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3 October 2018

Case study 3 – Liver fluke penside test

Liver fluke, a common parasite, which is growing in prevalence across the UK, is having significant implications for the productivity of the UK’s agricultural sector.

3 October 2018

Case study 2 – Cavity spot on carrots

Cavity spot is a major disease of carrots which causes millions of pounds of damage in the UK each year.

21 December 2018

Case study 1 – Targeted control of slugs

AHDB-funded PhD student Emily Forbes has been working for the last three years to map the presence of slugs in commercial fields.

20 September 2018

Understand how to influence farmers' decision-making behaviour

In order to make a difference, policies, innovations, and best practices must be implemented on-farm. This report set out to review the lessons learned from existing behavioural change work in agriculture, supplemented with insights gained from similar work in other fields.

6 October 2026

Meet the Team

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21 August 2026

Management and leadership courses

If you’re keen to develop your people management skills, improve your professional standing or are taking your first steps into management, we have courses for you.

17 February 2026

Pork Yearbook 2017 - 2018

The yearbook provides updates on the work undertaken by AHDB during the previous year. Teams from knowledge exchange, research & innovations, health & welfare, consumer marketing, exports, market intelligence, consumer insight and the pork strategy director all share details of progress on projects.

17 February 2026

Pork Yearbook 2016 - 2017

The yearbook provides updates on the work undertaken by AHDB during the previous year. Teams from knowledge exchange, research & innovations, health & welfare, consumer marketing, exports, market intelligence, consumer insight and the pork strategy director all share details of progress on projects

19 December 2024

PhD studentships

Call now open for PhD Studentship projects in the agriculture and horticulture sector