AHDB Food & Farming
495 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago -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.
You’ll hear from farmers, special guests and AHDB specialists sharing their experiences and opinions. Join our conversations about technical information, data, market intelligence, exports and updates on our multimillion consumer marketing campaigns and of course, the latest news on farming issues that impact your business.
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341: Making the best silage for dry cows
May 20, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBMilking cows and dry cows have very different requirements from their diet. What might be high quality silage for one animal is another’s poison! As forage makes up the major part of a cow's ration it is vital that silages are made with the end use in mind, and targeted to the dietary requirements of the group. Planning a silage strategy starts well before the mower comes out of the shed. Sward type, slurry and fertiliser applications, and timing of mowing are all vital in producing optimum...
340: AHDB Beef & Lamb: Selecting and breeding replacement heifers for the next generation
May 18, 2022 08:32 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB“The next generation has always been and will be better than the previous one. If it is not, then the world would not be moving forward” – Kapil Dev, former captain of the Indian National Cricket team. This is a concept not limited to the world of cricket. Building on your herd foundations from generation to generation is key to the success of a livestock farming enterprise. The selection and breeding decisions you make each year will influence the next generation of your herd. In this epi...
339: What does it take to open new markets around the world?
May 16, 2022 05:30 - 25 minutes - 23 MBTrade is crucial for the UK’s domestic and global prosperity. This means delivering an ambitious set of Free Trade Agreements and removing market access barriers. In this episode of AHDB’s Food & Farming podcast, hosted by John Bates, AHDB’s Dr Phil Hadley and Karen Morgan from the Department for International Trade (DIT) explain what it takes to open new markets and how they go about strengthening alliances with like-minded trade partners around the globe. Karen also talks about the impo...
338: AHDB Beef & Lamb: Reducing inputs and understanding soil tests pt1
May 09, 2022 13:33 - 41 minutes - 38 MBThis Food & Farming podcast episode is part one of two episodes which follows the journey of Beef & Lamb Strategic Farmer Chris Elkington and independent consultant Dr Liz Genever as they look into reducing inputs (such as fertiliser) and understanding what soil tests are telling us. The condition of soil on livestock farms directly influences the yield and quality of grass and forage crops, as well as animal performance and profitability. Over the two episodes Liz will speak to three indust...
337: Shape the Future - what are the next steps?
April 27, 2022 06:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBJoin this Food and Farming podcast with AHDB's Will Jackson and NFU President Minette Batters to find out more about the next steps for voting on AHDB's Shape the Future. You’ll get to have your say on the challenges you want AHDB to focus on and the services we will deliver for you in the future. It’s your chance to influence how your levy is spent on the things that matter to you most. The sector councils have identified some key priorities they think are important to the industry and we ...
331: What motivates consumers around the world to buy British meat?
April 25, 2022 06:00 - 21 minutes - 20.4 MBBritish food products remain relatively niche in export markets and more needs to be done to highlight the positive attributes of pork from the UK. These findings come from new research from our consumer insight team, which explored consumer buying behaviour across three continents to provide valuable insight into where British produce fits into these markets. In this episode, John Bates speaks to guests Steve Evans, AHDB’s senior consumer insight manager, and Dr Phil Hadley, Director of In...
336: Celebrating beef produced in the UK
April 18, 2022 06:00 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBThis special podcast celebrates all things beef and is in support of the 12th Great British Beef Week, which will take place this year from 23 April. Farmers, processors, supermarkets, butchers, farm shops, pubs and restaurants are uniting to celebrate the beef produced in the UK. St Georges day begins a week of celebrations known as Great British Beef Week (GBBW). This podcast focuses on the great quality and the excellent environmental credentials of beef produced in the UK. John Bates...
335: Looking ahead and behind – Being the first AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm
April 10, 2022 08:57 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBAs we embark on another year of output from our growing network of strategic farms, Jane Craigie takes some time to speak to Suffolk farmer, Brian Barker, the first ever AHDB strategic cereal farm. This episode discusses the journey and successes so far, creating that blueprint for future farms and what’s left to do.
