024/25 financial year.
Joining guest host Rebecca Wilson to discuss the reasons behind this and why it will benefit you and our industry are sector chairs Mike Sheldon (Pork), Colin Bateman (Beef & Lamb), Tom Clarke (Cereals & Oilseeds), and Lyndon Edwards (Dairy).
Useful links
Funding Your Future 2023 | AHDB
Funding Your Future 2023 – Beef & Lamb | AHDB
Funding Your Future 2023 – Pork | AHDB
Funding Your Future 2023 – Dairy | AHDB
Funding Your Future 2023 – Cereals & Oilseeds | AHDB
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2023-10-1345 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Carbon footprintingCarbon footprinting was the topic when AHDB's Thom Washbourne visited Bridge Farm in Glastonbury to meet dairy farmer David Cotton and Liz Bowles, CEO at the Farm Carbon Toolkit.
Useful links
Calculating and reducing your carbon footprint | AHDB
Net zero: agriculture and carbon | AHDB
Dairy | AHDB
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2023-10-0934 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Breeding for productivity in a block systemHigh quality cattle are key to dairy farming. This requires good quality genetics as without this and however good your management is, there is a cap to your herds productivity and profitability.
In this episode, Daisy Green, Knowledge Exchange Manager (Dairy), speaks to George Brown, a dairy farmer from Hampshire who has made significant changes to his herd.
Useful links
Dairy herd genetic reports | AHDB
Dairy breeding and genetics | AHDB
Breeding Blocks | AHDB
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2023-08-1439 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Herbal leys and their potential benefitsGetting to the root of growing herbal leys (also known as multi-species swards) is AHDB’s senior knowledge exchange manager for dairy, Stephen West.
Helping Stephen improve his understanding of both the challenges and benefits of the practice are Peak District farmers Ben Rodgers and Robert Thornhill.
Useful links
Herbal leys and their place in a resilient dairy system | AHDB
Six new varieties named on the Recommended Grass and Clover Lists | AHDB
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2023-07-2143 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: Japanese importers and a trip to NebraskaIn this podcast, AHDB’s senior knowledge exchange manager for beef and lamb, Amy Hughes, leads the conversation about a recent visit from Japanese importers and a fact-finding mission in the US.
Joining her to talk about the delegation from Japan are colleagues Jono Eckley (head of international trade development), Susan Stewart (senior export manager for livestock), Phil Hadley (international trade development director), and Karl Pendlebury (knowledge exchange manager for beef and lamb).
Amy also spoke with a couple of mixed farmers, James Shouler and David Barton, after they accompanied her on a trip across the At...
2023-07-1728 min
AHDB Food & FarmingPigs Tomorrow conference 2023: What you need to knowIn this episode of the Food and Farming podcast, we bring you the highlights of the recently held Pigs Tomorrow conference in Leicestershire. The event united pig producers, experts, and researchers for two days. It was a platform to tackle key challenges and actively explore innovation within the global pig farming industry. We explore labour in pig farming and its influence on working towards a more sustainable future.
AHDB sponsored the event and took a significant role in organising the speaker sessions for the Innovation conference on day two.
Listen and be inspired by the remarkable...
2023-05-3127 min
AHDB Food & FarmingPutting learning into practice: reflections from the AgriLeader ForumIn this episode, AHDB’s John Bates talks to three farmers about their experiences of the AgriLeader Forum – an annual conference for farmers looking to improve the way they manage themselves, their people and their businesses. He also speaks to AHDB’s Mark Campbell to find out more about the AgriLeader programme.
Listen to find out why the guests attended the conference in the first place, what they took away from it and why they would recommend more farmers get involved with AHDB's AgriLeader programme.
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Charlotte Courtney, dairy farmer
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2023-04-2828 min
AHDB Food & FarmingUnleashing UK agri-food exports in the global marketExports drive economic growth, and every year, the UK exports around £1.5 billion worth of red meat around the globe. In 2021, more than 550,000 tonnes of sheep meat, beef, and pork were shipped (according to AHDB analysis of trade data from IHS Maritime & Trade – Global Trade Atlas – HMRC).
AHDB's Market Intelligence and Exports teams are collaborating to boost exports to current markets and explore new opportunities for UK agri-food over the next decade. Dr Phil Hadley, Director of International Development at AHDB, has been discussing this activity at various events, including the recent National Farmers Union (NFU) Conference and the Annua...
2023-04-1431 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Using nutrition and genetics to drive feed efficiencySustainable feed ingredients and feed efficiency is an area that can have a big impact on a farm's carbon footprint and can actually lower feed costs. This is achieved by not only the make up of the ration, but the whole farm and cow management.
In this episode of the Food & Farming podcast, AHDB Dairy Knowledge Exchange Manager Emily Collins is joined by Andrew Gilman of Statfold Farm, and nutrition consultant David Levick from Kite, discussing the key takeaways from a strategic dairy farm meeting discussing how Andrew has improved his feed efficiency through feeding management, the ration...
2023-04-1010 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: Tackling parasites in sheep with SCOPSIn this episode of the Food & Farming podcast, AHDB’s Dr Nerys Wright is joined by independent sheep consultant and SCOPS representative Lesley Stubbings. They discuss the Nematodirus forecasting map for 2023 and details of the sheep element of the recently launch Defra funded animal health and welfare pathway.
Nematodirus forecasting
The nematodirus forecasting map for 2023 is live and hosted on the SCOPS website. The map uses the daily temperature to monitor when the over winter larvae may hatch and the subsequent risk of Nematodirus this year in young lambs. Other risk factors to consider are the age of...
2023-04-0336 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Achieving a successful second calvingRearing heifers is a substantial cost to your business with the return on investment not being recouped until they reach their 2nd lactation. Yet, on average, 17% of milking heifers exit the herd before this. Giving heifers the best opportunity to calve down for a 2nd time is not only important for your bottom line, but also the impact of herd longevity on your carbon footprint and consumer perception of dairy farming.
