Ahdb Cereals & Oilseeds

In this episode we are focusing on the decisions you will have to make before you plant, to make sure you will be able to desiccate without diquat and store without CIPC.    Sequence of discussions and speakers:   Desiccation talk with Will Gagg (SPot Farm North host)   Knowledge Exchange team’s view on desiccation – Bill Watts, David Wilson and Harry Henderson  Advice on what you can do now to prepare for storing without CIPC – Adrian Cunnington (Sutton Bridge - Head of Crop Storage Research)   Links:    www.ahdb.org.uk/news/the-cost-of-desiccation-without-diquat   https://ahdb.org.uk/storage-hub 

For this month’s edition, Nicola Renison, Regional Manager for the North West, chats to Richard Carruthers, one of our Strategic Farmers in Cumbria about how having a positive mind set has helped with his farm business and his work-life balance. He farms just under 1,000 sheep and 60 sucklers. You can find out more about Richard's farm business here: https://ahdb.org.uk/farm-excellence/rawfoot

Austin Russell returned to his family dairy farm seven years ago and has since been working on improving mastitis control. Alistair McLaren spoke with him to understand the issues Austin was having, how using AHDB’s Mastitis Pattern Analysis Tool helped him put in place targeted control measures to reduce the rate of new mastitis infection cases on farm, and the benefits this has had to the bottom line.   You can find more information on the Mastitis Pattern Analysis Tool on our website. We're running QuarterPRO Mastitis workshops throughout January and February. To find a workshop near you please visit our website. 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 to improve the podcast on an ongoing basis.

Welcome to the first AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds podcast of 2020! In this short episode AHDB Communications Manager Jason Pole explains the recent changes to the Recommended List (RL). Speaking to Paul Gosling, head of the Recommended List team, the two discuss the launch of the online Variety Selection tool and how it works. The new tool brings the features of the RL into a digital format and includes a new metric: ‘Agronomic Merit’ which combines a number of agronomic statistics into a single measure. Looking ahead, this spring will see the launch of the RL app for smartphones. Jason also gives a run-down of updates to the RL, including the inclusion of 28 new varieties, with highlights including improved disease resistance and more specialist and quality traits. We are also currently recruiting for two vacancies for the RL crop committee: a wheat trader for the Wheat Crop Committee and an agronomist for the Oilseeds Crop Committee. If you’re interest in either role please visit: ahdb.org.uk/news/can

January 2020 should be seen as a huge opportunity to set the record straight, hold our heads high and shout about the positives of livestock farming in the UK. How can we do this together? We've produced a pack of support materials to help positively manage the reputation of meat and dairy during January 2020 and beyond. The packs contain evidence-based resources and social media infographics to support the meat and dairy industry in having positive conversations with a consistent narrative. Visit here for further information.  As with meat, the key message with dairy is balance. Different food groups work best when consumed together in moderation as part of a balanced plate approach. Milk and dairy foods are important sources of several nutrients which contribute to our positive well being, including calcium, iodine and protein. Read the recent blog from Will Jackson, AHDB's Strategy Director Beef & Lamb here.  Our team will be monitoring social feeds and press, and encourage everyone to foll

Welcome to the AHDB Dairy Strategic Farm podcast, part of our Farm Excellence podcast series. Throughout December, you will hear from a number of farmers in our Farm Excellence network, who will tell their story of the inspirational work they are doing with the help of AHDB to improve the performance and profitability of their business.     In this episode, we hear from Karen Halton and Joe Carter about their experiences as Strategic Dairy Farms and why they think dairy farmers should make the most of the opportunity. We also hear from Nic Parsons, AHDB’s Head of Dairy Development, who provides a broader picture of the Strategic Dairy Farm work and gives a glimpse of the exciting things to come in 2020.   For further information on how to get involved with our Farm-Excellence network visit ahdb.org.uk/farm-excellence. Get involved today! 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 to improve the podcast

This podcast is part of our Farm Excellence podcast series. Throughout December, you will hear from a number of farmers in our Farm Excellence network, who will tell their story of the inspirational work they are doing with the help of AHDB to improve the performance and profitability of their business.    In this episode, we hear from Jen Waters and Richard Bows, who are both part of our Pork knowledge exchange team. Jen talks about the work we are doing on Pork strategic farms and our three main themes – water, tails and precision. Richard tells us about our Gilt Watch campaign, which has brought together more than 30 independent producers to monitor gilt performance.   For further information on how to get involved with our Farm-Excellence network visit ahdb.org.uk/farm-excellence. Get involved today! 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 to improve the podcast on an ongoing basis.   Useful links

