Contents tagged with efficiency
25 July 2022
The Monitor Farms participating in AHDB’s SmartPork programme, which introduces lean management techniques to improve how people work on farm, encourage business improvements, and increase cost savings, are now starting their main projects.
5 January 2022
Find out how the simple hack of hanging a penknife from a bale trolley saved one farmer £90 per year.
22 February 2024
Here you’ll find real-life examples of how Lean techniques have improved profitability and performance across pig farms.
3 February 2021
20 June 2023
Find out how you can use Lean principles to create more value and reduce waste.
10 January 2020
How we communicate with each other has a huge impact on efficiency, effectiveness, and farm profitability
20 December 2019
Making suckler cow systems more profitable through grazing management
7 October 2019
One of Liverpool’s leading chefs has taken up the challenge to inspire cooks across the country to use lesser-used cuts of beef and lamb in dishes.
21 December 2018
Farmers at a recent AHDB Hereford Monitor Farm meeting were warned that the costs of replacing a staff member could be as much as double their salary.
16 February 2024
Feed makes up ~76% of variable and ~56% of total costs. It may be possible to decrease the cost by switching to a cheaper ration or purchasing in larger quantities, but it can also be achieved through simple, practical actions to minimise feed wastage and to improve the efficiency of utilisation