334: The impact of the war in Ukraine on markets
April 07, 2022 08:49 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBIn this AHDB Food and Farming podcast John Bates speaks to AHDB analyst Vikki Campbell as she has been looking closely at the situation in Ukraine and what it means for markets expecting wheat and other food stuffs to be shipped. The big picture here is the dependency of one part of the globe has on another. Here at home, we see food security rising the political agenda as fuel and energy prices climb, fertilizer rocketing in cost and uncertainty about the grain which is ready to be...
333: AHDB Dairy: Managing soils for a sustainable future
April 06, 2022 06:00 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBWith the UK Government’s plan to replace Single Farm Payments with new Sustainable Farming Incentives, the environment will become central to all farms over the next few years. With this in mind, it’s a good idea to make the environment a primary focus area within your business plan. In this episode James Hague, Knowledge Exchange Manager for AHDB Dairy, is joined by Ruari Martin, Farm Director at Myerscough College in Lancashire, part of our strategic dairy farm programme. Ruari discusses ...
332: Pork: Effective management of feed on farm
March 28, 2022 06:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBPork: Effective management of feed on farm Feed is not straightforward and accounts for a huge percentage of the costs of rearing livestock, of which farmers have little or no control. In this pork-focused edition of AHDB’s Food and Farming podcast, Vikki Campbell, Senior Market Specialist Manager (Arable) AHDB, Carol Davis, Lead Analyst - Farm Economics AHDB, Dr Phil Baynes, Managing Director Baynes Nutrition Ltd., and Patrick Loten, Knowledge Exchange Manager (South and Central) Pork AH...
330: A Leicestershire farmer's rotational grazing journey
March 21, 2022 15:23 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this AHDB Food and Farming podcast AHDB’s Emma Steele, Knowledge Exchange Manager, chats to beef and arable farmer, James Herrick who farms 450 acres in Leicestershire. They have a discussion around James’ grazing story and how he went from a traditional stocked farm to rotational grazing. James gives honest advice on how he started his rotational grazing journey and the benefits of grazing your livestock in this way. For more info on Grassland management: AHDB Grass Forage for Knowle...
329: AHDB hosts USA trade mission
March 18, 2022 07:39 - 20 minutes - 19 MBThis AHDB Food and Farming podcast follows part of a visit that The British Embassy in Washington recently undertook, as part of a four-day agriculture trade mission to the UK. The delegation of US officials visited the UK, to understand more about UK food and farming in all its glory. AHDB's John Bates tagged along for part of the programme when the delegation visited two livestock farms in Gloucestershire, and he got to ask our American friends some questions. We also hear from beef farm...
328: Shape the Future Q&A with AHDB CEO Tim Rycroft
March 09, 2022 07:00 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBIn this episode John Bates is joined by Tim Rycroft, AHDB’s chief executive, to answer some questions sent in by levy payers around Shape the Future. Tim also talks about his first six months in the job and how the next six months are shaping up. Shape the future of farming Levy payers are at the heart of everything we do, so it’s only right that we give you a greater voice in how we spend your levy. Find out how your levy is invested and how it makes a difference to your business and the...
327: How AHDB and the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee work together
March 02, 2022 16:07 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBThe Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee is the topic for this podcast. As a levy payer the work of the EFRA committee is relevant and so too, is the liaison AHDB does on your behalf to inform discussions and decisions made by the committee. Select committees are an important part of examining the work of government. Put simply they check and report on areas of government departments such as spending, policies and administration. John Bates speaks to the chair of the EFRA com...
326: Pulling back the curtain on dairy markets
February 23, 2022 07:00 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBIt feels like dairy farmers move from one challenge to another, with few periods of stability in between. Currently high input costs are challenging margins, and while milk prices have moved up to help offset them to a degree, periods of tight margins occur on a regular basis. On top of that, the industry is being faced with increased scrutiny and pressure to justify its environmental credentials and about to embark on the biggest adjustment to agricultural policy in a generation. So, wi...
325: The view from Scotland: Shape the future special
February 21, 2022 11:30 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBIn our latest Food and Farming podcast, we headed to Scotland to chat about agricultural policy, climate, digital data, barley (and of course whisky!), costs of production, AHDB’s Monitor Farm and the legacy that followed. Grab a cuppa and join us in the grain shed. Shape the future of farming Levy payers are at the heart of everything we do, so it’s only right that we give you a greater voice in how we spend your levy. Find out how your levy is invested and how it makes a difference to yo...
