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 war in Ukraine on feed, price volatility, practical ways to improve feed efficiency and on-farm storage and so much more.

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Get in touch with Pat Loten to find out more about anything discussed in this episode:

E: [email protected] 

T: 07990441699

You can also follow Pat Loten on Twitter: @PatrickLoten

Knowledge library | AHDB

Feed price volatility in the pork sector | AHDB

Improving feed efficiency in pigs | AHDB

Alternative diets for pigs | AHDB

Pig production costs calculators | AHDB

Pig to feed wheat price ratio | AHDB

Nutrition guidance for pigs | AHDB

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This episode was produced and edited by Dami Oyinlola, Marcomms Executive (Pork).