Content related to the topic: farm-excellence

16 November 2020

Arable farmer using Big Data to analyse contracting business

Andrew and Sam Melton are the new Monitor Farmers in East Anglia

16 June 2020

Lincolnshire grower joins farming network to take business to next level

ereal and oilseeds farmer Gary Willoughby is the latest addition to AHDB’s Farm Excellence network and hopes to find success under scrutiny at the new Wainfleet Monitor Farm.

16 June 2020

Black-grass experience inspires farmer to share his story

Rob Waterston's Newbury Monitor Farm joins AHDB's Farm Excellence programme in the South East.

28 February 2025

Northumberland grower wants farming to stand on its own two feet

Northumberland grower Pip Robson is the new Monitor Farmer in the North East of the UK

15 June 2020

New cereals and oilseeds growers join AHDB’s farming network

Seven new Monitor Farms join AHDB’s Farm Excellence programme this summer to improve business performance and share best practice.

29 May 2020

AHDB Farm Excellence goes digital

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) Farm Excellence programme has turned to digital technology to ensure knowledge can still be shared with and between farmers during the current coronavirus pandemic.

29 May 2020

Dry weather case study - Ian Norbury

The weather is certainly throwing some challenges our way this year and the biggest impact is the reduced grass growth.

5 June 2020

Report highlights importance of Monitor Farm Project in Scotland

Programme helps improve community spirit, business performance and inspires an openness to change

28 May 2020

AHDB Strategic Farm Week to introduce new host farm in Scotland

Virtual event from 1-5 Jun to highlight latest findings on research, results and trials on AHDB’s Strategic Cereal Farms across the UK.

3 June 2020

Farming today - how are you coping?

This mental health themed webinar will aim to help understand how you can take control of your stress and not add to it unwittingly. While difficult circumstances such as coronavirus, extreme weather, market volatility, peer pressure and parental expectations are often beyond our influence, much of our stress is actually within our own control.

16 June 2020

Soil health and function in arable farming systems

This session will explore the elements of soil health and their connection and influence on soil function. Particular focus areas will include the influence of farming practice on soil health as well as biological systems and, in particular, the beneficial aspects and maintenance of balanced soil microbiomes.

19 October 2020

Cutting costs key at final Chelmsford Monitor Farm meeting

Chasing yield is no longer the biggest priority for a mother and son farming partnership in Essex