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We discuss the water regulation guidelines, the cab cards developed by the Environment Agency, and how outdoor pig producers can minimise the risk of pollution. AHDB's Knowledge Exchange Relationship Manager Andrew Palmer is joined by the Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) Advisor Helen Blower and Farming Rules for Water lead, Jackie Vale. Useful links Water regulations for farmers | AHDB Farming rules cab card Environmental Permitting Regulations | AHDB Water Regs UK Limited - Water Regulations Guide Check for Drinking Water Safeguard Zones and NVZs (data.gov.uk) Rules for farmers and land managers to prevent water pollution - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Applying the farming rules for water - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

We examine the role of the EFRA Committee and how AHDB can feed into its scrutiny of topics such as the UK's agri-food trade policy. John Bates is joined by the select committee's chair, Sir Robert Goodwill MP, and our International Trade Development Director, Dr Phil Hadley. Useful links Market access prioritisation report 2023 | AHDB Beyond Borders: working together for your export success | AHDB Exports | AHDB Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

Let's Eat Balanced is AHDB's latest marketing campaign with three brand new TV adverts showcasing British beef, lamb and dairy. Our reporter Dami Oyinlola has been finding out more about this, that, and comedian Richard Ayoade. Useful links AHDB launches brand new Let’s Eat Balanced campaign | AHDB Feed your family for less with British pork | AHDB Marketing | AHDB Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

Joel Williams, an independent plant and soil health educator and consultant, talks about diversity, productivity versus profitability, as well as suggesting future research areas for AHDB in the second part of our interview. Laura Awdry (Dairy) and Ana Reynolds (Cereals & Oilseeds) caught up with Joel during a recent series of AHDB events that took place across England and Scotland. Useful links Learn about soil secrets with Joel Williams in our recent podcasts and YouTube videos | AHDB GREATsoils | AHDB Soil structure | AHDB Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

Dozens of Nuffield farming scholars, who have been studying a wide range of agricultural topics, recently presented their findings at a 'super conference' sponsored by AHDB. Alice Perry, from our media relations team, went along to catch up with some of them. Useful links AHDB sponsors Nuffield Farming ‘Super Conference’ in Devon | AHDB AgriLeader | AHDB 2023 Nuffield Farming Conference - YouTube Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

Joel Williams, an independent plant and soil health educator and consultant, talks about systems approaches, measurement of soil and plant health, and nutrition.   Ana Reynolds (Cereals & Oilseeds) and Laura Awdry (Dairy) caught up with Joel during a recent series of AHDB events that took place across England and Scotland. Useful links Learn about soil secrets with Joel Williams in our recent podcasts and YouTube videos | AHDB GREATsoils | AHDB Soil structure | AHDB Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

It is all about affordable alternatives to the traditional Christmas dinner as AHDB's Denise Spencer-Walker draws inspiration from the numerous delicious recipes she has created for our marketing campaigns. Useful links AHDB launches brand new Let’s Eat Balanced campaign | AHDB Feed your family for less with British pork | AHDB Marketing | AHDB Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

We visited Jack Houghton, a farm manager near Wolverhampton, as he officially joined the AHDB Monitor Farm programme. Our reporter Carolyn Smith went along to the launch event to meet all those involved, including Knowledge Exchange Manager Alex Ansell. Useful links Content related to the topic: monitor-farms | AHDB The soil health scorecard | AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds | AHDB Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

Hear what Cereals & Oilseeds sector chair Tom Clarke had to say at AHDB's Funding Your Future live event in November. Useful links Funding Your Future 2023 – Cereals & Oilseeds | AHDB Funding Your Future 2023 – Beef & Lamb | AHDB Funding Your Future 2023 – Dairy | AHDB Funding Your Future 2023 – Pork | AHDB Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

AHDB's knowledge exchange manager for dairy, Daisy Green, has been to Buitelaar’s Long Lane Development Farm in Somerset to find out if their high health units can help tackle calf pneumonia. Useful links Helping you and your calves breathe easy this winter | AHDB Pneumonia in calves | AHDB Dairy calf management | AHDB Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

AHDB's new Roots to Resilience programme aims to equip farmers with the learning they need to take their businesses to the next level. Our senior knowledge exchange manager for beef and lamb, Amy Hughes, caught up with Dallas Mount who will be leading the workshops. Useful links Roots to Resilience | AHDB Roots to Resilience - YouTube Beef & Lamb sector plan 2022–2027 | AHDB Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

