https://ahdb.org.uk:443/topic/labourLabourhttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/why-are-high-doses-bad-news-for-fungicide-resistanceWhy are high doses bad news for fungicide resistance? Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:05:44 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/why-are-high-doses-bad-news-for-fungicide-resistancehttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/sir-benfro-paratoi-ar-gyfer-llwyddiant<h6>Mae&rsquo;r bobl sydd ynghlwm &acirc;&rsquo;ch busnes yn allweddol i&rsquo;w lwyddiant.&nbsp;Boed yn deulu, staff, neu bartneriaid busnes, mae cael y meddylfryd iawn, disgwyliadau clir, a chyfathrebu da yn sylfaen hanfodol i fenter gydnerth a phroffidiol.&nbsp;Gall deall sut mae pobl yn ymateb dan bwysau, a sut i reoli disgwyliadau yn effeithiol wneud y gwahaniaeth rhwng goroesi a ffynnu.</h6> <p>Ymunwch &acirc; ni i ddarganfod sut y mae gwydnwch mewn pobl yn creu busnesau gwydn.&nbsp;Bydd ein siaradwraig wadd, Nollaig Heffernan, Ymgynghorydd Rheoli Annibynnol, yn trafod sut y mae rheoli disgwyliadau yn allweddol i adeiladu meddylfryd cadarn.&nbsp;Trwy ddeall sut rydym yn ymateb dan bwysau, a dysgu meddwl yn rhesymegol yn hytrach na dibynnu ar ymatebion greddfol, gall busnesau baratoi yn well ar gyfer llwyddiant a chynaliadwyedd.</p> <h2>Bydd y cyfarfod yn cynnwys:</h2> <ul> <li>Deall sut y mae rheoli disgwyliadau yn osgoi siom ac yn gwella&rsquo;r cyfathrebu.</li> <li>Deall sut y mae straen a phwysau yn dylanwadu ar ymddygiad &ndash; a sut i newid eich ymateb.</li> <li>Sut i feddwl yn rhesymegol er mwyn gwneud penderfyniadau gwell a mwy cytbwys.</li> <li>Darganfod sut y mae pobl gwydn yn sylfaen i fusnesau gwydn a llwyddiannus.</li> </ul> <p></p> <p><a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/events/pembrokeshire-setting-up-for-success">Darllenwch y digwyddiad hwn yn Saesneg</a></p>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:25:59 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/sir-benfro-paratoi-ar-gyfer-llwyddianthttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/sir-ddinbych-paratoi-ar-gyfer-llwyddiant<h6>Mae&rsquo;r bobl sydd ynghlwm &acirc;&rsquo;ch busnes yn allweddol i&rsquo;w lwyddiant.&nbsp;Boed yn deulu, staff, neu bartneriaid busnes, mae cael y meddylfryd iawn, disgwyliadau clir, a chyfathrebu da yn sylfaen hanfodol i fenter gydnerth a phroffidiol.&nbsp;Gall deall sut mae pobl yn ymateb dan bwysau, a sut i reoli disgwyliadau yn effeithiol wneud y gwahaniaeth rhwng goroesi a ffynnu.</h6> <p>Ymunwch &acirc; ni i ddarganfod sut y mae gwydnwch mewn pobl yn creu busnesau gwydn.&nbsp;Bydd ein siaradwraig wadd, Nollaig Heffernan, Ymgynghorydd Rheoli Annibynnol, yn trafod sut y mae rheoli disgwyliadau yn allweddol i adeiladu meddylfryd cadarn.&nbsp;Trwy ddeall sut rydym yn ymateb dan bwysau, a dysgu meddwl yn rhesymegol yn hytrach na dibynnu ar ymatebion greddfol, gall busnesau baratoi yn well ar gyfer llwyddiant a chynaliadwyedd.</p> <h2>Bydd y cyfarfod yn cynnwys:</h2> <ul> <li>Deall sut y mae rheoli disgwyliadau yn osgoi siom ac yn gwella&rsquo;r cyfathrebu.</li> <li>Deall sut y mae straen a phwysau yn dylanwadu ar ymddygiad &ndash; a sut i newid eich ymateb.</li> <li>Sut i feddwl yn rhesymegol er mwyn gwneud penderfyniadau gwell a mwy cytbwys.</li> <li>Darganfod sut y mae pobl gwydn yn sylfaen i fusnesau gwydn a llwyddiannus.</li> </ul> <p></p> <p><a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/events/denbighshire-setting-up-for-success">Darllenwch y digwyddiad hwn yn Saesneg</a></p>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:15:22 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/sir-ddinbych-paratoi-ar-gyfer-llwyddianthttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/pembrokeshire-setting-up-for-success<h6>The people involved in your business are the key to its success. Whether it&rsquo;s family, staff, or business partners, having the right mindset, clear expectations, and good communication underpins a resilient and profitable enterprise. Understanding how people respond under pressure and how to manage expectations effectively can make the difference between surviving and thriving.</h6> <p>Join us to discover how resilience in people creates resilience in business. Our guest speaker, Nollaig Heffernan, Independent Management Consultant, will explore how managing expectations is key to building a resilient mindset. By understanding how we respond under stress and learning to engage the rational brain rather than relying on instinctive reactions, businesses can better prepare for success and sustainability.</p> <h2>The meeting will cover:</h2> <ul> <li>Understanding how expectation management prevents disappointment and improves communication.</li> <li>Recognising how stress and pressure influence behaviour &mdash; and how to change your response.</li> <li>How to use the rational brain to make better, more balanced decisions.</li> <li>Discovering how resilient people underpin resilient, successful businesses.