That’s why it’s so important to monitor the performance of your milking heifers and consider management changes that will help them to adapt to herd life...
2023-03-1315 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: Producing profitable suckler cows - thoughts from CanadaIn this episode of the Food & Farming podcast, AHDB’s Senior Knowledge Manager Amy Hughes is joined by Canadian suckler cow producer, Arron Nerbas, to discuss what makes a suckler system profitable including how genetics, selection and management pressure can be used to breed a cow that fits and performs well.
Being clear about what you’re trying to achieve on your farm and using your system to select the cows that fit, is how the Nerbas Bros. have developed a profitable suckler cow that works for them and their system. Following Arron’s visit to the UK in Jan...
2023-03-0657 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Giving calves the best start with colostrumFor the best possible start in life, dairy calves need quality colostrum as their first feed. This early management can affect how that calf will perform health wise, its time to first service, and future milk production.
A newborn calf's ability to absorb those vital colostrum antibodies through the intestinal wall decreases rapidly within the first 12 hours of life. Contamination during collection, transfer or feeding puts the calf at risk by introducing harmful bacteria when it has no active immunity to fight infection.
In this episode of the Food & Farming podcast, AHDB Dairy Knowledge Exchange Manager La...
2023-02-2020 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: Focusing on footrot and preparing for lambingIn this episode of the Food & Farming podcast, AHDB’s Knowledge Exchange Manager Emma Steele joins Dr Liz Nabb. They discuss the management and control of lameness in sheep, focusing on footrot vaccination which Liz looked at in her recently completed AHDB funded PhD whilst also covering the five-point plan.
With lambing just around the corner for many, they also briefly discuss top tips for lambing 2023 in the wake of reported iodine shortages and reinforce the importance of good quality colostrum for newborn lambs. This podcast is in support of this month’s #ColostrumIsGold campaign. Find out more here...
2023-02-0632 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Can sedation help reduce stress at disbudding?Poorly planned disbudding can be stressful for calves and stressful for the people undertaking the task. It’s often undervalued on farm, and it’s important therefore that we give focus to this task.
In this episode of the Food & Farming podcast, AHDB Dairy Knowledge Exchange Manager Thom Washbourne is joined by James Hipperson, clinical vet from Belmont Farm and Equine Vets in Herefordshire, to discuss legislation, best practice and whether sedation can play a significant role in reducing the stress during disbudding.
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How to disbud dairy calves efficiently, easily and painlessly
An 8-step guid...
2023-01-2523 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAll about AHDB's Mix up Midweek with Pork marketing campaignLevy payers work hard to produce great food for the nation to eat and there are lots of steps between the farm gate and the shop shelf. In this episode of the podcast, we discuss part of these steps with some of AHDB’s marketing specialists.
AHDB is launching another burst of its Mix up Midweek with Pork consumer marketing campaign today, 23 January 2023, and members of the marketing team share details of the activities they have planned to help put pork onto the shopping lists of Britain’s households.
Talking to host, John Bates, are AHDB’s Kate...
2023-01-2318 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Cereals & Oilseeds: Recommended Lists (RL)The first phase of a major review of the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) is taking place this winter.
In this food and farming podcast, AHDB’s Jason Pole talks to Jenna Watts, who leads on integrated pest management research at AHDB. The Q & A session explores the variety trialling project and the need to review it periodically. Listen in to find out how to take part in the review, which includes a questionnaire, focus groups and stakeholder meetings.
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Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) review (2022–2023)
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2023-01-1809 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: How cow temperament impacts calf performanceIn this episode of the Food & Farming podcast, our Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager, Sarah Pick is joined by Simon Turner, a scientist working at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) with a particular interest in livestock behaviour and how it impacts welfare and maternal performance.
Flighty cows have been shown to produce poorer calves, but do we know why that is? Up until now, cow temperament has only been looked at from a safety perspective focused on the risk of injury to handlers. However, Simon has been researching how cow temperament can affect her fertility, reproductive performance and ability to p...
2023-01-0423 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Cereals & Oilseeds: Cost inputs and planning for 2023In this episode of the Food & Farming podcast, we are reviewing the last year and looking ahead to 2023’s input costs and future rotations. Knowledge Exchange Managers Izzy Eames (North East), Hannah Bowden (South East) and Michelle Nuttall (North West) will be talking to three experts, Grower Collin Chappell, Agronomist and Nuffield Farming Scholarship Chris Taylor and AHDB Lead Analyst – Farm Economics, Mark Topliff.
We hear the biggest input cost across Colin Chappell’s business this year and how Colin is dealing with these rises and any changes implemented. Chris Taylor discusses the changes farmers are making due to the...
2022-12-1616 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: Planning next year's grazing strategyIn this episode of the Food & Farming podcast, we are looking ahead and planning for 2023 with a focus on grazing, using herbal leys and the benefits of outwintering on fodder beet. Our grass specialist Katie Evans speaks to New Zealand fodder beet expert Dr Jim Gibbs and UK expert Marc Jones (KWS) about how to successfully outwinter stock on fodder beet to maximise performance and reduce costs.
We hear about how the crop can fit into your farm system and be utilised with herbal and grass leys. Getting the most out of your grazing can help prepare you f...
2022-12-0518 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Cereals & Oilseeds: Grain Market Outlook 2022In this episode of the Food & Farming podcast, John Bates talks with Megan Hesketh, Senior Analyst (Cereals and Oilseeds) in the Market Specialist Arable team, and Olivia Bonser, Analyst (Cereals and Oilseeds). To discuss the Grain Market Outlook Conference and the Black Sea region and why the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is vital to the future of global grain prices.
Also, in this episode, Anthony Speight, Senior Analyst (Cereals and Oilseeds), talks about the key factors driving the oilseed market this season and what this will mean for rapeseed prices.