Welcome to the AHDB Beef & Lamb Strategic Farm podcast, part of the Farm Excellence podcast series. Throughout December, you will hear from a number of farmers in our Farm Excellence network, who will tell their story of the inspirational work they are doing with the help of AHDB to improve the performance and profitability of their business.  In this episode, we will speak to two strategic farmers; one who has been part of the programme for two years, and one who has only just embarked on his journey with the AHDB initiative.   Sequence of speakers: Joseph Keating (AHDB Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager)  Sarah Pick (AHDB KE Manager) speaks to Mark Jelley from Perkins Lodge Farm in Northamptonshire Leah Shanks (AHDB KE Manager) speaks to Adrian Coombe from Dupath Farm in Cornwall For further information on how to get involved with our Farm-Excellence network visit ahdb.org.uk/farm-excellence. Get involved today! 

The first episode in the Farm Excellence series of the AHDB podcast focuses on cereals & oilseeds. The Monitor Farm programme comprises a network of farmers from across the UK and Northern Ireland committed to driving innovation and best practice. They host regular meetings at their farms in which they discuss issues facing agriculture in their region.   This November saw the Monitor Farm Conference take place in Nottingham: an event for Monitor Farmers to come together and collaborate. We caught up with three of our newest Monitor Farmers: Richard Ling (Diss Monitor Farm in Norfolk), Rory Lay (Loppington Monitor Farm in the West Midlands) and Ashley Jones (Saltash Monitor Farm in the West Country). They discussed their views on this years’ conference, what makes a good leader and why they decided to become Monitor Farmers.   Visit the website to find out more information about our Farm Excellence programme.

Welcome to the Farm-Excellence podcast series produced to tell the story of the inspirational work farmers, growers and AHDB are doing under the umbrella of Farm-Excellence.  The pace of change in the agriculture sector seems only to increase as all farming businesses adapt to address the challenges and opportunities.  This 7-part series aims to spill all the  inspirational work these farms are doing to drive positive change within the agriculture and horticulture industry.  We will speak to: Tim Isaac, AHDB's Knowledge Exchange Director  Derek Carless , AHDB's Head of Farm Economics Susannah Bolton, AHDB's Director of Research  For further information on how to get involved with our Farm-Excellence network visit ahdb.org.uk/farm-excellence. Get involved today!  Our next episode will speak to our Cereals and Oilseeds monitor farm, Rory Lay on 13th December 2019. 

Could this be one of the wettest autumns on record? Two farmers tell us about the actions they’ve taken to keep their farms afloat during extreme rainfall.     Five years on from the Somerset Levels floods, cereals and beef farmer James Winslade reveals how social media anchored the news agenda around the troubles, which helped protect his business today.    With reservoirs fully topped up after the drought, South Lincolnshire grower David Hoyles tells us about the decisions he’s made to reduce damage to water logged land and manage labour.   Using insight from the markets, AHDB’s Phil Bicknell will share how this season’s potato harvest has fared. He talks about the relationship of farmgate prices with retail and the implications for early season planting and livestock production. For more information please visit: AHDB's Weather page  Watch our webinar on how to assess flooded forages and standing maize

We take look at the factors affecting the British liquid milk market with Patty Clayton, AHDB’s lead analyst for dairy.   In this episode we discuss how much milk is produced, where it’s processed, the challenges affecting Wales and Scotland as well as resources available to help dairy farmers plan for the future.   For the latest industry data, analysis and insights from the dairy sector, visit our market web pages.   Sign up for our weekly Dairy Market Weekly email for the latest market news and analysis. 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 to improve the podcast on an ongoing basis.

