AHDB Food & Farming

In this episode, AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager Harry Henderson focuses on regenerative agriculture. Harry chats to farmer David Miller, who has embraced regenerative agriculture on his farm, about his experiences of using it in the UK. 

Wayne Brough, AHDB Horticulture Knowledge Exchange Manager for Ornamentals is joined by Georgina Key, AHDB Research Manager, Alistair Hazel, Operations Manager at Darby Nurseries, and Gary Woodruffe, Growing Manager at Bordon Hill Nurseries.    The group explore a wide range of subjects including everything vine weevil control to pansy mottle syndrome, weed control to regular deficit irrigation, b...

This episode focuses on the importance of good colostrum management, the effect it has on the new born animal's health and shares practical advice to help you to optimise your management protocol.  Receiving good quality colostrum, quickly enough and in the right quantity, could eliminate illnesses such as Watery Mouth in lambs, halve cases of pneumonia in calves, improve the survival rate in new-...

This podcast introduces AHDB’s analysis of the prospects for the UK’s farming industry over the coming months. Covering crops (potatoes, cereals and oilseeds), it explores production, trade and consumption for the year ahead. John Bates invites Vikki Campbell (Senior Market Specialist Manager for Arable) and Sarah Baker (Senior Market Intelligence Manager).  What is the Agri-Market Outlook? Our Ag...

This podcast introduces AHDB’s analysis of the prospects for the UK’s farming industry over the coming months. Covering red meat (pork, beef and lamb) and dairy, it explores production, trade and consumption for the year ahead. John Bates invites Richard King from Andersons Consulting, David Swales (Head of Strategic Insight), Patty Clayton (Lead Analyst Dairy) and Duncan Wyatt (Lead Analyst for L...

This week’s guests: Zanita Markham, AHDB Knowledge Transfer Manager Mella Waitt, Environment Agency Alison Frogley, Environment Agency Since 2007, the Environment Agency has regulated large intensive farming installations under the Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR), formerly referred to as IPPC, and today (January 2021), there are 225 pig farms permitted in England.  In 2017, a new Best A...

Growing bright futures: an interview with three successful AHDB crops PhD students about their different PhDs experiences, careers and future plans Education, education, education! Our latest podcast discusses the importance of AHDB-funded studentships for the crop industry and to future students. John Bates and Rachel McGauley our Crop Protection Scientist invite three special external guests, wh...

Lameness is one of the most important and costly diseases on dairy farms.   In this episode Knowledge Exchange Manager Jamie McCoy talks to Owen Atkinson from Dairy Veterinary Consultancy about tackling mobility issues, why it’s something the industry needs to focus on now and what help there is available.   You can find more information to help you manage lameness on our dedicated lameness webpag...

In this episode, Gracie Emeny, Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager for SmartHORT, chats to Neil Fedden (Fedden-USP), Darryl Beck (Kernock Park Plants) and Virginia Aurora Colquhoun-Gonzalez (Allensmore Nurseries) about the delivery of Lean management training on the AHDB SmartHort programme, their experiences of Lean management and how the training can help business operations. The AHDB website prov...

#WeEatBalanced is an exciting new TV campaign we hope you have all seen representing facts not fear on red meat and dairy, but have you ever wondered what goes into making sure campaigns like this work, and how we can all pull together to support our reputation and get ready for the post Brexit era?  In this podcast Rebecca Miah, AHDB Beef & Lamb Sector Strategy Director, talks to Jon Foot, He...

Over the last 16 years your levy has made it possible to deliver positive messages about potatoes, to more than five million primary school children in the UK, via AHDB’s Grow Your Own Potatoes programme. This programme teaches young pupils all about potatoes: where they come from, how they grow and their health benefits.  Despite the coronavirus pandemic GYOP continued throughout 2020, and Sue La...

In this podcast, AHBD Farm Economics Knowledge Exchange Manager Tabitha Allen chats to fellow Knowledge Exchange Manager Julie Clark about how AHDB's Farmbench can help you make changes on farm. They also chat to two farmers, David Fuller-Shapcott and John Billington, about the changes they have made on their farms as a result of using Farmbench. For more information about Farmbench, please visit:...

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 

This week’s guests Sarah Baker, Senior Strategic Insight Manager Phil Bicknell, Market Intelligence Director David Eudall, Head of Market Specialists (Arable) If you are an arable or livestock farmer this podcast is for you. The guests in this episode of the AHDB podcast share their insight to help you make informed decisions about your business now we have left the EU and move towards the uncerta...

In this podcast John Bates speaks to AHDB exports staff across a number of sectors to see what exports activities your levy is spent on. We also discover how the team is working with international markets to create demand for our products during 2020 and going forwards in 2021. For more information visit: AHDB exports website Book your place on the  British dairy opportunities in Vietnam webinar F...

Animal health and welfare is at top of agenda matter for livestock farmers and for all the right reasons. As the Brexit transition period closes at the end of 2020, Britain thereafter will be trading and operating differently than for the last few decades. Unions and others have been lobbying Government to prevent cheap and poorly produced food from flooding into the UK.   In this episode John Bat...

AHDB is here to support levy payers’ businesses with key services, tools and benchmarking to improve productivity and shape environmental solutions. On-farm performance and sustainability are areas of focus as well as marketing, exports and research partnerships; all intended to drive excellence and growth. John Bates speaks to Rebecca Geraghty, chief technical officer at AHDB about the organisati...

In this episode we speak to three levy payers about areas of AHDB’s most important and valuable work: marketing, storage and SPot farms.  The growers ask questions and challenge the work being done by AHDB. Speakers: First part - Marketing Alison Levett – AHDB Potatoes Interim Chair  Nicola Dodd – Senior Marketing Manager for Diary and Crops  Michael Welham  - Farm Manager for Fairfields Farming C...

Our world feels out of balance. The decisions we make about food are often loaded with implications, for our health or the environment. On 4 January 2021, we'll be launching a £1.5 million TV led marketing campaign, to protect meat and dairy’s reputation in a healthy balanced diet aired across terrestrial and digital channels. With numerous fad diets swimming around social media, we’re finally tak...

In this podcast we explore the potential benefits of introducing beef systems into arable rotations. An AHDB research project which investigates just that, is now five years in and the farmers involved with the study have seen noticeable improvements. With the new Environmental Land Management (ELMS) scheme coming into effect, set to incentivise sustainable farming practices, it begs the question...

Nicholas Saphir, AHDB Chair: "We have listened carefully to our levy payers, and we will now embark on major change at AHDB. Our new change and strategy programme puts farmers and growers at the heart of what we do, and we want to hear from you. Together we can make the most of the opportunities which lie ahead for British food and farming" Find out more and have your say by visiting ahdb.org.uk/s...

In this episode Knowledge Exchange Manager Shirley Macmillan talks to Strategic Dairy Farmer Dan Burdett and Andersons’ Business consultant Tony Evans about the modern pressures of dairy farming, and how to set up and manage your dairy farm around a sound business structure.   You can find more information on our dedicated Business change and succession webpage .   Feedback survey: We'd love to kn...

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...

Did you know almost 70% of consumers say the Red Tractor Assurance Scheme, positively influences their shopping? Jim Mosely, the Red Tractor Assurance CEO,  states 73% of consumers trust the Red Tractor Scheme and that’s just the beginning. It’s safe to say, the little red tractor is a key player in the farming industry and its journey to our consumer's dinner table.  John Bates talks to the CEO o...

For 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 i...