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This week’s guest is Richard Longthorp. Richard is a cereals and pig farmer from Yorkshire and employees 20 people across his business.   In this episode, we delve into the topic of training and development within farming businesses – why it is important, it’s value and how to go about it.   Richard is a strong believer that providing learning and development opportunities for staff is a vital investment that all businesses, farming or otherwise, need to make.   The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 1.      Be proactive 2.      Begin with the end in mind 3.      Put first things first 4.      Think win-win 5.      Seek first to understand, then to be understood 6.      Synergize 7.      Sharpen the saw   AgriLeader Our AgriLeader programme challenges individuals from leading farms and businesses to develop the skills they need to drive their businesses forward. To support this, we ran #AgriLeadershipWeek in May 2021. #AgriLeadershipWeek was a cross-organisation campaign which aimed to raise awareness of the

This week’s guests Mandy Nevel, Head of Animal Health & Welfare, AHDB Jen Waters, Head of Knowledge Exchange (Pork), AHDB Georgina Crayford, Technical Manager for Pigs, Red Tractor Zoe Davies, Chief Executive, NPA In this episode we focus on welfare training for the pig sector. Our guests explain and discuss a new training platform that we’ve developed with the wider pig industry, and which will be launched later this month. The first module will cover moving and handling of pigs and will become part of Red Tractor standards in November 2021. Listen to the episode to find out what this training will involve, who will need to complete it and why it has been developed.   Follow our guests on Twitter: Jen Waters: @WatersJen Georgina Crayford: @porgie_pig Zoe Davies: @Mrs_Pig Useful links Husbandry and welfare of pigs (AHDB resources)  PigPro online training record PigPro user videos Red Tractor standards for Pork National Pig Association Feedback We'd love to know what you think of our podcasts.

In this episode Knowledge Exchange Manager Hannah Lilburn is joined by Jamie Robertson from the University of Aberdeen to discuss how to create the perfect environment for calves to get them off to the best start in life. Find out more about dairy calf management. 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. This episode was produced and edited by Kate Smith, Marcomms Executive (Dairy).

In this AHDB Food & Farming episode, Jimmy Phillips interviews Rob Clayton, our Sector Strategy Director for Potatoes, to discuss how the planned wind down and transition of AHDB Potatoes activities will impact potato storage research.  While Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research has built an international reputation for the quality of its work, the voting outcome of the ballot on the statutory levy in potatoes means that research activity at the centre will stop this autumn. For further information, visit:  Wind down and transition of AHDB Potatoes activity  AHDB Potato Storage Hub 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.   This episode was produced and edited by Aisha Shabnam, Marcomms Executive (Pork).

In this AHDB Food & Farming episode, catch up with John Bates as he talks about our new summertime BBQ campaign, Fire up for summer. We're encouraging Brits to elevate their barbecues with an array of inspiring recipes featuring a range of cuts – from BBQ classics like sausages and burgers to beef, pork and lamb steaks. Led by our talented apprentices, Chris Gravett and Haydon Davis - they've done a fantastic job of creating a digital campaign to inspire consumers to use premium cuts, showing off the ease and versatility of cooking with red meat. In this episode, you will hear from:  Karl Pendlebury, Senior Manager (Quality Schemes) Greg Emmerson, MasterChef 2018 Sue Stoneman, South West Home Cook of the Year 2017 & 2016  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.   This episode was produced and edited by Aisha Shabnam, Marcomms E

In this month's Cereals & Oilseeds podcast, Teresa Meadows, AHDB’s Knowledge Exchange Manager for East Anglia, talks to Claire Hoarau, who is carrying out a PhD at Harper Adams University on biopesticide options for CSFB. Hear about the existing work in this area, the research to date and planned experiments for the season ahead in this innovative area – might this be the future of CSFB control?    To subscribe to the AHDB podcast, please click here. 

In this episode, AHDB’s Knowledge Exchange Manager Nicola Renison speaks to Tom Vickers, a hill and upland sheep and suckler beef farmer from County Durham about finding a balance between production and the environment. Tom is 26 years old and has been farming in partnership with his mother for five years since studying Agriculture with Environmental Management at Harper Adams University. The farm itself has been involved in agri-environment schemes since 1989 and Tom is keen to continue the emphasis on environment and land management to qualify for the new ELMS scheme.   In their sheep system Tom runs Pedigree Swaledales and produces north of England mules. In the suckler herd he is looking at developing the breed to introduce hardier traits. Traditionally he has used a set stock grazing system but has recently introduced rotational grazing to try to improve grass growth and quality. Tom has also been working on improving his soil health on the farm through testing soil samples and comparing it to samples