Mark Topliff, Lead Analyst – Farm Econ...
2022-11-2523 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: Understanding regenerative farmingIn this episode of the Food & Farming podcast, join Amy Hughes, Ian Farrant and James Evans to chat about regenerative farming, sustainability and productivity. They talk about what regenerative farming means to them and their businesses and why it is important for the industry.
Amy Hughes, Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager for AHDB Beef and Lamb, is joined by Ian Farrant, AHDB Monitor Farmer from Herefordshire, and James Evans, consultant and beef farmer from Shropshire.
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2022-11-1838 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB’s Dairy Sector Council publish 2022–2027 planThe Dairy sector plan 2022–2027 has been published by AHDB as part of their commitment to outline how the levy will be invested over the next five years. The decisions taken by the sector councils take into consideration the added financial pressures faced by the sector in the challenging economic climate currently being experienced.
In this episode of AHDB’s Food & Farming podcast, AHDB’s John Bates chats to Lyndon Edwards, Dairy Sector Council Chair, and Tim Rycroft, AHDB Chief Executive Officer, about the results of the Shape the Future vote and the Dairy Sector Plan for 2022–2027.
They dis...
2022-11-1119 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB’s Beef & Lamb Sector Council publish 2022–2027 planIt has been a turbulent few months for the Beef & Lamb sector, with inflation in prices for fuel, feed and fertiliser and a prolonged dry summer causing shortages of grass and forage. Supporting levy payers through these changing times remains a focus for the team at AHDB.
In this episode of AHDB’s Food & Farming podcast, our host John Bates chats to Beef & Lamb Sector Council Chair Colin Bateman and AHDB Chief Executive Officer Tim Rycroft about the results of the Shape the Future vote and the Beef & Lamb Sector Plan for 2022–2027.
They discuss how the outc...
2022-11-1122 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB’s Cereals & Oilseeds Sector Council publish plansThe cereals & Oilseeds sector plan 2022–2027 has been published by AHDB as part of their commitment to outline how the levy will be invested over the next five years. The decisions taken by the sector councils take into consideration the added financial pressures faced by the sector in the challenging economic climate currently being experienced.
In this episode of AHDB’s Food & Farming podcast, AHDB’s John Bates speaks to Stephen Briggs, Cereal & Oilseeds Sector Council Chair. Along with Tim Rycroft, AHDB Chief Executive Officer, about the results of the Shape the Future vote and the Cereal & Oilseeds Sector Plan for 20...
2022-11-1119 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB’s Pork Sector Council publishes 2022–2027 planIt’s been a brutal time for the pork sector, with the combination of Brexit and Covid creating a perfect storm, followed by hugely inflated costs of production resulting from the war in Ukraine. Supporting levy payers through these unprecedented times is more crucial than ever.
In this episode of AHDB’s Food & Farming podcast, AHDB’s John Bates chats to Mike Sheldon, Pork Sector Council Chair, and Tim Rycroft, AHDB Chief Executive Officer, about the results of the Shape the Future vote and the Pork Sector Plan for 2022–2027.
They discuss how the outcome of the last few mont...
2022-11-1119 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Top tips for a silage waste walkTake a waste walk around your silage clamps this winter and make sure that however much home-grown forage you have managed to make this year, it’s going to be fully utilised. You can lose half of a grass crop through the silage making process, and even maize crops are vulnerable – just through poor management at every stage from harvest to feeding out.
With maize now costing over £1,400/ha to grow and clamp – and first cut grass silage estimated at over £1,200/ha – it’s important to reduce any waste to boost milk from forage and profitability, particularly given current escal...
2022-11-0724 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB celebrate top quality meat from Britain at SIAL ParisThis episode of the Food & Farming podcast was recorded live from SIAL Paris, one of the largest and most respected food and drink trade fairs in the world bringing over 310,000 visitors from more than 200 countries together under the one roof. AHDB's Head of Media & PR Phil Maiden speaks to a range of different visitors at the event to find out how AHDB are delivering the best value for levy payers.
This year, AHDB had its largest ever presence at the trade fair playing a major role in the exhibition, showcasing quality meat from Britain alongside 11 red meat export...
2022-10-2820 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: Managing and controlling liver fluke this autumnIn this podcast episode, Dr Bethan John Animal Health & Welfare Scientist at AHDB, speaks to Dr Philip Skuce from Moredun Research Institute in Scotland to talk about Liver fluke and why autumn is a key time for liver fluke control.
Philip has extensive expertise on the sustainable control of worms & fluke in livestock, and conducts research into anthelmintic resistance, parasite diagnostics, detection in the environment and vaccination studies. He sits on the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) Steering Group, with specific responsibility for liver fluke and anthelmintics and the environment working groups.
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2022-10-1431 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Successful dairy calf weaningA successful weaning programme reduces stress, disease, and ensures dairy calves maintain target growth rates so they will enter your herd at the optimum time. And since adult cows will spend half their time ruminating, developing a calf’s rumen is critical if you want them to utilise energy for efficient production in later life.
In this episode, AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager Alan McFadzean is joined by dairy farmer Johnnie Sloan and vet Ali Haggarty to discuss the practical aspects of weaning calves and the practices we should be aiming for.
We are currently running a series of pr...
2022-10-0513 min
AHDB Food & FarmingPork: How the Pork Knowledge Exchange team support you and your businessKnowledge is power but the clever thing is to use that power wisely and to good effect. Knowledge Exchange is at the heart of what we do at AHDB, sharing knowledge, research and skills with levy payers.
Our pork knowledge exchange team consists of experienced and enthusiastic individuals located across England. They share best practice and facilitate discussions among levy payers. They run pig clubs, work on research projects, plan events and webinars, and so much more.