In this month’s Pork-focused episode, we’ll be focusing on welfare and looking at what Defra’s updated Code of Recommendations for the Welfare of Livestock means in practice for pig keepers. We’ll also be hearing about some of the key highlights from last month’s meetings for small-scale pig keepers and finish with a quick look at the Chinese pig market. The updated Welfare Code sets out a number of new requirements for pig producers, but for the vast majority, it should not be too onerous. It will come into force on 1 March 2020. The Code can be used by enforcement bodies, including Animal and Plant Health Agency inspectors and local authorities, when investigating allegations of poor welfare, to look at whether animal welfare standards are being met. It applies to England only, although devolved administrations will aim to align their new codes as closely as possible to Defra’s. There are new elements, notably related to tail docking, enrichment and record keeping, as well as a clear signal from Govern

In this short podcast, Rebecca Small, AHDB Beef Scientist, is in Shropshire with Robert Wilkinson from Harper Adams University, who led on the Protein and Mixed Forage Research project. She talks to him about preliminary findings of the project and how this can be applied on farm. She also chats to Andrew Schofield who looked at Mineral audits in finishing cattle.

With BP2019 taking place in Harrogate next week, we hear from Jimmy Phillips and Adrian Cunnington about what information will be available at BP2019 regarding potato storage. Rob Clayton and Graham Bannister then discuss what else people can expect from AHDB at this year's show. If you would like to attend this event and haven't booked, please click the following link to book your place at BP2019: https://ahdb.org.uk/events/bp2019-harrogate

In this episode we focus on soils. After the recent wet weather, it has made getting crops into the ground almost impossible. Managing soils in this condition requires planning and coordination before during and after major weather events. We will hear from two soil experts, both who have spoken at recent Monitor Farm events.  Philip Wright from Wrights Resolutions Ltd has been working on our new Cultivations Guide. Philip will give his views on what we should be thinking about now with soils being so wet. We also hear from Joel Williams from Integrated Soils, an independent plant and soil health educator and a healthy soils advocate. Useful links The AHDB GREATsoils programme is your one stop shop for soils knowledge and resources, visit www.ahdb.org.uk/greatsoils Get in touch Sign up to receive the latest information from AHDB 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 to i

This podcast looks at the Livestock Information Programme. (LIP) It’s a joint effort between Defra and AHDB to create a new system of tracing and managing livestock data, and is backed by an industry design group comprising representatives from all parts of the livestock and meat production industry. Hear from Richard Laverick, Chief Officer for the Livestock Information Programme and Ray Keatinge, Livestock Information Product Manager who talk about what the programme is and how it will benefit the industry.  For more information, visit: https://ahdb.org.uk/LIP 

Andy Rutter was the breeding manager at Genus for 18 years before re-joining the family dairy farm 18 months ago. Alistair McLaren spoke with him to understand how he makes his breeding decisions, the tools he uses and the impact it’s had on his herd.   For any farmers out there wanting to know more about how genetics can help their business, hear from other farmers and access helpful tools and resources visit ahdb.org.uk/breedingblocks We're running Breeding Blocks workshops throughout November. To find a workshop near you please visit our website. 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 to improve the podcast on an ongoing basis.

Especially during current times with uncertainty looming over us, it is vital growers and farmers need to consider methods in cutting down on resources and business costs.  Experts at the NFU have been working with the GrowSave project and working closely with growers and farmers to reduce energy costs. We speak to AHDB’s Knowledge Exchange Manager, Nathalie Key and NFU’s Senior Energy Expert, Jon Swain who provide us with an insight into the 10 year programme and what growers and farmers can do to ensure they are making the most of their energy.  We will also hear from James Broekhuizen, Nursery Manager at Anchor Nurseries. He will share his experience and the changes they made at the nursery to make their business more efficient.  For further information: Read our latest technical updates  Find out more about the energy price trends Watch our latest videos on Air Movement 

In this episode, we talk about the potential impact of a no deal Brexit. It was recorded before the announcement of the new deal on 17 October, which still needs to be passed by both UK and EU parliaments and so leaves “no deal” as a possibility. We hear from Angela Christison, Strategy Director (Pork), Duncan Wyatt, Lead Analyst for red meat, and Liam Byrne, Head of Meat Marketing. Useful links and information AHDB Brexit hub Possible effects of a no-deal Brexit on cull sow prices and finished pig production costs Contingency planning guide Pig clubs and events Stockperson training Prices and stats. Love Pork marketing campaign TV advert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W7XXbX3AJo Campaign information: https://ahdb.org.uk/shoppers-swipe-for-pork Get in touch Submit questions to our experts at brexit.questions@ahdb.org.uk Sign up to receive the latest information from AHDB Feedback survey: We'd love to know what you think of our podcasts. If you’d like to give your feedback, please complete