Content related to the topic: farm-excellence

23 November 2020

Ambitious arable farmer wanted to host AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm

AHDB is looking for an arable farm or enterprise to host the next AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm.

27 November 2020

Second Strategic Dairy Farm launches in Scotland

James and Wallace Hendrie share their ambitions as they become Scotland's second Strategic Dairy Farm

18 September 2024

Sussex dairy farmer halves his calving block

Dan Burdett reduced his autumn calving block from 12 weeks to six weeks

11 November 2020

Scottish dairy team strengthened

Sophie Brewster has joined our Scottish Dairy team as Knowledge Exchange Manager.

4 March 2021

Changes and improvements to Farmbench - October 2020

See a review of the new changes and improvements that have been made to Farmbench in the last 12 months

5 November 2020

Introducing the ‘Legacy’ Monitor Farmers

Six host farmers have agreed to take part in the Scottish Monitor Farm Legacy initiative which runs until July 2021.

3 June 2021

Strategic Cereal Farms to focus on IPM for harvest 2021

Harvest 2021 trials at AHDB Strategic Cereal Farms will focus on the prevention, detection and control of pests, weeds and diseases – key components of IPM (integrated pest management).

22 December 2021

The wastes of Lean management

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

Could blending wheat varieties help reduce risk on your farm?

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

The 5 Principles of Lean management

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.

5 February 2026

Farm Excellence: Dairy

Find out more about our Strategic Dairy Farms, which open their businesses to share research and development in practice.

15 October 2025

Strategic Dairy Farms: Ten reasons to get involved

Benefits of the strategic farm programme