Joining host, John Bates, are the following members of the team: -
Zanita Markham, Projects & Engagement Relationship Manager
2022-09-2618 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Cereals & Oilseeds: Harvest Hot Topics - from East to WestIn this episode, Hannah Bowden chats to two Monitor farmers who have just wrapped up harvest 2022 in different parts of the UK.
Dan Moore, arable manager at R&L Anthony in South Wales and Rob Waterston from the Welford estate partnership near Newbury, are today’s guests. They both discuss their successes and struggles of this year’s harvest, how the drought has impacted them and their plans for the growing season ahead. Hannah asks them what challenges and opportunities lie ahead for their farm businesses. One of the aims of this episode is to highlight the diversity betwe...
2022-09-2127 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: How beef and lamb farmers have dealt with the dry summer of 2022In this episode of the Food & Farming podcast, independent specialist Liz Genever speaks to three of our AHDB Beef & Lamb Strategic Farmers located in different parts of the country to ask them how the dry summer has affected their farm business. Focusing on how farmers have dealt with the dry summer we find out what decisions they made and what they would do differently given the chance. It’s all down to good management, tactical timing and a little bit of luck!
Chris Elkington farms with wife Louise along with running a catering company, Gelston Lamb in Grantham, Li...
2022-09-0949 min
AHDB Food & FarmingConnecting school children with farming: AHDB's education initiativesA healthy body, a healthy mind, many people live by that mantra.
To help the young understand the importance of a healthy, balanced diet, teachers are using the free, fact-based resources available on the Food – a fact of life website. A site backed by a partnership between AHDB and the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF).
As the new school year begins, we ask teachers Amy Bergiers and Michaela Ryan to share their stories about showing primary and secondary school pupils where their food comes from. Listen to them chat with host, John Bates, and AHDB’S Roz Reynol...
2022-09-0222 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB driving British meat and dairy exportsExports is one of the activities levy payers rated highly when asked to comment on AHDB’s priorities.
In this episode of AHDB’s Food & Farming podcast, John Bates chats to members of our export team to find out what’s involved in getting red meat and dairy from Britain into homes, supermarkets and restaurants around the world and why levy payers support the work.
This week’s guests:
Phil Hadley, Director of International Market Development
E: phil.hadley@ahdb.org.uk
Lucy Randolph, Senior Exports Manager (Livestock)
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2022-08-2926 min
AHDB Food & FarmingDoes marketing ever stop? Not at AHDBIn this episode of the Food & Farming podcast, our host John Bates turns his attention to the marketing activity going on at AHDB. Our market development strategy is about helping your businesses thrive. We work to create a healthy market for your product by developing and maintaining domestic and overseas markets and helping you give the customer what they want and will enjoy.
Speakers:
- AHDB’s Senior Retail Insight Manager Kim Heath gives us an overview of how the cost-of-living crisis is changing consumer behaviour
- AHDB’s Head Of Marketing Carrie McDermid talks about some of the mar...
2022-08-2418 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Speaking frankly with sector council member Mary QuickeThe combination of the post Brexit new world, recent dry weather and the wider environmental challenges, political uncertainty, food security, the rising cost of living, we’re all impacted in one way or another. Add ELMS and reducing subsidies into the mix and all make life just a little more complicated if you’re a farmer.
AHDB is not immune to pressures either with the recent Shape the Future vote prompting huge changes to ensure levy payers are closer and put at the heart of everything, as the organisation moves towards delivering the priorities set by the vote.
2022-08-2229 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Cereals & Oilseeds: Digital Grain PassportIn this Food and Farming Podcast, John Bates examines the introduction of a Digital Grain Passport with guests George Mason from Heygates Flour Millers, Ed Ford from Dyson Farming, James Mills, a Yorkshire grower and NFU Combinable Crop Board member and Derek Carless, Head of Farm Economics at AHDB.
This podcast will examine where the idea for a digital grain passport came from and its benefits to the levy payers and others. As well as discussing the benefits and challenges expressed by the NFU Combinable Crop Board and reviewing the next steps with future projects coming up in S...
2022-08-0526 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Developing a taste for British cheese in AmericaFrance used to lead the way with the many varieties of cheese they produced. But Britain has been playing catch up and some say they now offer more choice than any other country in the world. From classic cheddars to more unusual varieties, there’s no doubting that British cheese is some of the tastiest around.
In this episode Alistair McLaren is at the International Cheese and Dairy Awards in Stafford to chat with Paul Blake, AHDB’s North American Agent, and AHDB Export Manager Lucy Randolph to learn more about the opportunity to export cheese to the othe...
2022-07-2513 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Cereals & Oilseeds: Planting and Variety SurveyIn this Food and Farming podcast Olivia Bonser, Analyst (Arable), will discuss the Planting and Variety Survey, released a few weeks ago, with guest speaker Anthony Speight, Senior Analyst (Arable).
This podcast will discuss the changes to the Planting and Variety Survey, including new data from Northern Ireland. Data collection has been difficult over the last few years due to the coronavirus, which has resulted in the postal survey changing to an online-only survey, creating further issues and solutions which will be discussed.
Furthermore, examining the weather impacts on the growers working their land and sowing the crops a...
2022-07-2012 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Reducing lameness with anti-inflammatoriesLameness is one of the most costly challenges facing British dairy farmers today, with each case amounting to around £330.
Affected animals produce less milk, take longer to get back in calf, and are more likely to be culled.
Addressing lameness incidences on your farm will not only help your bottom line but also make a big difference to animal welfare and staff morale.
In this episode, Knowledge Exchange Manager Alan McFadzean is joined by Dr James Wilson and herd manager David Bacon, to talk about the results from a recent AHDB funded study into w...
2022-06-2412 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: Reducing inputs and understanding soil tests pt2This Food & Farming podcast episode is the second part which follows the journey of Beef & Lamb Strategic Farmer Chris Elkington and independent consultant Dr Liz Genever as they look into reducing inputs (such as fertiliser) and understanding what soil tests are telling us with a view of formulating an action plan to run a trial on Chris’s farm.
