Content related to the topic: research-and-innovation

15 July 2021

AHDB Response to the National Food Strategy

Christine Watts, AHDB Chief Communications and Market Development Officer, said: “We welcome publication of the National Food Strategy and a number of the recommendations highlighted, particularly improved food education in schools.

29 September 2021

AHDB position on Gene Editing

Gene Editing (GE) applications can mimic natural genetic variation, but with greater precision and speed.

4 February 2021

Investing your levy to support horticulture research innovation

What would the removal of AHDB funding mean for horticulture scientific innovation? Professor Rosemary Collier, University of Warwick, offers her perspective

6 June 2022

Gilt Watch®

Discover our Gilt Watch® programme, designed to help pig producers make informed and efficient business decisions on gilt management.

28 February 2025

Nicholas Saphir, AHDB’s chairman, on the Change programme and strategy

In this blog, Nicholas Saphir, AHDB’s chairman comments on the Change programme and strategy

9 December 2020

Calculating and reducing your carbon footprint webinar

how to measure and reduce your carbon footprint and make your farm more efficient.

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.

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.

2 March 2021

EUPiG Lean Improvement | Pat O'Keeffe Piggeries Case study

Pat O'Keeffe Piggeries is a family-owned and managed piggery based in Ballylough, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork. The farm has approximately 2,200 sows. To improve farm work efficiency, a Lean programme was developed as an introduction to Lean management.

2 September 2025

The Lean management philosophy

Lean management aims to optimise resources, maximise value and minimise waste. Find out about its origins and how Lean can be applied to agriculture and horticulture.

21 August 2024

Blog: Let's strive to become bigger and better using Lean

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.