Business

Q1 2024 dairy market review

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:30:18 GMT

Q1 2024 dairy market review

Opportunities in mozzarella for British exporters

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:38:09 GMT

Opportunities in mozzarella for British exporters

The Welsh Government’s Sustainable Farming Scheme consultation

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:49:59 GMT

The Welsh Government’s Sustainable Farming Scheme consultation

Food versus the environment – unintended consequences of the SFI

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:06:17 GMT

Food versus the environment – unintended consequences of the SFI

April Plans for online knowledge hub for UK exporters

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:47:00 GMT

April Plans for online knowledge hub for UK exporters

How will BPS payment reductions impact your farm business?

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:19:38 GMT

How will BPS payment reductions impact your farm business?

Assessing the impact of the Sustainable Farming Incentive on farm businesses

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:16:55 GMT

Assessing the impact of the Sustainable Farming Incentive on farm businesses

Agricultural Policy Change: What is in the pipeline?

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:15:30 GMT

Agricultural Policy Change: What is in the pipeline?

Characteristics of top-performing farms 2024

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:15:31 GMT

Characteristics of top-performing farms 2024

Talking Leaders: A business is never too small for effective communication

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:23:26 GMT

Join this online broadcast with Kirsty Lewis, Founder of the School of Facilitation, as we discuss why a business is never too small for effective communication.

Kirsty understands the trials and tribulations of going it alone, being an associate and facilitating within a corporate structure, because she has experienced those facets herself.

Kirsty Lewis

Back in 2007, Kirsty was seeking comradery in the world of facilitation, working with corporates for the majority of her career, and was feeling the pull of real connection and people who just ‘got it’. After months and years of soul searching and web scouring, she realised that the solution she sought was within herself!

In 2014 the School of Facilitation welcomed its first members, having been gradually formulating in the background for some time. By 2017 the school was supporting and encouraging facilitators and corporations from around the world.

Kirsty has worked with powerhouse brands and household names, such as Diageo, Chanel and Jacob Douwe Egberts.

Her own personal facilitation journey spans decades and she has worked for herself for much of that time.

Join this online broadcast to find out more about Kirsty and how businesses of all size can benefit from effective communication.

Find out more about our AgriLeader activities and other Talking Leaders broadcasts

Dairy exports: better Q3 but flat year to date

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 13:54:12 GMT

Dairy exports: better Q3 but flat year to date

How arable and livestock farmers can 'stack' Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions to boost income

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:44:02 GMT

How arable and livestock farmers can 'stack' Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions to boost income

Q3 2023 dairy market review

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 12:44:16 GMT

Q3 2023 dairy market review

Lean thinking saves Monitor Farm money

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 09:39:57 GMT

Lean thinking saves Monitor Farm money

Farmbench can boost business performance

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:38:42 GMT

Farmbench can boost business performance

Thriving in the future farming environment

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:49:22 GMT

You are invited to join us for the next Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire Monitor Farm meeting.

We look forward to welcoming you to catch up on what has been happening at the Monitor Farm since we last met.

We will be joined by an industry panel to discuss how we can meet the aims of our businesses, with the increases in fixed costs and the reduction in subsidies, and still make a margin.

Lunch will be provided.

What will this meeting cover?

Monitor Farm update including harvest and drilling
Managing increases in fixed costs and the reduction in subsidies
How we can continue to meet the aims of our businesses
How we might make a margin going forward

Speakers

Martin Lines, chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network
Will Tongue, a consultant with Berrys
Simon King, farm manager, J Wharton (Agriculture) Ltd.

Registration and refreshments will be available from 9:30am with presentations commencing at 9:45am.

BASIS and NRoSO points will be available.

The event is free to attend, but please register to allow us to cater accordingly.

Find out more about AHDB Farm Excellence.

Wisbech Monitor Farm: Business resilience

Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:57:05 GMT

Join us for the first Wisbech Monitor Farm meeting of the season and catch up with what has been happening at Wisbech since we last met.

Our hosts, Andrew and Sam Melton, will be joined by Gary Markham, Director of Farms & Estates at Rural Tax Accountants, Land Family Business.

Gary Markham specialises in setting up farming joint ventures and solving problems in larger family-owned agricultural businesses – particularly relating to strategic growth, inheritance planning and succession. He is well experienced in benchmarking data and using it to help clients to identify strengths and weaknesses and to challenge business structures and practices.

This meeting will cover

Understanding your cost of production
Benchmarking and the impact on farm businesses
Case studies
Diversification options

Registration and refreshments will be available from 8:30am, with presentations commencing at 9:00am.

The event is free to attend, but please register to allow us to cater accordingly and advise us of any special dietary requirements.

BASIS and NRoSO points will be available for attending.

Find out more about AHDB Farm Excellence

August 2023 dairy market review

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 10:23:51 GMT

August 2023 dairy market review

Northumberland beef and lamb Monitor Farm: Winter bale grazing

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:28:28 GMT

Join us, alongside Pasture for Life and Innovative Farmers, for an on-farm discussion covering what you need to know about bale grazing. Find out how it could work for your farm as an effective way to cut expensive cattle wintering costs.

The event is hosted by one of our monitor farms, G. Sordy & Sons; they are part of an Innovative Farmers field lab, coordinated by Pasture for Life and supported by AHDB. The project is exploring the impacts of bale grazing across a range of different farms with varying soil types and herd sizes. Last year, the Sordy family managed to outwinter 160 suckler cows on deferred grazing and bales of silage and they plan to expand this further in 2023.

What you will learn

Why bale grazing can play an effective role in reducing wintering costs in beef systems
How to set up and manage bale grazing on your farm, including setting up paddocks, management throughout the winter and options to fit your farming system
Top tips from suckler beef farmers already bale grazing

Itinerary

10:00am Arrival
10:30am Introductions
10:45am Why you should bale graze
11:00am Visit to a bale grazing field to explore the grazing system in operation
12:30pm Return to the shed
1:30pm Lunch and finish

We look forward to seeing you there.

Make the most of selling your lamb – tips of the trade

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 15:50:07 GMT

Join us on Kingsford Farm for a day of practical demonstrations and discussions focused on maximising the returns on your lambs.

Rob and Liz Priest joined our Farm Excellence project in 2021 as the latest Beef & Lamb Monitor Farm in the South West. One of their focus areas when joining the project was to increase the killing out percentages of their finished lambs.

As the lamb supply chain begins on farm and ends on the plate of the consumer, the way for sheep producers to maximise returns from their lamb crop is to produce and sell what their buyers want and are willing to pay the most money for.

While weight is obviously important, sending animals of the right conformation and fat score is just as vital. Frequent, careful handling of the lambs is essential to ensure each animal has reached its full potential and target specifications.

What you'll learn

The purpose and benefits of the Farm Excellence programme
How to hit specification by selecting lambs of the right conformation, fat score and weight
How to interrogate and therefore understand kill sheets
What are the preferences of processors, retailers and consumers when it comes to lamb

Itinerary

10:00am Registration & refreshments
10:30am Meeting starts
12:30pm Lunch
2:00pm Meeting ends

We’ll be joined by Steve Powdrill (AHDB Selection and Carcase Classification Specialist), Grace Randall (AHDB Retail and Consumer Insight Manager), Roger Heggadon (Procurement Manager from Dunbia Jasper’s) and an agriculture manager for Dunbia Group.

Don’t miss this interactive Monitor Farm event with a supply chain focus. We look forward to seeing you there.

RoSA points are available for this event.

Find out more about Kingsford Farm.