</li> </ul> <p><span data-teams="true">Whether you're leading a team, working with a family, or planning for the future, this event will offer practical insights to help you build resilience, improve communication, and create a foundation for success. Places are limited, so please confirm your attendance early to secure your place.</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/events/sir-benfro-paratoi-ar-gyfer-llwyddiant">Read this event in Welsh</a></li> </ul>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:28:33 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/pembrokeshire-setting-up-for-successhttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/denbighshire-setting-up-for-success<h6>The people involved in your business are the key to its success. Whether it&rsquo;s family, staff, or business partners, having the right mindset, clear expectations, and good communication underpins a resilient and profitable enterprise. Understanding how people respond under pressure and how to manage expectations effectively can make the difference between surviving and thriving.</h6> <p>Join us to discover how resilience in people creates resilience in business. Our guest speaker, Nollaig Heffernan, Independent Management Consultant, will explore how managing expectations is key to building a resilient mindset. By understanding how we respond under stress and learning to engage the rational brain rather than relying on instinctive reactions, businesses can better prepare for success and sustainability.</p> <h2>The meeting will cover:</h2> <ul> <li>Understanding how expectation management prevents disappointment and improves communication.</li> <li>Recognising how stress and pressure influence behaviour &mdash; and how to change your response.</li> <li>How to use the rational brain to make better, more balanced decisions.</li> <li>Discovering how resilient people underpin resilient, successful businesses.</li> </ul> <p><span data-teams="true">Whether you're leading a team, working with a family, or planning for the future, this event will offer practical insights to help you build resilience, improve communication, and create a foundation for success. Places are limited, so please confirm your attendance early to secure your place.</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/events/sir-ddinbych-paratoi-ar-gyfer-llwyddiant">Read this event in Welsh</a></li> </ul>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 11:16:16 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/denbighshire-setting-up-for-successhttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/hampshire-lean-on-the-land-applying-learnings-from-japan<h6>Join us at Whitewool Farm for a practical workshop to demonstrate how a Japanese automotive technique can be used to improve business profits with Jamie and Will Butler, and Neil Fedden, Managing Director of Fedden USP.&nbsp;</h6> <p><span>Neil works with businesses to help create time, that&rsquo;s then up to the operator to use appropriately.&nbsp;</span>Time to be used to focus on the business and increase profits or more time off farm to spend with family or other pursuits. The workshop will help you get more engagement from staff and show you how to get &lsquo;action plans&rsquo; done.</p> <p>Jamie and his brother Will operate a diversified farming business, with glamping sites, fly fishing, corporate days, clay shooting and self-storage running alongside their 445 ha dairy and arable farm. They use lean management to help identify areas of efficiency and areas for opportunity to lean into their land.</p> <p>You will hear Jamie's progress since the last KPI meeting at Whitewool and how that links into how he already uses lean principles to manage a successful business. Applying the principles of lean management, Neil will discuss case studies of applications from the farming sector, including from dairy to practically highlight how to apply these to your farm.</p> <p class="x_MsoNormal">10 years ago Neil supported Jamie and the team at Meon Springs to improve the day-to-day routine of milking, scraping and feeding. Jamie says now the efficiency is second to none and almost an hour has been taken off the morning routine, allowing more time for other jobs or an earlier finish for staff.</p> <h2>From clamp to tank</h2> <p class="x_MsoNormal" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">We will walk this process and identify all the potential wastes. Looking at a cow day, what is her ideal, how much time she wants to spend eating, drinking, lying and what affects this and how can we improve.</p> <p class="x_MsoNormal">This is a workshop for the whole farm team, to talk through processes together and share improvements and best practices. You can then go home and apply these lean management techniques to your own business. Standardised processes can be used to inform and train new people as they come on to farm too.&nbsp;</p> <h2>This event will cover</h2> <ul> <li>How can a Japanese automotive technique help you to improve your business profits?</li> <li>What are the stages of lean management and how can this benefit your business planning?</li> <li>What are the typical areas of waste on a dairy farm?</li> <li>How to create capacity and time to allow you to increase profits, or spend more time with your family!