AHDB Food & Farming

Liz Genever, AHDB Senior Beef & Lamb Scientist, talks to Matt Blyth, one of our Challenge Sheep farmers, at Didling farm in West Sussex. She finds out what decisions Matt has had to make as a result the hot weather and how using Farmax has helped him to better plan and analyse his farm enterprise. Find out more about AHDB's Challenge Sheep programme

AHDB's Downpatrick Monitor Farm host Richard Orr talks through his harvest experiences over the years, from best to worst. He explains how the worst yielding years aren't always the least productive - in 2012 the price of wheat more than made up for the abysmal harvest he experienced. For more harvest resources and information, visit cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest

In this episode of the AHDB harvest podcast miniseries, we talk to Northampton Monitor Farm host Rick Davies while he cut oilseed rape. Rick grows barley for Budweiser, oil for use in frying at McDonalds and KFC and wheat for Heygates. He talks about his harvest experiences, machinery, safety, memories, a new iron age fort found on the farm and his dreams of an automatic grain store cleaner. Find...

Today we hear from AHDB's Philip Dolbear and Monitor Farm host Roger Wilson near Malmesbury. Philip and Roger talk about harvest strategies, experiences and new developments. For more harvest resources and information, visit cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest Find out more about benchmarking with Farmbench Recorded on 11 July 2018

AHDB machinery guru Harry Henderson talks us through the history of harvest, from wooden combines to robotic, automated crop processing. For more harvest resources and information, visit cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest

In this episode, join AHDB's Jason Pole, Teresa Meadows and Liz Genever, as well as West Essex farmer Ian Metson, as they discuss the ins and outs of introducing livestock into arable rotations. For more information, visit cereals.ahdb.org.uk/livestock Soundtrack files were created by: Serylis, Rutgermuller, Barrelcarb, dvideoguy, growingup_fawn and sangtao via Freesound.

Today we hear from AHDB's Philip Dolbear and  Monitor Farm host Richard Payne near Taunton.   Philip and Richard talk about harvest strategies, experiences and new developments. For more harvest resources and information, visit cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest Recorded on 10 July 2018

For this week's harvest podcast mini-series we hear from AHDB Hereford Monitor Farm host Martin Williams. For AHDB's harvest resources, including RL harvest results, storage guidelines, markets and more, visit https://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest

Alistair McLaren from AHDB’s communications team visited Buscot Wick Farm - an autumn calving unit in Oxfordshire – for the launch of AHDB’s latest strategic farm and spoke to farmers about why they choose to calve in the autumn.

For the second episode in our harvest podcast mini-series, we talk to AHDB experts Ellie Marshall and Jenna Watts about the Recommended Lists. For AHDB's harvest resources, including RL harvest results, storage guidelines, markets and more, visit https://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest

In the first of our harvest mini-series, we talk to Colin Chappell, AHDB Monitor Farm host in Brigg. To access AHDB's harvest resources, visit https://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest

This episode, AHDB analyst gives a quick update on the US-China trade dispute now that tariffs have been announced; and analyst Peter Collier talks about the survey showing what's been planted for harvest 2018. Get more information about the Planting and Variety Survey Visit cereals.ahdb.org.uk/markets for more analysis and information

AHDB's analysts Zoe Avison, Daniel Rooney and Aidan Wright discuss the latest developments in the trade dispute between the US and China, soyabean markets, and what it all means for UK oilseeds growers. For more market information, visit cereals.ahdb.org.uk/markets Soundtrack files were created by: Gaffacan and solis2 via Freesound. Photo by szacchi - Fotolia

This month's episode, focusing on harvest preparation, comes to you from the Saltburn Monitor Farm and also features a piece on glyphosate stewardship with Jason Pole and Paul Gosling. It is hosted by AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager Judith Stafford. For more harvest resources from AHDB visit cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest Find out more about the Monitor Farm programme Glyphosate stewardship: cereals....

This month, AHDB machinery guru Harry Henderson hears from five different farmers on their different approaches to tilling. Is no-till for you? Listen and see what you think. We also hear from AHDB's Sajjad Awan and Jason Pole on a review of autumn N applications. For more on no-till, visit cereals.ahdb.org.uk/notill Soundtrack files created by: Serylis, Rutgermuller, Barrelcarb , Eltenjohn, Digif...

AHDB Communications Manager Alistair McLaren reports from the recent launch of AHDB's Strategic Dairy Farm in Tiverton. https://dairy.ahdb.org.uk/ Soundtrack file from Maurolopo via Freesound.

AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager for the South East, Paul Hill, hosts this month's episode covering what's in a new wheat growth guide, UK supply and demand, the six new Monitor Farms across the UK, and some key learning from the Monitor Farm meetings and webinars on staff management. Soundtrack files were created by: andy-gardner, beeproductive, eltenjohn, sangtao, digifishmusic, Serylis, Rutgermu...

Harry Henderson, AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager for the East Midlands, hosts this month's AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds podcast looking at all things milling wheat. It features the current state of consumer demand, global markets, the Recommended Lists and more. We also hear from Basingstoke Monitor Farm host Hugh Crosbie-Dawson.

In this episode we hear from Paul Gosling and Jason Pole, AHDB, Jonathan Blake, ADAS, and former Monitor Farm host Mark Wood on planning fungicide programmes to give good control and protect efficacy.  cereals.ahdb.org.uk/fungicidefutures

In the second of our bonus podcast episodes this month we look at the impact of Donald Trump's policies on cereals and oilseeds markets during the first 12 months of his term. Read the full analysis  (part 1) Photo by Gage Skidmore

Daniel Rooney, AHDB market analyst, gives a quick update on the findings of the AHDB Early Bird Survey. For more information visit cereals.ahdb.org.uk/markets Soundtrack files in this episode were created by Serylis, Rutgermuller, Barrelcarb and Valentinsosnitsky via Freesound. Photo credit: Emily Graham

Teresa Meadows, AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds Knowledge Exchange Manager for East Anglia hosts this episode looking at nutrient management. It features pieces on soil phosphorus and organic manure, with insight from Newark Monitor Farm host John Miller. cereals.ahdb.org.uk

With the turn of the year, the post-Brexit world of the end of March 2019 ebbs ever closer. Hear, in this podcast, how AHDB maintains its focus on the possible impact on farming and why productivity matters, in terms of the economic wellbeing of those involved with producing food for British households. Once again AHDB urges farmers and growers ‘not to sleepwalk into Brexit’ and considers the bene...

John Bates hosts this festive special from the AHDB consumer insights team looking at how the season of goodwill changes what and how we buy, how Brexit might impact our favourite festive foods and what farmers and growers need to think about to gear up for Christmas future. https://ahdb.org.uk/ Photo by Keenan Loo on Unsplash

Martin Williams and Russell Price, AHDB's Hereford monitor farmers, host this special edition of the podcast from the annual Monitor Farm conference. For more information, visit http://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/monitorfarms