AHDB Chief Executive Officer Tim Rycroft, who's stepping down from his position at the end of the year, has been talking to presenter John Bates about the changes to the levy board during his time in charge. Useful links Tim Rycroft to step down as CEO of AHDB at end of year | AHDB Four sector councils publish levy increase proposals | AHDB Sector plans | AHDB AHDB appoints Tim Rycroft as CEO | AHDB Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

British red meat and dairy exporters have been showcasing their products at Anuga in Cologne, this year’s biggest agri-food trade show. Our reporter Dami Oyinlola went along to bolster AHDB's efforts in Germany, as well as getting a flavour of the event. Useful links AHDB and UK Government support UK red meat and dairy exports at Anuga | AHDB Beyond Borders: working together for your export success | AHDB Exports | AHDB Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

Our sector councils are proposing to increase levy rates from the 2024/25 financial year. Joining guest host Rebecca Wilson to discuss the reasons behind this and why it will benefit you and our industry are sector chairs Mike Sheldon (Pork), Colin Bateman (Beef & Lamb), Tom Clarke (Cereals & Oilseeds), and Lyndon Edwards (Dairy). Useful links Funding Your Future 2023 | AHDB Funding Your Future 2023 – Beef & Lamb | AHDB Funding Your Future 2023 – Pork | AHDB Funding Your Future 2023 – Dairy | AHDB Funding Your Future 2023 – Cereals & Oilseeds | AHDB Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

Carbon footprinting was the topic when AHDB's Thom Washbourne visited Bridge Farm in Glastonbury to meet dairy farmer David Cotton and Liz Bowles, CEO at the Farm Carbon Toolkit. Useful links Calculating and reducing your carbon footprint | AHDB Net zero: agriculture and carbon | AHDB Dairy | AHDB Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

We throw the spotlight on a service that aims to make livestock record management much more convenient. Ian Hewett, managing director for Livestock Information Ltd, a subsidiary of AHDB, joins our presenter John Bates to explain more. Useful links Livestock Information Transformation Programme (LITP) | AHDB https://www.livestockinformation.org.uk/ Changes to Bovine Identification, Registration, and Movement in England - Defra - Citizen Space Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

The Nutrient Management Guide (RB209) helps farmers make the most of organic materials and balance the benefits of fertiliser use against economic and environmental costs. The guide explains the value of nutrients, soil and why good nutrient management is about more than just the fertilisers you buy; it can save you money as well as help protect the environment. This year, the RB209 is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its first publication. In this episode, AHDB's John Bates discusses with Dr Amanda Bennett, AHDB's Senior Environment Manager, who is an expert in soil health and crop nutrition. Joining the conversation is Dr Ian Richards, a member of the Fertiliser Advisers Certification & Training Scheme (FACTS) Advisory Committee, and a contributor to the first edition. Together, they shed some light on the history of the RB209, why it is important and how it looks going forward. Also featured is James Price, a farmer from Oxfordshire, who uses the guide religiously. Useful links Nutrient Management

AHDB's Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager (Dairy), Stephen West, finds out about a new licence for moving cattle from TB-restricted holdings during a meeting about the disease at a monitor farm in Herefordshire as GB Calf Week gets underway. Useful links Bovine Tuberculosis | AHDB UK Dairy Day 2023 sees launch of third successive GB Calf Week campaign | AHDB GB Calf Week 13–20 September 2023 | AHDB Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

Join us for some insight into how to establish and manage clover in new and existing pastures. AHDB’s national specialist for grass forage and soil, Katie Evans, leads the discussion with Teagasc’s Nicky Byrne and Northumberland-based farmer James Drummond. Useful links ManagingClover2871_210310_WEB-1.pdf (windows.net) Management-and-establishment-of-grass-white-clover-swards.pdf (teagasc.ie) Red Clover - Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk 

High quality cattle are key to dairy farming. This requires good quality genetics as without this and however good your management is, there is a cap to your herds productivity and profitability. In this episode, Daisy Green, Knowledge Exchange Manager (Dairy), speaks to George Brown, a dairy farmer from Hampshire who has made significant changes to his herd. Useful links Dairy herd genetic reports | AHDB Dairy breeding and genetics | AHDB Breeding Blocks | AHDB Feedback 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, or email us with your thoughts, comments and suggestions: foodandfarming@ahdb.org.uk This episode was produced Daisy Green and edited by Dami Oyinlola