AHDB Food & Farming
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.
The AHDB Food & Farming podcast – worth a listen.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 476
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
33: Fungicide futures: resistance, alternatives and a managed lower-input try-out
This episode we look at the latest in fungicides, starting with Jason Pole and Paul Gosling on fungicide resistance, varietal disease resistance and the alternatives to chemical disease control.
We…
32: Ewe nutrition in mid to late pregnancy
31: Looking beyond headline yields, learning from organic, cover crops and sulphur rates guidance.
In this episode, we look at results from AHDB's Look Ahead survey of the Recommended Lists; what our Sittingbourne Monitor Farm group discussed around learning from organic and some interim cover cro…
13: Looking at suckler cow nutrition with Alex Corbishley
In the last podcast of 2018, Sarah Pick, talks to Alex Corbishley from Edinburgh University about a study that investigated the effect of dry cow nutrition on colostrum quality and passive transfer t…
30: Don't waste a good crisis / resilience
Chelmsford Monitor Farm hosts Christy and Hew Willett take over this episode of the podcast, coming to you from the AHDB Monitor Farm conference on 19 and 20 November 2018.
They talk through what t…
12: Resilience in dairy farm businesses – bounce without breaking
In this episode, Nicola Shadbolt of Massey University, New Zealand joins our Knowledge Transfer manager Kate McKenzie to discuss how farmers in New Zealand and others internationally have adapted to …
11: Suckler cow nutrition, rotational grazing and being part of the Strategic Farm network
In the latest podcast, Sarah Pick, talks to Johnny Haimes, our Strategic farmer in Plymouth about being part of the Strategic Farm network and the recent suckler cow nutrition event, which was held a…
10: Festive food and farming 2018
With Christmas round the corner, AHDB has released a new podcast looking at what consumers will be looking out for in the shops this year and what farmers are doing to prepare for the change to come…
29: Soil health special
Join AHDB's Amanda Bennett and Jason Pole, soil scientist extraordinaire Elizabeth Stockdale and farmer Edward Reynolds as they discuss some of the latest practical research on soil health.
To find…
28: Grain Market Outlook 2018
In this episode, AHDB Market Specialists Manager Vikki Campbell explores the key messages from AHDB's 2018 Grain Market Outlook Conference. Speakers include Phil Bicknell, Seth Meyer, Charles Clack a…
9: How being part of the Strategic Farm project has helped me to improve my finishing system
Joseph Keating, chats to our Strategic Finisher farmer, Phil Kent following his launch meeting about why he wanted to join the project and the improvements he’s been making to his finishing system.
8: Planning winter feed for sheep
Liz Genever, chats to Phil Creighton from Teagasc, about planning winter feed options and how to set up grazing rotations for the spring
7: Antimicrobial resistance
In the latest podcast we’re looking at antimicrobial resistance and the use of antibiotics on farm. This is one of the biggest challenges facing human and animal health professionals to try and ensur…
28: Skills and succession
In the latest AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds podcast we’re looking at business skills for farmers; taking us away from the roots and shoots to look at focus on some other topics that can have a huge impact …
2: Lameness, the Five Point Plan and top tips
Lis King, AHDB Sheep Scientist, talks to Bryan and Liz Griffiths about the challenges of sheep lameness on Southcott farm in Devon.
6: Drought and dairy
Kate Mackenzie, AHDB Knowledge Transfer Manager, joins Andre Van Barneveld from Graise Consultancy at one of our Grow More, Graze More, Earn More on-farm events. We find out what measures farmers can…
27: The future of milling and malting
AHDB's Amandeep Kaur Purewal. Martin Grantley-Smith and Eleanor Holdsworth discuss results from an AHDB-funded report into the future of the milling and malting industries.
Scrutinising future of U…
5: Drought, challenges and Farmax: Liz Genever talks to Challenge Sheep farmer Matt Blyth
Liz Genever, AHDB Senior Beef & Lamb Scientist, talks to Matt Blyth, one of our Challenge Sheep farmers, at Didling farm in West Sussex. She finds out what decisions Matt has had to make as a result …
8: Combine Time with Richard Orr: worst yields, best incomes and more
AHDB's Downpatrick Monitor Farm host Richard Orr talks through his harvest experiences over the years, from best to worst. He explains how the worst yielding years aren't always the least productive …
7: Combine Time: oil, archaeology and harvest experiences with Rick Davies
In this episode of the AHDB harvest podcast miniseries, we talk to Northampton Monitor Farm host Rick Davies while he cut oilseed rape.
Rick grows barley for Budweiser, oil for use in frying at McD…