AHDB Food & Farming

The so-called farm to fork journey is sometimes brief and straight forward,  when food is sold via local farm shops or butchers but some markets are thousands of miles away.

 In this podcast John Bates talks to a special guest, live from Beijing who work with us to put British produce on tables, in front of families, in China. Holly Chen, our China representative based in Beijing, shares her personal experience during this epidemic and the impact it's caused the country economically and her personally. 

 

 We will also hear from Jonathan Eckley, Head of Market Development

at AHDB in the Asia Pacific region, share some of the upcoming work and opportunity for our UK exporters.

 

 You can find out more by reading her blog. 

Welcome to the second podcast in our series which focuses purely on how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the beef and lamb sector. In this episode we hear from AHDB’s Retail Insight Manager, Rebecca Gladman, who provides an update on current retail trends and meat category performance in-store, as well as our Senior Consumer Insight Manager, Steven Evans, who discusses the effect in which the lockdown has had on our eating habits in the home and the future impact this may have over the coming months. To round things off, AHDB’s Strategy Director for Beef and Lamb, Will Jackson, speaks about some of the work that is going on in the sector to address these consumer challenges and, in particular, our new #SteakNight campaign.

 

 For more information:

 

 https://ahdb.org.uk/coronavirus

https://ahdb.org.uk/retail-and-consumer-insight

https://www.simplybeefandlamb.co.uk/

https://ahdb.org.uk/steak-night

In this episode you will hear from  Sophie Churchill, chair of Potato board, who will offer an overview of the work that underway to support the potato industry. Then we talk to our MI and marketing team for a fresh update on the markets and the campaigns we have been running. At the end of the podcast we will talk about how our monitoring systems and SPot farm trails have been affected by this crisis. 

In this episode we will speak with:

Sophie Churchill – Chair, AHDB Potato Board 

Aidan Wright – MI Analyst

Stu Baker - Senior Marketing Manager - Crops & Dairy

Sue Cowgill - Crop Protection Senior Scientist – Pests 

Amber Barton - KE Manager East Midlands 

Links:

Overall AHDB Coronavirus support: https://ahdb.org.uk/coronavirus-advice-for-farmers-and-growers

Potatoes homepage: https://ahdb.org.uk/potatoes

Potato Market Analysis: https://ahdb.org.uk/potato-market-insight

Our consumer marketing work: https://ahdb.org.uk/marketing

Retail and consumer insight: https://ahdb.org.uk/retail-and-consumer-insight

Aphid and virus: https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/aphid-and-virus-potatoes

Late blight: https://ahdb.org.uk/late-blight

 

The coronavirus crisis means things are moving quickly, having a big impact on markets. The AHDB Arable Market Intelligence team discuss the latest trends.

In this episode, we chat to industry experts about the creation of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and what the £330 million endeavour means for levy payers up and down the country. To find out more, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/covid-19-support-for-businesses.

During this uncertain time for farm businesses, we also discuss the importance of AHDB's Farm Excellence program. For more information, visit  https://ahdb.org.uk/farm-excellence.

For information, guidance and support around Coronavirus, visit our dedicated web page: https://ahdb.org.uk/coronavirus. 

In this edition Chloe Mckee, Knowledge Exchange Officer talks to Bethan John from Liverpool University about her PhD research on liver fluke in silage and how through good fermentation you can prevent the risk the livestock. She also gives practical tips on how best to ensile to prevent liver fluke contamination.

For more information

Making grass silage for Better Returns manual for more info on silage making 

 

 SCOPS website - liver fluke

In this special issue of the Potatoes Podcast we will discuss the impact of Coronavirus on the Potato Markets. A fresh update on how Covid-19 has resulted in an increased demand on the retail market, while the chipping market has suffered the hardest hit. The uncertainty of the current situation will force businesses to seek alternative markets, listen to this episode find out what are the tools and resources available. 

We will speak with:

•           Alice Bailey, AHDB Senior Marketing Intelligence Analyst for Potatoes

•           Rob Clayton, AHDB Strategy Director for Potatoes

Link: https://ahdb.org.uk/potatoes

In this episode we discover how our participants are dealing with the effects of COVD-19.

Our guests discuss recent production issues, the fluctuation of sales, duty of care to staff and how operations have been adapted to suit the current climate. 

For information, guidance and support around Coronavirus, visit our dedicated web page: https://ahdb.org.uk/coronavirus. 

Life largely carries on as normal for most of Britain’s dairy farmers during the current Covid-19 outbreak, however there’s certainly been upheaval beyond the farmgate with a seismic shift in the normal patterns of behaviour. 

 

Alistair McLaren spoke with AHDB’s Lead Dairy Analyst Patty Clayton and Susie Stannard, Consumer Insight Manager for an update on how the current situation is affecting dairy markets and patterns of consumption.  

 

For information, guidance and support around Coronavirus, visit our dedicated web page: https://ahdb.org.uk/coronavirus

 

Check the latest on dairy markets here: https://ahdb.org.uk/dairy-markets

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In this episode we focus purely on the effects of Covid-19 on the beef and lamb market place, prices and exports. We hear from Duncan Wyatt who is our lead analyst for red meat in our Market Intelligence team. Duncan talks about the impact which the coronavirus outbreak has had so far on the beef and lamb markets, both domestically and globally. We also hear about the change in demand, market requirements and what affect this is all having on our exports. 

For more information: 

https://ahdb.org.uk/coronavirus

https://ahdb.org.uk/markets-and-prices