Chris is a sheep farmer from Lincolnshire and Liz has been working as Chris’s consultant for the past two years as part of the AHDB Strategic Farm programme. The dry weather and low moisture levels have limited grass growt...
2022-06-0953 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Making the best silage for dry cowsMilking cows and dry cows have very different requirements from their diet. What might be high quality silage for one animal is another’s poison! As forage makes up the major part of a cow's ration it is vital that silages are made with the end use in mind, and targeted to the dietary requirements of the group.
Planning a silage strategy starts well before the mower comes out of the shed. Sward type, slurry and fertiliser applications, and timing of mowing are all vital in producing optimum silage quality that meets the requirements of the specific stock on...
2022-05-2033 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: Selecting and breeding replacement heifers for the next generation“The next generation has always been and will be better than the previous one. If it is not, then the world would not be moving forward” – Kapil Dev, former captain of the Indian National Cricket team.
This is a concept not limited to the world of cricket. Building on your herd foundations from generation to generation is key to the success of a livestock farming enterprise. The selection and breeding decisions you make each year will influence the next generation of your herd.
In this episode, AHDB’s Senior Beef Breeding and Genetics Manager Alex Brown speaks t...
2022-05-1831 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: Reducing inputs and understanding soil tests pt1This Food & Farming podcast episode is part one of two episodes which follows the journey of Beef & Lamb Strategic Farmer Chris Elkington and independent consultant Dr Liz Genever as they look into reducing inputs (such as fertiliser) and understanding what soil tests are telling us. The condition of soil on livestock farms directly influences the yield and quality of grass and forage crops, as well as animal performance and profitability. Over the two episodes Liz will speak to three industry specialists in order to formulate an action plan to run a trial on Chris’s farm.
Chris is a she...
2022-05-0941 min
AHDB Food & FarmingLooking ahead and behind – Being the first AHDB Strategic Cereal FarmAs we embark on another year of output from our growing network of strategic farms, Jane Craigie takes some time to speak to Suffolk farmer, Brian Barker, the first ever AHDB strategic cereal farm. This episode discusses the journey and successes so far, creating that blueprint for future farms and what’s left to do.
2022-04-1030 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Managing soils for a sustainable futureWith the UK Government’s plan to replace Single Farm Payments with new Sustainable Farming Incentives, the environment will become central to all farms over the next few years. With this in mind, it’s a good idea to make the environment a primary focus area within your business plan.
In this episode James Hague, Knowledge Exchange Manager for AHDB Dairy, is joined by Ruari Martin, Farm Director at Myerscough College in Lancashire, part of our strategic dairy farm programme. Ruari discusses how he’s working to improve his soil health to produce as much energy and protein as pos...
2022-04-0623 min
AHDB Food & FarmingPork: Effective management of feed on farm
Pork: Effective management of feed on farm
Feed is not straightforward and accounts for a huge percentage of the costs of rearing livestock, of which farmers have little or no control.
In this pork-focused edition of AHDB’s Food and Farming podcast, Vikki Campbell, Senior Market Specialist Manager (Arable) AHDB, Carol Davis, Lead Analyst - Farm Economics AHDB, Dr Phil Baynes, Managing Director Baynes Nutrition Ltd., and Patrick Loten, Knowledge Exchange Manager (South and Central) Pork AHDB chat with host John Bates about effective ways to manage feed. They discuss facts on the impact of the wa...
2022-03-2821 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB hosts USA trade missionThis AHDB Food and Farming podcast follows part of a visit that The British Embassy in Washington recently undertook, as part of a four-day agriculture trade mission to the UK. The delegation of US officials visited the UK, to understand more about UK food and farming in all its glory.
AHDB's John Bates tagged along for part of the programme when the delegation visited two livestock farms in Gloucestershire, and he got to ask our American friends some questions.
We also hear from beef farmer, David Barton and sheep farmer, Richard Gale, both in Gloucestershire. AHDB's...
2022-03-1821 min
AHDB Food & FarmingShape the Future Q&A with AHDB CEO Tim RycroftIn this episode John Bates is joined by Tim Rycroft, AHDB’s chief executive, to answer some questions sent in by levy payers around Shape the Future. Tim also talks about his first six months in the job and how the next six months are shaping up.
Shape the future of farming
Levy payers are at the heart of everything we do, so it’s only right that we give you a greater voice in how we spend your levy. Find out how your levy is invested and how it makes a difference to your business and the industry.
In...
2022-03-0919 min
AHDB Food & FarmingHow AHDB and the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee work togetherThe Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee is the topic for this podcast.
As a levy payer the work of the EFRA committee is relevant and so too, is the liaison AHDB does on your behalf to inform discussions and decisions made by the committee. Select committees are an important part of examining the work of government. Put simply they check and report on areas of government departments such as spending, policies and administration. John Bates speaks to the chair of the EFRA committee MP, Neil Parish and to AHDB’s Sarah Baker both have got a ta...
2022-03-0217 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Pork: Inspiring consumers to put pork in their trolleysIn this pork-focused edition of AHDB’s Food and Farming podcast, AHDB’s John Bates chats with pig farmers Rob Mutimer and Fergus Howie, and AHDB Senior Marketing Manager Nicola Dodd. They discuss our Mix up Midweek with Pork marketing campaign, as well as our We Eat Balanced campaign, which are both targeting consumers during January and February.
Since 2017, we have been changing the perceptions of pork by positioning it as a tasty, healthy, quick and easy dish to cook during the busy week. Independent evaluation of the January 2021 pork marketing campaign shows it reached more than 85% of UK hous...