324: AgriLeader: What kind of leader are you?
February 18, 2022 06:30 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBLast year, we conducted a review of leadership and management in the UK farming sector, looking at best practice, traits, qualities, uptake, barriers and future needs. This review highlighted a shocking statistic that only 0.37% of farmers and their employees engage each year in any formal leadership and management training. In this episode, AHDB’s Mark Campbell talks to two farmers about their experiences and thoughts on leadership and management, and their take on this review, which you c...
323: Lambing, colostrum management and watery mouth
February 16, 2022 16:59 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBIn this podcast Bryony Ennis talks to specialist sheep vet Fiona Lovatt and farmer Clare Wise to get a practical take on best practice advice at lambing time to prevent watery mouth, with their top tips for managing ewes and lambs to prevent disease. They discuss nutrition, body condition and the importance of colostrum. Speakers: Clare Wise is a 5th generation beef, sheep and arable farmer from lowland County Durham. Winner of Northern Sheep Farmer of the Year 2018, Clare has a particula...
322: AHDB Pork: Inspiring consumers to put pork in their trolleys
January 31, 2022 06:30 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBIn this pork-focused edition of AHDB’s Food and Farming podcast, AHDB’s John Bates chats with pig farmers Rob Mutimer and Fergus Howie, and AHDB Senior Marketing Manager Nicola Dodd. They discuss our Mix up Midweek with Pork marketing campaign, as well as our We Eat Balanced campaign, which are both targeting consumers during January and February. Since 2017, we have been changing the perceptions of pork by positioning it as a tasty, healthy, quick and easy dish to cook during the busy week...
321: Agri-Market Outlook (Livestock) Jan 2022
January 28, 2022 11:45 - 15 minutes - 13.8 MBThis podcast introduces AHDB’s analysis of the prospects for the UK’s farming industry over the coming months. Covering beef, lamb, pork, dairy, cereals, oilseeds . The farming world has had a lot to contend with in the last couple of years, the consequences of Brexit, the pandemic, the weather, changes to subsidy payments and a whole lot more. It would be easy for busy levy payers to find it difficult keep up. For Livestock farmers this Agri Market outlook podcast will help give some und...
321: Agri-Market Outlook (Arable) Jan 2022
January 28, 2022 11:30 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBThis AHDB Food and Farming podcast introduces AHDB’s analysis of the prospects for the UK’s farming industry over the coming months, covering cereals and oilseeds. The farming world has had a lot to contend with in the last couple of years, the consequences of Brexit, the pandemic, the weather, changes to subsidy payments and a whole lot more. It would be easy for busy levy payers to find it difficult keep up. For Cereals & Oilseeds farmers this Agri Market outlook podcast will help give so...
320: Farming efficiently without costing the earth podcast
January 26, 2022 17:30 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBMuch has been written and said about landowners and farmers adopting new approaches to land management and being incentivised by Government to produce food in a sustainable way. It is in everyone’s interest to farm efficiently without costing the earth. In common with other aspects of life there is a balance to be struck as the nation needs feeding and demand is ever growing, as the population increases but is there a conflict between two sides or are we in fact being drawn closer tog...
319: Shape the future: A Monitor Farm Special
January 24, 2022 16:37 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBHear from three AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds Monitor Farmers – Richard Orr (Downpatrick), Roger Wilson (Malmesbury) and Colin Chappell (Brigg) as they discuss their respective journeys and share their views on the future of AHDB. Could you be a Monitor Farmer? How important are the meetings? What are the benefits of working with AHDB? These questions and so much more are laid bare during this Monitor Farm special episode.
318: AHDB Dairy: Maximising forage quality to minimise feed costs
January 19, 2022 07:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MBThere have recently been many announcements of milk price increases, however we have also seen fuel increase by 54%, fertiliser increase by a whopping 238% and feed increase by 12.5%. Margins and cash flows are tight, even with the milk prices responding. In this episode Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager Steve West talks to Roy Eastlake, retired nutritional consultant who formerly worked with Lallemand, to find out how farmers can help improve their feed efficiency by focussing on the 4 S's...