</li> <li>How to get more buy-in and involvement from your staff and why this is important</li> <li>How to implement end to end business mapping, process mapping and waste walks on your farm.</li> <li>How to start creating &lsquo;Action Plans&rsquo; and visual management boards</li> </ul> <h2>About Neil Fedden</h2> <p style="text-align: left;">Neil, Managing Director of Fedden USP, specialises in the application of Lean and Continuous Improvement into Retail, MoD, Local Government, Finance, Agriculture, Horticulture, Manufacturing, Engineering and Process Industries.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/lean-management-for-farmers-and-growers" title="Lean management for farmers and growers">Find out more about lean management</a></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://ahdb.org.uk/farm-excellence/whitewool-farm">Learn about Whitewool Farm</a></p>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:26:19 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/events/hampshire-lean-on-the-land-applying-learnings-from-japanhttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/pig-industry-placements-needed-for-studentsPig industry placements needed for studentsThu, 08 May 2025 10:54:34 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/pig-industry-placements-needed-for-studentshttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/how-dry-soil-affects-sclerotinia-infection-risks-in-oilseed-rapeHow dry soil affects sclerotinia infection risks in oilseed rapeTue, 08 Apr 2025 10:00:06 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/how-dry-soil-affects-sclerotinia-infection-risks-in-oilseed-rapehttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/pig-industry-scholarship-programme-offers-recruitment-opportunitiesPig Industry Scholarship Programme offers recruitment opportunitiesFri, 19 Apr 2024 11:33:55 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/pig-industry-scholarship-programme-offers-recruitment-opportunitieshttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/ways-you-could-improve-your-dairy-farmWays you could improve your dairy farmTue, 09 Apr 2024 13:48:00 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/ways-you-could-improve-your-dairy-farmhttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/recruiting-the-next-generationRecruiting the next generationWed, 06 Mar 2024 10:10:24 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/recruiting-the-next-generationhttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/uniting-the-pig-farming-industry-at-pigs-tomorrow-2023Uniting the pig farming industry at Pigs Tomorrow 2023Tue, 23 May 2023 07:50:59 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/uniting-the-pig-farming-industry-at-pigs-tomorrow-2023https://ahdb.org.uk:443/developing-people-grow-your-people-and-they-ll-grow-your-businessDeveloping people – grow your people and they'll grow your businessThu, 01 Dec 2022 14:27:13 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/developing-people-grow-your-people-and-they-ll-grow-your-businesshttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/progressing-people-it-s-not-always-a-promotionProgressing people – it’s not always a promotionThu, 01 Dec 2022 14:24:58 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/progressing-people-it-s-not-always-a-promotionhttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/managing-people-getting-the-best-from-your-teamManaging people – getting the best from your teamThu, 01 Dec 2022 14:23:21 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/managing-people-getting-the-best-from-your-teamhttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/onboarding-people-getting-off-to-the-right-startOnboarding people – getting off to the right startThu, 01 Dec 2022 14:13:59 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/onboarding-people-getting-off-to-the-right-starthttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/be-an-employer-of-choice-helping-farmers-better-manage-peopleBe an employer of choice – helping farmers better manage peopleWed, 19 Oct 2022 14:18:45 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/be-an-employer-of-choice-helping-farmers-better-manage-peoplehttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/could-the-agrileader-labour-lifecycle-help-solve-your-staffing-headachesCould the AgriLeader Labour Lifecycle help solve your staffing headaches?Thu, 29 Sep 2022 07:57:59 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/could-the-agrileader-labour-lifecycle-help-solve-your-staffing-headacheshttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/developing-people-in-agricultureDeveloping people in agricultureThu, 04 Aug 2022 15:18:15 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/news/developing-people-in-agriculturehttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/knowledge-library/case-study-the-hidden-cost-of-old-worn-out-ad-lib-feedersCase study: the hidden cost of old, worn-out ad-lib feedersTue, 19 Jul 2022 15:25:31 GMThttps://ahdb.org.uk:443/knowledge-library/case-study-the-hidden-cost-of-old-worn-out-ad-lib-feeders