2022-01-3126 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Dairy: Maximising forage quality to minimise feed costsThere have recently been many announcements of milk price increases, however we have also seen fuel increase by 54%, fertiliser increase by a whopping 238% and feed increase by 12.5%. Margins and cash flows are tight, even with the milk prices responding.
In this episode Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager Steve West talks to Roy Eastlake, retired nutritional consultant who formerly worked with Lallemand, to find out how farmers can help improve their feed efficiency by focussing on the 4 S's: silage, soil, slurry and sheds.
Resources discussed in this podcast:
Feed and forage calculator
Forage cost calculator
Marginal litres webinar...
2022-01-1926 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: The importance of building good relationships when purchasing breeding stockDo you get the most out of your breeder when buying in new stock? If you’re selling, do you know what your buyer really wants? Whether you are struggling to find the right stock to fit your system or worried about bringing in health problems to your herd, building a strong and trustworthy relationship between breeder and buyer is priceless.
In this podcast, AHDB’s Knowledge Exchange Manager Emma Steele speaks to suckler farmer and AHDB Strategic Farmer Mark Jelley, and Stabiliser breeder Tim Phipps. Mark started buying bulls and replacement heifers from Tim a few years ago...
2022-01-1044 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: What do farmers get for their levy?This is the third in the series of podcasts that looks at how your levy is spent and also gives advice around how to register for the Shape the Future vote in the spring.
Host, John Bates, chats to two sheep farmers; Matt Harding and Chris McWhirter, about how they have worked with AHDB in the past and what they hope the organisation can do more of
You can find out more about the vote and register here
There is more information on how the AHDB Beef & Lamb levy is invested here
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2021-12-2721 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Cereals & Oilseeds: Have your say on how we invest the levyIn April 2022, levy-paying businesses have an excellent opportunity to voice how we should invest AHDB income to help shape the future of farming.
This podcast features views on levy-fund investment – covering the positives and the negatives. Rutland farmer and AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds Sector Chair, Sarah Bell, explains how (after registering online) levy payers can express opinion on the products, tools and services AHDB delivers to industry. Independent agronomist, Patrick Stephenson, discusses how AHDB’s information helps him deliver advice to his North Yorkshire clients. Finally, Lincolnshire monitor farmer, Colin Chappell, outlines the financial costs and benefits to his b...
2021-12-2228 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: Using AI and sexed semen to breed superior replacementsThis Food & Farming podcast episode is part of the Maternal Matters campaign being led by AHDB promoting the production of heifers that are efficient, profitable and fit for the future.
Our Knowledge Exchange Manager Amy Hughes speaks to suckler producer Pete Burbage who farms alongside his brother Richard in Northamptonshire. Pete talks about breeding technologies in the suckler herd and how using synchronisation, AI and sexed semen has benefited his farm business. Pete has been able to tighten the calving period to nine weeks and the new technologies have improved the maternal traits being bred into the herd. It...
2021-11-2943 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: What should I look at when recording data for my flock?In this AHDB Food & Farming podcast, Katie Thorley, AHDB senior knowledge transfer manager, talks to Kate Phillips, independent sheep consultant, on the importance of recording data for your flock. They discuss looking at data that includes recording body weight, body condition, scanning percentage, lambing losses and winter forage, that will ultimately help to improve your system.
For further information:
· Sheep records for Better Returns
· Recording your sheep
· Challenge Sheep Project
· Feeding the ewe
· Reducing lamb losses for Better Returns
· Managing ewes for Better Returns
· Sampling big bale silage with Dave Davies
· Using EID to drive farm performance
2021-11-1516 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: How calving heifers at two years old can help to boost profits in the suckler herdThe AHDB Maternal Matters campaign aims to highlight the connection between maternal performance and profitability in the suckler herd. The campaign focuses on two key areas of maternal performance: age at first calving and fertility.
In this podcast suckler farmer James Shouler explains to AHDB’s Knowledge Exchange Manager Amy Hughes why he calves his heifers at two and what changes he made to be able to do it.
Calving heifers at two-years of age reduces costs whilst increasing the number of calves the cow produces over her lifetime. In the UK only 35% of suckler producers impl...
2021-10-1842 min
AHDB Food & FarmingTim Rycroft AHDB's chief executive talks franklyAHDB chief executive Tim Rycroft speaks frankly to John Bates about his first few weeks in the job, meetings with levy payers, the changes in progress for the organisation and the spring 2022 vote.
Tim speaks about the conversations he has had with levy payers in his first few weeks and how welcome the pledge for AHDB to be leaner and more efficiently run will enable farming success. In future AHDB’s activities will focus on products, tools and services which levy payers will have rated as important and worthy of levy investment. Spring 2022 is the first opportunity for le...
2021-10-0816 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Pork: Mexico open for pork from the UKWith news this week that Mexico has officially opened its doors for British pork for the first time, our Food & Farming Podcast takes a look at what this means for the pork sector and for British exporters who can now tap into this brand new market.
In this episode AHDB’s John Bates speaks to Dr Phil Hadley, AHDB’s International Market Development Director, AHDB’s Strategic Insight Manager Tom Forshaw and Ana Fernanda from DIT Mexico.
Mexico market opens its doors for imports of British pork
Market access to Mexico – the work behind the scenes
2021-09-0227 min
AHDB Food & FarmingFarming and the environment - a look at AHDB's upcoming consumer marketing campaignsAHDB’s We Eat Balanced and Love Lamb Week marketing campaigns are on the horizon.
Running from 1- 7 September, this year’s Love Lamb Week will remind shoppers about how good lamb tastes and provides insight on the sustainability of UK sheep production and the role sheep farming plays in maintaining our landscape and beautiful countryside.
Later in September the We Eat balanced campaign which was first aired in January this year gets a second burst of activity and is designed to remind and reassure people about the positive role red meat and dairy from Britain can...
