AHDB Food & Farming

In this episode Leah Shanks, Knowledge Exchange Manager for the South West, talks to a number of farmers about the sometimes controversial topic of succession planning and asks about their experiences, as well as sourcing some key advice.

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For 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 (AHDB Crop Protection Scientist).

As the UK prepares for Brexit and the end of the transition in January 2021, we bring you an insight of upcoming changes that farmers and growers need to prepare for - ensuring agriculture is fit for the future. 

 

In this podcast, John Bates welcomes special guests, Sarah Baker and Duncan Wyatt to provide an insight into what the impact of leaving EU will be on livestock markets. With the latest news discussing EU trade talks – it's vital to understand what will this mean for dairy and red meat sectors. 

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Earlier this year some dairy farmers took an unexpected hit when the Coronavirus pandemic closed big parts of the economy and quickly vast quantities of milk, around 2m litres a day usually destined for coffee shops, pubs and cafes, didn’t have a home. 

In this podcast John Bates takes a look at how the industry got together and a £1m marketing campaign was whipped up in quick time. The first national TV adverts appeared in 20 years and £100k was raised to support mental health work.

 

The so-called Milk Your Moments campaign ran from May for 12 weeks, funded with money from AHDB, Dairy UK, Defra, the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland governments. Hear the story from Judith Bryans CEO Dairy UK, AHDB’s Paul Flannagan, Rebecca Miah and Susie Stannard about how some impressive results followed.

 

You can find more information about the Milk Your Moments campaign here and read more about the results of the campaign.

 

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As the UK prepares for Brexit and the end of the transition in January 2021, we bring you an insight of upcoming changes that farmers and growers need to prepare for - ensuring agriculture is fit for the future. 

In this podcast, John Bates welcomes special guests, David Swales and David Eudall to provide an insight into what the impact of leaving EU will be on crop markets. With the latest news discussing EU trade talks – it's vital to understand what will this mean for the crops sector. Tune in to find out: 

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In this episode our Market Intelligence (MI) team discusses their latest reports. Graham Bannister offers an update on how lifting is progressing in the North West and East of England. Finally, Andy Shaw, potato grower in Cheshire, shares with us the struggle growers are facing at the moment due to Coronavirus and the low price for potatoes.

Presenter: John Bates

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In 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.

In this episode, Amy Hughes, Knowledge Exchange Manager, finds out more about direct selling. She chats to beef farmer, Andy Rumming, who shares experiences of direct selling from his own business and gives advice on how to get into it. She also talks to AHDB’s Senior Manager of Quality Schemes, Karl Pendlebury, who talks about his work with butchers and the supply chain as well as giving advice on AHDB trade resources.

 

 

Visit the trade area for a range of information to help you get set up with direct selling

 

The direct selling of beef and lamb meat boxes page will help you with supporting material you can download

According to YouGov, typically in the UK, marketing budgets currently account for 9.3% of overall company revenue. Today we speak about the latest campaign, 'Mix Up Midweek with Perfect Pulled Pork', designed to increase pork consumption and overall sales, in the UK.

 

Pig producers, have you ever wondered how much of your levy is invested in marketing and simply why? We know marketing is important, as it helps to cut through the noise and bring pork at the front and centre of our consumer minds. 

 

This podcast takes a behind the scenes look at the Pulled Pork marketing campaign. I’m John Bates and today we welcome key specialists, who divulge into how we work with stakeholders, influencers, retailers and food specialists to ensure pork is always on everyone's shopping list:

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In this special edition of the Cereals and Oilseeds podcast the head of AHDB’s Arable Market Specialists David Eudall talks to grain market experts from around the globe.

David’s guests include:

Robert Johansson (01.25 – 23.48), Chief Economist at the US Department of Agriculture. Robert explains how the US is using data to improve market awareness and the big global drivers.

Ben Buckner (23.55 – 33.57), Analyst at AgResource, discusses the details of the US maize and soybean markets, including the prospects for South American crops.

Based in Australia, Andrew Whitelaw (34.08 – 51.58) of Thomas Elder Markets reflects on the Australian barley and oilseed rape outlook and implications for the UK.

Andrey Sizov (52.00 – 1.07.33), SovEcon on the important aspects of the Russian wheat market and impact on global prices.

This podcast forms part of Grain Market Outlook Week – a weeklong series of digital events dedicated to grain markets.

If you missed any of the webinars you can find them on the AHDB website. Visit ahdb.org.uk/cerealswebinars to hear expert analysis on wheat, barley and oilseed markets. This includes the annual market outlook webinar, covering both global and domestic issues for the 2020/21 season.

You can find the latest, up-to-date information on cereals and oilseeds markets by visiting: ahdb.org.uk/cereals-oilseeds-markets. Don’t forget to subscribe to our regular email updates (scroll to the bottom of the page to find the link)

AHDB is committed to supporting levy payers with challenges they may face as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. We have a dedicated webpage filled with resources and information. Visit: ahdb.org.uk/coronavirus