AHDB Food & Farming

AHDB Food & Farming

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AHDB Food & Farming episodes

  • 84: Pork: How can we recruit new entrants to the pig industry?
    The pig industry scholarship recruits highly-qualified and committed young entrants into the pig industry. The scheme is open to students studying at Harper Adams University in their second year BSc and first year FdSc.

    Useful links and information
    Find out more about the scholarship
    Harper Adams Development Trust
    Pork Market News
    Countryside Productivity Small Grants scheme

    Get in touch
    Emily Boyce: [email protected] or 07776 594790
    Sam Bradley: [email protected] or 07976 980753
    Sign up to receive the latest information from AHDB

    17 min
  • 82: Harvest 2019: Recommended Lists, updates, safety and technology
    Listen in for cereals and oilseeds harvest updates from around the country, featuring the AHDB Recommended Lists harvest results and Roger Wilson from AHDB's Malmesbury Monitor Farm and Richard Ling from our Diss Monitor Farm. We also talk harvest safety, and technology with Harry Henderson.

    AHDB Recommended Lists harvest results

    Farm Safety Foundation
    41 min
  • 83: What to look for when choosing a ram for your farm business
    In this edition Emma Steele, Breeding Specialist for Signet Services talks to farmers Jamie Wilde and Andrew Walton about what traits they would look for when buying a Signet recorded ram, as well as their involvement with Signet and the RamCompare project.

    For more information about buying a ram please visit the Signet website: http://www.signetfbc.co.uk/

    34 min
  • 80: Marketing campaign reignites love of dairy
    John Bates talks to AHDB's Marketing Manager Stu Baker and Analyst Susie Stannard about the results from the recent marketing campaign with Dairy UK through the spoof organisation 'The Department of Dairy Related Scrumptious Affairs.'

    Find out more about the campaign and watch the adverts

    21 min
  • 78: How will new technology future-proof the soft fruit industry?
    Welcome to the next horticulture focused podcast and in today’s episode Scott Raffle our Knowledge Exchange manager for soft fruit and Mark Else from NIAB EMR, will be sharing some of their fascinating work currently taking place at the WET Centre in Kent.

    If you would like more information on the WET Centre and the current soft fruit projects please visit: https://ahdb.org.uk/wet-centre 

    Information on the Precision Irrigation Package please visit NIAB EMR’s WET Centre website. 

    There are plenty of upcoming and events coming up, click here to find out more information. 

    Don’t forget to subscribe to our channel by searching for 'AHDB' on your favourite podcast app. For any further feedback please email me at [email protected]. 

    Enjoy. 
    28 min
  • 75: Pork: Pigs in the arable rotation
    Do you use pigs in your arable rotation? Or perhaps your pigs form part of someone else’s rotation? In this episode, we hear how producers and landlords can work together to benefit not only each other, but the environment as well.

    Useful links and information

    Livestock and the arable rotation
    Targeted at managers of arable-based systems who are thinking about livestock opportunities for the first time, this guide includes sections on leys, cover crops, forage crops, maize, outdoor pig production and manures.

    Cover crops
    A cover crop is a non-cash crop grown primarily for the purpose of ‘protecting or improving’ between periods of regular crop production. Take a look at our resources and farmer case studies.

    Presentations from the meeting: https://ahdb.org.uk/events/pigs-in-the-rotation-swaffham-norfolk



    Get in touch
    Order a free cab sticker with a reminder of how far away from water courses muck heaps need to be situated.
    Andrew Palmer, AHDB: [email protected]
    Email: [email protected] and sign up to receive the latest information from AHDB.


    Key stakeholders involved with this activity:
    Norfolk Rivers Trust: https://norfolkriverstrust.org/

    Anglian Water: https://www.anglianwater.co.uk/in-the-community/protecting-our-environment/

    Environment Agency: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency

    Suffolk FWAG: https://www.suffolkfwag.co.uk/

    Natural England: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england

    Catchment Sensitive Farming: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/catchment-sensitive-farming-reduce-agricultural-water-pollution

    Kings Crops: https://www.kingscrops.co.uk/contact

    13 min
  • 77: Martin Williams interviews the AHDB
    Monitor Farmer, Martin Williams speaks to AHDB's Market Intelligence Analyst, Peter Collier in an open discussion about his role at the AHDB, his thoughts on exports and the global market.

    For more detailed information please go to  https://ahdb.org.uk/cereals-oilseeds-markets
    25 min
  • 76: How to Body Condition Score your flock
    In this edition Nerys Wright, Knowledge Exchange Manager talks to Challenge Sheep farmer, Matt Blyth from Didling farms about how he Body Condition Scores his flock and, along with tips and tricks for other sheep farmers.

    For more information read our BRP Manual: Managing ewes for Better Returns

    24 min

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Our Food & Farming podcast is for levy payers and those in the food supply chain – bringing together key players in the agriculture industry to talk about the things which really matter.