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22 December 2021
Waste is any step in a process that does not add value to the customer. There are three types of waste in Lean management, Muda, Mura and Muri, and we explore them below.
22 October 2020
Six AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds Monitor Farm hosts in Wales and the West of England are testing out whether growing a blend of wheat varieties could have benefits for the bottom line of their farm businesses.
2 September 2025
When the 5 Lean principles are combined into a company's processes and culture, they create Lean production, manufacturing, and operating systems. On this page, we dive into each of these in a bit more detail.
12 November 2024
A guide to all the webinars in our Monitor Farm Mondays series.
2 March 2021
Pat O'Keeffe Piggeries is a family-owned and managed piggery based in Ballylough, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork. The farm has approximately 2,200 sows. To improve farm work efficiency, a Lean programme was developed as an introduction to Lean management.
2 September 2025
Lean management aims to optimise resources, maximise value and minimise waste. Find out about its origins and how Lean can be applied to agriculture and horticulture.
12 April 2022
Find out how our Strategic and Monitor Farms open their businesses to share research and development in practice.
20 June 2023
Find out how you can use Lean principles to create more value and reduce waste.
21 August 2024
Simon Watchorn, former AHDB Pork Board member shows admiration for Lean practices and shares his own experience of Lean, encouraging pig producers the importance of using a smarter approach in pig production, to remain competitive in the pork industry, nationally and globally.
5 October 2020
Launching a new business-focused campaign, SmartPork, designed to implement Lean practices by encouraging business improvements and increasing cost savings.
6 October 2020
AHDB Beef & Lamb celebrate Farm Excellence programme with month long campaign in October
21 February 2025
Cereals grower Rob Waterston has managed to grow a robust crop of winter wheat using minimal fungicide inputs