2021-08-2723 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: A look towards autumn grazingIn this episode of the Food & Farming podcast, Nic Renison talks to Colina Humphrey, sheep farmer and self-confessed grass addict! They talk about about Colina’s passion for farming with a focus on rotational grazing and all things grass. Colina also stresses the importance of planning grazing for the autumn in the summer time and how she’s met some influential people who have really helped her along the way with her grass journey.
For more information on all things grass visit our AHDB Grass page.
If you would like to follow Colina she’s on Twitter @HumphColina
Fe...
2021-07-2348 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: Finding the balance between productivity and the environmentIn this episode, AHDB’s Knowledge Exchange Manager Nicola Renison speaks to Tom Vickers, a hill and upland sheep and suckler beef farmer from County Durham about finding a balance between production and the environment. Tom is 26 years old and has been farming in partnership with his mother for five years since studying Agriculture with Environmental Management at Harper Adams University. The farm itself has been involved in agri-environment schemes since 1989 and Tom is keen to continue the emphasis on environment and land management to qualify for the new ELMS scheme.
In their sheep system Tom runs Pedigree Swa...
2021-06-2526 min
AHDB Food & FarmingMeet Tim Rycroft, AHDB's New CEOTim Rycroft has been appointed to lead the AHDB team and takes up the role of Chief Executive on Tuesday 31 August 2021.
Tim joins us having recently stepped down from the Food and Drink Federation and in this ‘getting to know you’ interview, John Bates asks about his career and why he was attracted to lead the AHDB.
Read the full news story here.
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2021-04-2625 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Beef & Lamb: Sheep Horizon Report PodcastAHDB has released the latest in a series of Horizon reports which scan the landscape ahead, and in this podcast we are going to look at the report, which takes a look at the key opportunities for the sheep sector over the next 10 years.
There are around 33.5 million sheep in the UK, spread over 78,000 farm holdings.
The average number of sheep and lambs on each holding is 430.
About 10,400 holdings have fewer than 20 head of sheep, and 9,400 have more than 1000 head.
In this podcast John Bates chats to Rebecca Miah, AHDB Beef & lamb sector stra...
2021-03-2922 min
AHDB Food & FarmingVoting Report on AHDB Potato ballot now with MinistersA ballot to decide the future of the AHDB Potato levy has concluded and the voting report has been passed to Ministers in London and the devolved administrations for a decision on what happens next.
In this podcast, John Bates gets AHDB Chairman Nicholas Saphir's reaction to the voting outturn.
The Independent company UK Engage was appointed to run the ballot and the outturn has been published on the AHDB website.
2021-03-2303 min
AHDB Food & FarmingWhat does AHDB do for you? Cereals & Oilseeds special
Pembrokeshire Monitor Farm host Tom Rees interviews AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds board member David Bell. They discuss how the AHDB board works; the importance of farm assurance; Monitor Farms and more.
Find out more about the AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds board: https://ahdb.org.uk/cereals-board
2021-01-1124 min
AHDB Food & FarmingYou ask the questions: What does the AHDB Board do for you?Northern Ireland's AHDB Monitor Farm host Richard Orr interviews new Cereals & Oilseeds Board member David Walston. They talk about what the Board does for levy payers, market intelligence, communications and more. They start off talking about the year they've both had at their farms.
Board members: ahdb.org.uk/cereals-board
Markets and prices: ahdb.org.uk/cereals-oilseeds-markets
Register for AHDB communications
2020-12-0119 min
AHDB Food & FarmingNew non-red poinsettia varieties: AHDB's trials and researchFor this week's horticulture podcast we are looking at poinsettias and AHDB's trials and research work into new varieties of non-red poinsettias. In this episode, Wayne Brough, AHDB's Knowledge Exchange Manager for Ornamentals , leads the conversation and chats to poinsettia growers Andrew Fuller, Graeme Edwards and James Lisher for their thoughts on the findings from these AHDB trials.
For more information on these trials and this research, please visit: https://ahdb.org.uk/PoinsettiaVarieties
2020-11-2529 min
AHDB Food & FarmingFrom basil downy mildew to flavoursome herbs: AHDB's crop protection, IPM and flavour research in herbsFor our protected edibles and mushrooms showcase week, this special edition podcast is hosted by Grace Choto, AHDB's Knowledge Exchange Manager for Field Vegetables (Leafy salads, herbs and speciality veg) and looks at our recent and current work with herbs. In particular, this episode looks at where levy payers' money has been invested and the benefits of both research and knowledge exchange work in this area. Grace is joined by Simon Budge (Head of Research for Agronomy and Crop Protection at Vitacress Herbs and AHDB panel member), Claire Donkin (Technical Officer for British Herbs and independent agronomist), and Kim Parker...
2020-11-1130 min
AHDB Food & FarmingFrom spotted wing drosophila to mildew: AHDB's fruit crop protection researchIn this special edition podcast for our fruit showcase week, Scott Raffle, AHDB's Knowledge Exchange Manager for Fruit, leads a discussion about our research into fruit crop protection research. Scott is joined by AHDB's Research Manager for fruit crops, Rachel McGauley, agronomist, tree fruit grower and former tree fruit panel Chairman Nigel Kitney and Harriet Duncalfe, a long-established soft fruit grower and former soft fruit panel Chairman. The discussion in this episode focuses on the research into spotted wing drosophila, mildew, western flower thrips and two spotted spider mite.
2020-10-2828 min
AHDB Food & FarmingPork: Pig clubs, webinars and who’s who in the pork team?In this episode, we hear from Pippa Handley, Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager (Pork) and Emily Boyce, Knowledge Exchange Officer – Skills Development (Pork).
Pippa takes us through the recent changes in the knowledge exchange and knowledge transfer teams, as well as outlining the plan for our autumn pig farmer events. Emily then talks about the stockperson training courses and how they might look over the coming months, as well as what we are offering via webinar in the meantime, with a focus on new entrants and small-scale producers.
