AHDB Food & Farming

Every household across the UK is being urged to #MilkYourMoments on social media as part of a £1 million joint-funded dairy campaign.

In this episode John Bates talks Rebecca Miah who leads the marketing activity for AHDB Dairy and Paul Flannagan, AHDB Dairy’s strategy director, about the campaign and the reasoning behind it. 

You can find more information about the Milk Your Moments campaign here and find support on issues raised by coronavirus on our Dairy Coronavirus webpage.

 

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This latest podcast showcases the latest activity as part of the #MakeitSteak campaign. Find out about the new initiative involving football and steaks in a fun competition to get people inspired by cooking prime steaks at home.

Join AHDB's John Bates as he chats to Karl Pendlebury, AHDB's Senior Manager (Quality Schemes) and the chefs Hampden Parks Executive Head Chef Colin Dempsey, Sous Chef Stephen Hampson as well as Harry Lomas MBE, Executive Head Chef at Wembley about the steak dishes they have chosen to cook to win the support of voters in this ‘bit of fun’ competition. 

We Brits love to talk about three things – the weather, footie and food. 

In this podcast we hear how chefs from England’s Wembley and Scotland’s home stadium, Hampden Park are playing the game in support of beef farmers and butchers, oh and there’s a bit about the weather too!

Scotland v England the #MakeitSteak match is due to be played-out on social media Friday 5 June 2020 at 7pm.

The beautiful game has not escaped the pandemic but the easing of lockdown means football matches and other team sports are due to return soon albeit played behind closed doors without crowds of supporters. 

The chefs speak about the importance of great produce and the huge efforts behind the scenes to produce high end and top-quality food and hospitality on match days as well as for functions and events throughout the year.

AHDB’s Karl Pendlebury explains why this social media based competition was created and how the food service sector is a powerhouse driving sales of British produce.

You can join the chefs for your own bit of fun and #makeitsteak at home – visit www.simplybeefandlamb for a video on how to cook the perfect steak. 

With Strategic Farm Week 2020 well underway, AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds Board Chair, Paul Temple, chats to our three Strategic Farm hosts, Brian Barker, Rob Fox and David Aglen. They discuss the benefits of being part of the Strategic Farm programme and what they are learning as strategic farmers, as well as the challenges they face.

For more information about Strategic Farm Week, and to catch up on any of the webinars or to download the resources, please visit ahdb.org.uk/sfweek2020.

In this episode we will discuss:

Our guest speakers:

Useful links:

ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/potato-irrigation

https://ahdb.org.uk/news/can-brackish-water-be-used-for-potato-irrigation

https://ahdb.org.uk/

ahdb.org.uk/weather

innovativefarmers.org

Join Leah Shanks, AHDB Beef & Lamb knowledge exchange manager as she chats to colleagues and farmers about how the drought could affect farming this season.

She's joined by livestock farmers Graham Rutherford, Phil White, Phil Kinch, Ben Walker and AHDB Beef & Lamb board member and farmer James Shouler about how they coped with drought in the summer of 2018 and how they are planning to manage the continued dry conditions.

She also chats to independent livestock consultant, Liz Genever and AHDB resource management scientist, Nicola Dunn to find out how you can manage your livestock in the heat and what resources are available.

Resources

AHDB drought page

AHDB Weather Hub

AHDB Weather page

Forage for Knowledge newsletter

Food a fact of Life – As part of our preparation for life alongside, Maths. English and the Sciences it’s imperative our children have a rich understanding of how food is produced, have an accurate and positive impression of farming, an idea of how to cook and the role food plays in a healthy balanced diet. 

In this episode John Bates finds out how Roz Reynolds, AHDB’s head of education and nutrition, works with Roy Ballam, Managing Director and Head of education at The British Nutrition Foundation - to offer a compelling education programme, encompassing evidence-based resources and training for teachers across the UK. We also discuss the success of the ‘Grow Your Own Potatoes’ programme. 

The programme offers over 2000 resources for children aged 3-16 years old, perfect for home-schooling and teaching them all about locally produced food. Parents and teachers can access material for free by visiting the Food a Fact of Life website. Why not download a recipe of the website and get your children involved? 

Special thanks to our guest, Roy Ballam. 

 

In this episode, we talk about heat stress in pigs. From what this actually means, to how it can affect pigs and what you can do to minimise the impact. We hear from Lauren Dimmack, Animal Health & Welfare Scientist, and Andrew Palmer, Knowledge Exchange Manager for the East of England.

You can find a variety of useful resources related to heat stress in livestock on our website: https://ahdb.org.uk/drought-reducing-heat-stress

EU PiG project – high-pressure fogging: https://www.eupig.eu/animal-welfare/high-pressure-fogging

Webinar: Managing heat stress in pigs – behaviour, environment, and nutrition

Pork markets, the latest industry data, analysis and insights from the pork sector to help inform your business decisions.

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For information, guidance and support during the coronavirus pandemic, visit our dedicated web page: ahdb.org.uk/coronavirus

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During this challenging time it is still vitally important to maintain consistent protocols and growth rates in your youngstock to ensure the enterprise stays on track.

In this episode Knowledge Exchange Manager Bryan Nicholson talks to Andy Dodd from the Farm Consultancy Group about the importance of correctly managing youngstock and how the upbringing of a calf affects production in later life.

You can find more information on the topics discussed today in our Calf management guide.

 

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AHDB's Harry Henderson interviews grower Russell McKenzie about what he learnt from a regenerative agriculture event in the USA.

In this episode we will discuss which herbicides have shown good results during SPot Farm trials, after linuron was banned in 2017. We will speak with representatives of FMC and Bayer about best practice when applying Shark or Emerger. 

Speakers:

Joe Martin – AHDB Crop Protection Senior Scientist - Weeds

Jeff Fieldsend – Agronomy Manager FMC 

Edward Hagues – Campaign Manager – Potatoes and Industrial Crops

 Useful links: 

Learn more about Emerger (including the tank mix sheet): https://cropscience.bayer.co.uk/our-products/herbicides/emerger/

Learn more about Shark: https://fmc-agro.co.uk/herbicides/shark

For SPot farm trials results and more information on weeds control: https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/weeds-and-volunteer-control-in-potatoes