This week’s guest was Dan Burdett, follow him on Twitter: @farmerdanb    Managers and leaders need to be fit for the future to lead themselves, their teams, and their businesses. In this episode, we hear from organic dairy farmer Dan Burdett about how being part of a leadership and management group has helped him in his role. He talks about his experiences and the benefits of investing in himself and others.   AgriLeader Our AgriLeader programme challenges individuals from leading farms and businesses to develop the skills they need to drive their businesses forward. To support this, we ran #AgriLeadershipWeek in May 2021. #AgriLeadershipWeek was a cross-organisation campaign which aimed to raise awareness of the importance of, and opportunities for, leadership training across the agricultural sector.    Find out how you can get involved and take your business to the next level:  Business and leadership courses for farmers and growers AgriLeader #AgriLeadership Week   Get in touch If you want to find out m

This podcast outlines the issue of vine weevil in container-grown hardy nursery stock and the available control methods. The outputs from AHDB funded project HNS 195 ‘Improving vine weevil control in HNS’ (a 5 year trial) are currently being applied on a commercial nursery and will culminate in a demonstration event in September 2021, the podcast also covers this project and the topics examined – pest monitoring and crop risk assessments, control measures (cultural, biological and chemical) and application techniques, to achieve an holistic approach to vine weevil control. Speakers: Selchuk Kurtev, consultant, Zest-ICM  James Moffat, Production Manager, James Coles Nurseries Wayne Brough, Knowledge Exchange Manager, 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 improve the podcast on an ongoing basis.   Podcast produced and edited by Amna Yusaf - Marketing and Communications E

In this episode Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager Doreen Anderson is joined by Wallace and James Hendrie, dairy farmers at Millands Farm in Ayrshire, and Colin MacPhail and Ian Cairns, independent consultants from 5 Agri.    Millands Farm is a strategic dairy farm and recently had a carbon audit and agribusiness appraisal carried out. In this episode James and Wallace will discuss the results and explore what this means to them from a practical approach on farm, and what plans they will put in place on the back of this. You can find out more about carbon emissions from agriculture here.   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.   This episode was produced and edited by Kate Smith, Marcomms Executive (Dairy).

In this month's podcast, Michelle Nuttall, AHDB Arable Knowledge Exchange Manager for the North West and Northern Ireland, hosts a discussion with Ed Shuldham and Jon Swain of NFU Energy. This episode discusses a recently completed review looking at grain drying and storage from an energy perspective, covering what we know, what we don’t know and how the information and guidance available could be improved to increase efficiency. Speakers: Jon Swain – Technical Director (NFU Energy) Ed Shuldham – Project Engineer (NFU Energy)   Learn more about growssave porject: GrowSave | 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 improve the podcast on an ongoing basis.   Podcast produced and edited by Maria Covlea - Marketing and Communications Executive 

Maleic hydrazide is a growth regulator that has been on the market for many years. The true value of it is now becoming apparent, with the demise of chlorpropham (CIPC). Previously it was used mainly for volunteer control. Nowadays it is especially important in storage. Here it can provide sprout control as a standalone product, or as a cost-saving foundation for other, post-harvest treatments. Maleic hydrazide is a foliar treatment that needs to be translocated to the tubers. Successful treatments are therefore dependent on plant, weather and application conditions.  This podcast talks about some of those conditions and introduces a webinar on maleic hydrazide, that will take place on June 15th.  Speakers: Adrian Briddon - Crop Storage Senior Scientist at Sutton Bridge Andrew Webster - Potato grower Learn more about storage: https://ahdb.org.uk/storage-hub  Sign-up for the storage webinar: https://ahdb.org.uk/events/maleic-hydrazide-a-foundation-for-potato-storage Feedback survey: We'd love to know

*Please note this podcast was recorded in the vets practice, so there may some background noise In this podcast Tabitha Allen, talks to our North East Strategic Farmer, Steven Lawson, on how he manages worms and other parasites in his livestock. They are also joined by Steven’s vet, Lee-Anne Oliver, from The Fold Farm Vets who gives advice on what to look out for at this time of year and the importance of developing a parasite plan.    Resources  ·       Worm control in sheep for better returns ·       Grazing Strategies for worm control ·       Controlling worms and liver fluke in cattle for better returns ·       SCOPS ·       Cattle parasites   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.   This episode was produced and edited by Gemma Pamment, Marcomms Executive (Beef & Lamb).

