Monitor Farms
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
26 August 2020
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
'I've enjoyed the professional criticism as well as the constructive criticism. It's been a really steep learning curve.'
27 July 2020
'You'll get incredible support and this goes a long way to making a successful business.'
27 July 2020
'You'll make some great friends from around the country who are open-minded and progressive as well.'
27 July 2020
'Hosting open farm events felt daunting at the time but it has definitely been a huge benefit.'
27 July 2020
'A fresh set of eyes on your farming business can only be a positive thing... go for it.'
27 July 2020
'You'll get an awful lot of support and advice from the AHDB staff, consultants and the other farmers within the group'
15 September 2025
Everything you need to know about our Farm Excellence programme and how to get involved.
