Monitor Farms

4 October 2022

The lamb supply chain begins on farm and ends on the consumer’s plate, but the way for sheep producers to maximise returns from their lamb crop is to produce and sell what their buyers really want .

19 July 2022

Pig producer, David Childerhouse, is one of AHDB’s monitor farmers who is introducing the use of lean management principles, as he is committed to continuous improvement.

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.

17 August 2022

Bale grazing and deferred grazing are useful tools to help achieve lower cost wintering systems; but getting set up requires planning ahead.

31 May 2022

Harry Sordy, who farms in partnership with his family, is looking to implement a new worming protocol based on the latest scientific research for his flock of over 4,500 lambs, which could prove to give big savings.

8 June 2022

One of the key objectives for Beef & Lamb Monitor Farmers, G Sordy & Sons, is to build farm resilience. To do this they are working to reduce costs, without compromising animal performance.

7 February 2022

A farming business situated on the North Cornwall-Devon border has been successful in applying to be a new AHDB Monitor Farm.

1 February 2022

As part of our SmartPork programme we champion Lean business methods, because we believe their adoption can help improve productivity and reduce waste.

25 January 2022

Brigg Monitor Farm helped people open up their hearts and their minds.

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.

5 January 2022

Find out how investing in a barrow and scoop saved one farmer 365 hours per year in staff labour.

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