317: Behind the scenes of our We Eat Balanced TV advert
January 14, 2022 07:00 - 20 minutes - 19.5 MBLevy payers tell AHDB one of the things they value most is the marketing and advertising activity we do. A key component of the proactive work is AHDB’s hugely successful We Eat Balanced advertising campaign which returned to national TV screens from 4 January 2022. In this episode, John Bates goes behind the scenes of the AHDB marketing department to hear how the £3m campaign aims to highlight the role meat and dairy from the UK plays in a balanced and sustainable diet. AHDB’s Nicola Dodd...
316: AHDB Beef & Lamb: The importance of building good relationships when purchasing breeding stock
January 10, 2022 10:08 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBDo you get the most out of your breeder when buying in new stock? If you’re selling, do you know what your buyer really wants? Whether you are struggling to find the right stock to fit your system or worried about bringing in health problems to your herd, building a strong and trustworthy relationship between breeder and buyer is priceless. In this podcast, AHDB’s Knowledge Exchange Manager Emma Steele speaks to suckler farmer and AHDB Strategic Farmer Mark Jelley, and Stabiliser breeder Ti...
315: New sector chair stands up for dairy farmers
December 29, 2021 07:00 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBIn this episode of AHDB’s Food and Farming podcast, John Bates talks to Lyndon Edwards, dairy farmer and new chair of the AHDB Dairy sector council, to find out more about his background, his experiences so far and his aspirations upon joining the AHDB board. Lyndon Edwards was appointed as Dairy sector chair and began his three-year term in September. Lyndon is an experienced organic dairy, beef and arable farmer with more than 40 years’ experience in the agricultural industry. Shape the ...
314: AHDB Beef & Lamb: What do farmers get for their levy?
December 27, 2021 07:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBThis is the third in the series of podcasts that looks at how your levy is spent and also gives advice around how to register for the Shape the Future vote in the spring. Host, John Bates, chats to two sheep farmers; Matt Harding and Chris McWhirter, about how they have worked with AHDB in the past and what they hope the organisation can do more of You can find out more about the vote and register here There is more information on how the AHDB Beef & Lamb levy is invested here If you ha...
313: AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds: Have your say on how we invest the levy
December 22, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBIn April 2022, levy-paying businesses have an excellent opportunity to voice how we should invest AHDB income to help shape the future of farming. This podcast features views on levy-fund investment – covering the positives and the negatives. Rutland farmer and AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds Sector Chair, Sarah Bell, explains how (after registering online) levy payers can express opinion on the products, tools and services AHDB delivers to industry. Independent agronomist, Patrick Stephenson, d...
311: Pork: Farmer or entrepreneur?
December 20, 2021 06:55 - 17 minutes - 16.9 MBIn this pork-focused edition of AHDB’s Food and Farming podcast, Andrew Palmer, a pork knowledge exchange manager in the East of England, chats with farmer David Childerhouse. They discuss some of the activities and groups David has been involved with over the last few years, which have helped him develop as a farmer and business owner. From the Professional Manager Development Scheme to AHDB’s Mastermind group and Lean management activity, David has built a network of contacts over the las...
312: Free advice and support for farmers
December 17, 2021 13:47 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBAHDB’s free Farm Business Review service, funded by the Defra Future Farming Resilience Fund, is designed to help those most affected by the move away from direct payments prepare for the biggest agricultural policy shift in a generation. You can: access tools and resources, tailored to you, keep a record of how your business is performing, connect with a consultant for free advice and support. Podcast host John Bates speaks to Savills, Adrian Mathews, Sam Dale from GSC Grays and AHDB’s D...
310: Integrated pest management (IPM) in UK cropping systems
December 15, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBIntegrated pest management (IPM) is moving up the farming and political agendas. At the AHDB Agronomists’ Conference 2021, Neil Paveley (ADAS) and Phil Jarvis (Voluntary Initiative chairperson and farmer) took part in an evidence-based discussion. Hear how further adoption of IPM requires economic barriers to be addressed (such as through the Environmental Land Management scheme) and approaches made less risky (compared to chemical alternatives). Learn how a combination of economic incentive...
