Content related to the topic: monitor-farms

2 March 2021

EUPiG Lean Improvement | Pat O'Keeffe Piggeries Case study

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

The Lean management philosophy

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.

20 June 2023

Lean management for farmers and growers

Find out how you can use Lean principles to create more value and reduce waste.

21 August 2024

Blog: Let's strive to become bigger and better using Lean

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

SmartPork | Cutting through the waste

Launching a new business-focused campaign, SmartPork, designed to implement Lean practices by encouraging business improvements and increasing cost savings.

6 October 2020

Farm Excellence focus for Beef & Lamb

AHDB Beef & Lamb celebrate Farm Excellence programme with month long campaign in October

21 February 2025

Boosting crop and soil health help reduce fungicide inputs for Wiltshire farmer

Cereals grower Rob Waterston has managed to grow a robust crop of winter wheat using minimal fungicide inputs

26 August 2020

Great results lead to Farm Excellence expansion

AHDB’s Beef & Lamb team is recruiting for its next host farmers after successes with its current project farms. This year, the team will be welcoming five new Monitor Farms to join its existing 15 Strategic Farms.

27 July 2020

Richard Carruthers testimonial

'I've enjoyed the professional criticism as well as the constructive criticism. It's been a really steep learning curve.'

27 July 2020

Neil Brown testimonial

'You'll get incredible support and this goes a long way to making a successful business.'

27 July 2020

Mark Jelley testimonial

'You'll make some great friends from around the country who are open-minded and progressive as well.'

27 July 2020

Joe Howard testimonial

'Hosting open farm events felt daunting at the time but it has definitely been a huge benefit.'