Since it first arrived in the UK in 2012, AHDB has spent more than £1.6 million to improve our knowledge, management and control of spotted wing drosophila (SWD). Join Scott Raffle in this podcast to learn more about the pest, its impact on the UK fruit industry and the work that AHDB continues to fund to develop improved management strategies. Our panel: Harriet Duncalfe: Soft fruit grower and chair of the industry SWD Working Group Marion Regan: Kent fruit grower and owner of Hugh Lowe Farms Bethan Shaw: Entomologist and horticultural researcher at NIAB EMR Adam Doxford: Crop protection scientist at 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 improve the podcast on an ongoing basis.   Podcast produced and edited by Amna Yusaf

Grazing dairy cows is nothing new so you might wonder why there is so much focus on it in the dairy sector. The influence of the New Zealand style system over recent years can’t be denied – however, grass can also form a vital part of our system if you are calving AYR or managing a herd of high yielding cows.    In this episode Knowledge Exchange Manager Becky Miles is joined by Robert Mallett, a dairy farmer from Wiltshire, to talk about his experience of grazing a high yielding herd and how grass has become a fundamental foundation to his system.   Learn more about grazing in our new Forage First guide or by signing up to our weekly Forage for Knowledge emails.   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.   This episode was produced and edited by Kate Smith, Marcomms Executive (Dairy).

This week’s guests: Andrew Palmer, Knowledge Exchange Manager, AHDB Ed Bramham-Jones, Head of Farming and Water, Norfolk Rivers Trust Rob McGregor, Outdoor pig farmer Chris Gooderham, Head of Market Specialists (Dairy & Livestock), AHDB Over the last few years, AHDB has held several meetings to bring together pig producers, landlords, arable producers and other key stakeholders to look at ways they can work more closely together to benefit each other and the environment, with a specific focus on including livestock and grass in arable rotations. In this episode, AHDB’s Andrew Palmer speaks to Ed Bramham-Jones, Head of Farming and Water at Norfolk Rivers Trust and Rob McGregor, an outdoor pig farmer in the East of England. They discuss a grass trial which is underway on Rob’s unit using different sward mixes with varying establishment periods. Hear how forward planning and good relationships with landlords have resulted in positive impacts for the pigs, the staff and the environment. The episode

In this latest Cereals & Oilseeds podcast, AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager Chris Leslie is joined by David Aglen (Strategic Farm Scotland host), David Cunningham (Dods of Haddington) and James Hopkinson (Arable Ventures) to discuss what it is that plants really need from a nutrition perspective to thrive. The AHDB Nutrient Management Guide (RB209) provides useful information to assist with nutrition decisions on farm. For more information, please visit: ahdb.org.uk/nutrient-management-guide-rb209

In this episode Antonia Walker, AHDB Senior Knowledge Transfer Manager, speaks to Nigel Simpson of Catchment Sensitive Farming about how following a best practice when it comes to irrigation can reduce soil erosion and mitigate pollution risks. Host: Antonia Walker - AHDB Senior Knowledge Transfer Manager Guest:  Nigel Simpson - Catchment Sensitive Farming Coordinator Producer & Feedback If you would like to share your feedback about this episode, or if you have any suggestions, please contact podcast producer Maria Covlea at maria.covlea@ahdb.org.uk Grants The Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) partnership can support applications for Mid Tier capital grants to improve water and air quality in a high priority area. Some capital items require written support from a CSF Officer as part of the evidence requirement. Check the capital grant requirements to find our when this applies. If your holding is in a High Water Quality Priority Area, contact your local CSF Officer for advice by 31 May. Each appl

Tim Rycroft has been appointed to lead the AHDB team and takes up the role of Chief Executive on Tuesday 31 August 2021. Tim joins us having recently stepped down from the Food and Drink Federation and in this ‘getting to know you’ interview, John Bates asks about his career and why he was attracted to lead the AHDB. Read the full news story here.  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. Podcast produced and edited by Aisha Shabnam.

In a rapidly changing world, what do you think makes your business stand out? And most importantly how do you measure success? Key performance indicators can be mistaken to be complex but in fact, once adapted to your business model – the results are prolific!  In this podcast, John Bates interviews Ben William AHDB’s Senior Knowledge Transfer Manager will introduce the four pillars of efficient pork production, why they’re important and how you can begin adapting the four KPIs to achieve the maximum outcome of your pork production.  Tools and resources:  Visit the SmartPork page  Take a look at the Pork KPIs  Explore our Lean management webpage  Contact Ben Williams for further information 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. Podcast produced and edited by Aisha Shabnam.