309: AHDB Beef & Lamb: Using AI and sexed semen to breed superior replacements
November 29, 2021 10:46 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MBThis Food & Farming podcast episode is part of the Maternal Matters campaign being led by AHDB promoting the production of heifers that are efficient, profitable and fit for the future. Our Knowledge Exchange Manager Amy Hughes speaks to suckler producer Pete Burbage who farms alongside his brother Richard in Northamptonshire. Pete talks about breeding technologies in the suckler herd and how using synchronisation, AI and sexed semen has benefited his farm business. Pete has been able to t...
308: Strategic Cereal Farm Results Week
November 24, 2021 12:30 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBIn this episode, our very own Harry Henderson talks to our three Strategic Cereals Farmers (all conveniently named David) through some of the key findings from their respective on-farm trials and share how others can consider and adapt their own practice.
307: AHDB Beef & Lamb: What should I look at when recording data for my flock?
November 15, 2021 08:30 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBIn this AHDB Food & Farming podcast, Katie Thorley, AHDB senior knowledge transfer manager, talks to Kate Phillips, independent sheep consultant, on the importance of recording data for your flock. They discuss looking at data that includes recording body weight, body condition, scanning percentage, lambing losses and winter forage, that will ultimately help to improve your system. For further information: · Sheep records for Better Returns · Recording your sheep · ...
306: Outwintering dairy and beef cattle: can it work for you?
November 01, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBOutwintering has been a popular approach over the last few years to reduce housing and feed costs, particularly for cattle, but is outwintering falling out of fashion? In this episode Bryony Ennis, Animal Health and Welfare Scientist, is joined by dairy farmer Adam Boley and beef farmer Johnny Haimes to share their experiences with outwintering cattle and discuss the following areas: Is outwintering falling out of fashion? Benefits and challenges of outwintering cattle Management of out...
304: AgriLeader: Leadership and management for all
October 25, 2021 06:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MB“Leadership and management are for all – you don’t need a title to be a leader”, Izak Van Heerden Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager. Earlier this year, we conducted a review of leadership and management in the UK farming sector, looking at best practice, traits, qualities, uptake, barriers and future needs. This review highlighted a shocking statistic that only 0.37% of farmers and their employees engage each year in any formal leadership and management training. In this episode, our AgriL...
305: The rise of the middle-class in understanding our exports markets
October 22, 2021 08:52 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBIn this Food and Farming podcast John Bates speaks to AHDB’s Dr Phil Hadley and David Swales about why opening up export markets is a crucial strand of work by AHDB and why levy payers ought to be concerned when news breaks, as it has recently, about China banning British beef. For more information on the work AHDB exports does visit the AHDB exports page Feedback survey: We'd love to know what you think of our podcasts. If you’d like to give your feedback, please complete our short ques...
303: AHDB Beef & Lamb: How calving heifers at two years old can help to boost profits in the suckler herd
October 18, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBThe AHDB Maternal Matters campaign aims to highlight the connection between maternal performance and profitability in the suckler herd. The campaign focuses on two key areas of maternal performance: age at first calving and fertility. In this podcast suckler farmer James Shouler explains to AHDB’s Knowledge Exchange Manager Amy Hughes why he calves his heifers at two and what changes he made to be able to do it. Calving heifers at two-years of age reduces costs whilst increasing the numb...
302: Grain marketing with Ed Usset
October 15, 2021 06:00 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBIn this AHDB Food and Farming podcast we talk with Ed Usset, a Grain Marketing Economist at the University of Minnesota, about all things grain marketing. Looking at what constitutes a “good price”, letting go of sales, and the five key mistakes made in grain marketing. Please note the podcast was recorded online, so the recording may have some echo. Further content from the Grain Market Outlook conference 2021 is available on the AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds markets page. Links: https://ah...
301: Future Farming Resilience Fund
October 11, 2021 14:54 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBIn this podcast AHDB’s Derek Carless and Peter Shallcross a dairy and arable farmer in the South of Wiltshire speak to John Bates about how levy payers can access free support to help decision making in connection with the ending of the basic payment scheme in 2027. The rundown of payments starts its run down from December and farmers need to manage the transition the best they can. AHDB’s job is to help levy payers navigate complicated issues and present evidence and facts for farmers and ...
