AHDB Food & Farming

AHDB's Downpatrick [Monitor Farm](http://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/monitorfarms) host Richard Orr talks through his harvest experiences over the years, from best to worst. He explains how the worst yielding years aren't always the least productive - in 2012 the price of wheat more than made up for the abysmal harvest he experienced.

For more harvest resources and information, visit [cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest](http://For more harvest resources and information, visit cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest)

In this episode of the AHDB harvest podcast miniseries, we talk to Northampton Monitor Farm host Rick Davies while he cut oilseed rape.

Rick grows barley for Budweiser, oil for use in frying at McDonalds and KFC and wheat for Heygates.

He talks about his harvest experiences, machinery, safety, memories, a new iron age fort found on the farm and his dreams of an automatic grain store cleaner.

Find out more about AHDB's harvest resources at [cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest](http://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest)

Today we hear from AHDB's Philip Dolbear and [Monitor Farm host](http://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/malmesbury) Roger Wilson near Malmesbury.

Philip and Roger talk about harvest strategies, experiences and new developments.

For more harvest resources and information, visit [cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest](http://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest)

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Recorded on 11 July 2018

AHDB machinery guru Harry Henderson talks us through the history of harvest, from wooden combines to robotic, automated crop processing.

For more harvest resources and information, visit [cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest](http://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest)

In this episode, join AHDB's Jason Pole, Teresa Meadows and Liz Genever, as well as West Essex farmer Ian Metson, as they discuss the ins and outs of introducing livestock into arable rotations.

For more information, visit [cereals.ahdb.org.uk/livestock](http://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/livestock)

Soundtrack files were created by: Serylis, Rutgermuller, Barrelcarb, dvideoguy, growingup_fawn and sangtao via Freesound.

Today we hear from AHDB's Philip Dolbear and [Monitor Farm host Richard Payne](http://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/Taunton) near Taunton.  

Philip and Richard talk about harvest strategies, experiences and new developments.

For more harvest resources and information, visit [cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest](http://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest)

Recorded on 10 July 2018

For this week's harvest podcast mini-series we hear from AHDB Hereford Monitor Farm host Martin Williams.

For AHDB's harvest resources, including RL harvest results, storage guidelines, markets and more, visit [https://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest](https://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest)

Alistair McLaren from AHDB’s communications team visited Buscot Wick Farm - an autumn calving unit in Oxfordshire – for the launch of AHDB’s latest strategic farm and spoke to farmers about why they choose to calve in the autumn.

For the second episode in our harvest podcast mini-series, we talk to AHDB experts Ellie Marshall and Jenna Watts about the Recommended Lists.

For AHDB's harvest resources, including RL harvest results, storage guidelines, markets and more, visit [https://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest](https://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest)

In the first of our harvest mini-series, we talk to Colin Chappell, AHDB Monitor Farm host in Brigg.

To access AHDB's harvest resources, visit [https://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest](https://cereals.ahdb.org.uk/harvest)