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Farm Excellence
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.
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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.
27 June 2022
David has accomplished numerous marginal gains whilst being a Strategic Farmer but the main changes David has made over the past four years have focused on getting the most from forage to reduce feed and labour costs.
10 August 2022
Two new strategic dairy farms with focus on the environment will hold launch events in July
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21 June 2022
Strategic Cereal Farms Scotland Open day with hosts Johnnie Balfour and David Aglen
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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.
19 May 2022
Cheshire beef farmer, Ian Norbury, had a target of earning a £30,000 per year wage when he joined the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) Strategic Farm programme in 2017. Having received support and advice from a range of industry consultants, Ian has made a number of changes to his business to get him closer to his goal.
18 May 2022
Ruminant News spring/summer 2022 - with the recent rise in the cost of living and energy bills, this issue is very much focused on reducing fixed costs on farm. One farmer talks about reducing labour and medicine costs through using Targeted Selective Treatment when it comes to their worm control within his flock, whilst a beef suckler farmer talks about how he has reduced fertiliser use and reduced feed costs by optimising his grazing and has increased his outputs by doubling his herd size. The magazine also contains the fantastic results in changing consumer buying habits following the We Eat Balanced campaign and there are some dates for your diary on the back too.
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.
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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.