300: Tim Rycroft AHDB's chief executive talks frankly
October 08, 2021 11:31 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBAHDB chief executive Tim Rycroft speaks frankly to John Bates about his first few weeks in the job, meetings with levy payers, the changes in progress for the organisation and the spring 2022 vote. Tim speaks about the conversations he has had with levy payers in his first few weeks and how welcome the pledge for AHDB to be leaner and more efficiently run will enable farming success. In future AHDB’s activities will focus on products, tools and services which levy payers will have rated as ...
299: Successful grazing strategies for dairy youngstock
October 05, 2021 06:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBOn 27 July 2021, AHDB hosted an on-farm event at Ninezergh Farm to find out how Adrian Bland is hoping to meet growth rate targets for his 180 head of youngstock, using a rotational grazing system. In this episode, Knowledge Exchange Manager James Hague is joined by Adrian to follow up from the meeting and find out what his plans are going forward. He will also speak to James Daniel from Precision Grazing, who is helping Adrian to have a greater control over grass production, enhance the q...
298: What might affect future GB milk production?
September 06, 2021 06:00 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBMilk production is a fundamental driver of market dynamics in Great Britain. Twice a year, AHDB hold a milk forecasting forum, where representatives from across the industry meet to debate, analyse and discuss the key factors influencing production. The AHDB Milk Forecasting Forum (MFF) met on the 1 September to discuss the factors impacting on future GB milk production In this episode Kate Smith is joined by Chris Gooderham, Head of Market Specialists, and Kat Jack, Senior Analyst, to disc...
297: AHDB Pork: Mexico open for pork from the UK
September 02, 2021 11:26 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBWith news this week that Mexico has officially opened its doors for British pork for the first time, our Food & Farming Podcast takes a look at what this means for the pork sector and for British exporters who can now tap into this brand new market. In this episode AHDB’s John Bates speaks to Dr Phil Hadley, AHDB’s International Market Development Director, AHDB’s Strategic Insight Manager Tom Forshaw and Ana Fernanda from DIT Mexico. Mexico market opens its doors for imports of British po...
296: Farming and the environment - a look at AHDB's upcoming consumer marketing campaigns
August 27, 2021 11:01 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBAHDB’s We Eat Balanced and Love Lamb Week marketing campaigns are on the horizon. Running from 1- 7 September, this year’s Love Lamb Week will remind shoppers about how good lamb tastes and provides insight on the sustainability of UK sheep production and the role sheep farming plays in maintaining our landscape and beautiful countryside. Later in September the We Eat balanced campaign which was first aired in January this year gets a second burst of activity and is designed to remind and...
295: Are you making the most of your data?
August 16, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBThis week’s guests Phil Bicknell, Market Intelligence Director Ben Williams, Senior Knowledge Transfer Manager (Pork) Carol Davis, Lead Analyst - Farm Economics Bethan Wilkins, Senior Analyst (Red Meat) Jennifer Newman, Animal Health and Welfare Scientist (Data) In this episode, we look at some of the business tools and services offered by AHDB to support you and help you make the most of your circumstances. Our guests focus on the characteristics of top performing farms and take a...
294: Dairy: Breeding more environmentally friendly cows
August 09, 2021 06:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBIn this episode Alistair McLaren is joined by Marco Winters, Head of Animal Genetics at AHDB, and Professor Mike Coffey from SRUC to talk about two new breeding indexes that will enable farmers to identify and breed cows with better environmental credentials and reduce their feed costs. Find out more about breeding and genetics. Feedback survey: We'd love to know what you think of our podcasts. If you’d like to give your feedback, please complete our short questionnaire, which will help us...
293: Beef & Lamb: At home with Liz and Rob Priest
August 06, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBIn this AHDB Food & Farming podcast, we catch up with our new Beef & Lamb Monitor Farmers in the South West, Liz and Rob Priest. As a family they farm both sheep and beef cattle in Holsworthy, Devon. However, Rob and Liz are about to move to a new farm on the coast near Bude. They farm organically. All cattle are grass fed and rotationally grazed, they also have herbal and ryegrass leys. They have a flock of 480 ewes but are moving to Aberfields. Take a listen to find out about why they wa...