This week’s guests
Pippa Handley, Senior Knowledge Exchan...
2020-09-0421 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB's new commitment to levy payersDefra published a summary and response to the government-led Request for Views on AHDB in April 2020.
In this episode, John Bates talks to AHDB Chair, Nicholas Saphir, on a new pledge to levy payers having listened to feedback. Commitments outlined by Nicholas include a new strategy, featuring key areas of farm performance and marketing (both home and overseas) underpinned with independent evidence, improved communication, a new ballot on the levy and reviews of AHDB’s governance and levy systems.
Listen out for upcoming episodes featuring Nicholas on AHDB's new strategy, and learn more about AHDB’s comm...
2020-09-0224 min
AHDB Food & FarmingBeef & Lamb: using marketing campaigns to support our farmersIn this episode we are joined by three speakers who discuss the AHDB Beef & Lamb marketing and advertising activity that has taken place this year in response to Covid-19. This activity was supported by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) and Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) as part of the ring fenced funding.
These promotional campaigns include our Make It Steak activity, which was brought in near the beginning of lock down to tackle carcass imbalance, and our ongoing Make It Lamb campaign, which was introduced to coincide with the new season lamb being on shelves. This week (1-7 September) is...
2020-09-0119 min
AHDB Food & Farming2020 Harvest and Market OutlookIn this special edition agri-market podcast, we invite the AHDB Market Intelligence team to review the results from the Spring Planting Variety Survey. This annual survey provides estimates for the planted area in Great Britain ahead of harvest this year.
We look at the headline results from the years’ survey then analyse what this means for main arable crop sectors.
Wheat
We look at the regional figures on wheat planting and discuss the impact on production potential and markets.
Barley
To compensate for the challenges in winter cropping this season, ma...
2020-07-0838 min
AHDB Food & FarmingCovid-19 Special: Effects of coronavirus on current retail trends in Beef & Lamb and what AHDB are doing to helpWelcome to the second podcast in our series which focuses purely on how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the beef and lamb sector. In this episode we hear from AHDB’s Retail Insight Manager, Rebecca Gladman, who provides an update on current retail trends and meat category performance in-store, as well as our Senior Consumer Insight Manager, Steven Evans, who discusses the effect in which the lockdown has had on our eating habits in the home and the future impact this may have over the coming months. To round things off, AHDB’s Strategy Director for Beef and Lamb, Will Jack...
2020-04-1516 min
AHDB Food & FarmingHow Coronavirus has changed the potato market and the way we support youIn this episode you will hear from Sophie Churchill, chair of Potato board, who will offer an overview of the work that underway to support the potato industry. Then we talk to our MI and marketing team for a fresh update on the markets and the campaigns we have been running. At the end of the podcast we will talk about how our monitoring systems and SPot farm trails have been affected by this crisis.
In this episode we will speak with:
Sophie Churchill – Chair, AHDB Potato Board
Aidan Wright – MI Analyst
Stu Bak...
2020-04-1424 min
AHDB Food & FarmingMartin Williams interviews the AHDBMonitor Farmer, Martin Williams speaks to AHDB's Market Intelligence Analyst, Peter Collier in an open discussion about his role at the AHDB, his thoughts on exports and the global market.
For more detailed information please go to https://ahdb.org.uk/cereals-oilseeds-markets
2019-07-3024 min
AHDB Food & FarmingPromoting lamb to the consumer: An overview of AHDB's lamb campaignThis episode Gareth Renowden, Senior Marketing Manager for AHDB Beef & Lamb and Stasha Napior-Kowska, Senior Account Manager in the market development team talk about the up coming lamb campaign and what AHDB is doing to get both consumers and the industry excited about lamb.
We will also be running the annual Love Lamb Week that takes place 1- 7 September.
For more information about all of AHDB's marketing activity visit: https://ahdb.org.uk/marketing
2019-05-3112 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Strategic Potato Farm network 2019 previewFor all of the information in this podcast, please visit the AHDB Strategic Potato Farm pages for all event listings please go to AHDB Events
For anything else or suggestions for upcoming podcasts, please contact stuart.baxter@ahdb.org.uk
2019-05-0925 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB Potatoes: Fight Against Blight updateListen to this update on the changes to AHDB Potatoes Fight Against Blight campaign. Hear an overview of the 2018 season, with information on A_36 and A_37.
See the FRAG guidelines on fungicide resistance on potato late blight here
if you have any questions then please feel free to contact us via Twitter @AHDB_potatoes
2019-04-0908 min
AHDB Food & FarmingUK flour sales, new Malmesbury Monitor Farm, biostimulants and AHDB at Cereals 2017Judith Stafford, AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager for the North and Northern Ireland hosts May 2017's podcast covering UK flour sales, the new Monitor Farm in Malmesbury, some research into biostimulants, and what AHDB will be focusing on at Cereals 2017.
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2017-05-0515 min
AHDB Food & FarmingAHDB's new strategy, black-grass, pathogen monitoring and market updateAHDB Cereals & Oilseeds Knowledge Exchange Manager Philip Dolbear presents an episode featuring AHDB's new strategy; black-grass discussions at Driffield Monitor Farm; the UK's pathogen monitoring network; and what's happening in the markets ahead of this week's big announcements.
2017-03-2820 min
AHDB Food & FarmingNew AHDB Recommended Lists, nutrient management, grain marketsAHDB Cereals & Oilseeds December 2016 podcast, with news on the new 2017 AHDB Recommended Lists, the most comprehensive review of nutrient management for seven years, a grain market update and an interview with Warrington Monitor Farm host Robert Cross on benchmarking and grain marketing. Hosted by Harry Henderson, AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds Knowledge Exchange Manager for the East Midlands.
cereals.ahdb.org.uk
#monitorfarm #arable #farming
2016-12-0713 min