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Research and Innovation
2 March 2021
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
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
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.
5 October 2020
Launching a new business-focused campaign, SmartPork, designed to implement Lean practices by encouraging business improvements and increasing cost savings.
23 December 2025
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5 April 2024
Ben Williams, Knowledge Transfer Senior Manager, explains what pig farmers can take away from the EU PiG Innovation Group.
12 August 2020
Watch our webinar focusing on the core concept of slurry cooling and its potential for the UK producers in terms of energy efficiency and ammonia reduction
10 August 2020
This webinar looks at the theory and principles behind mole drainage and soil loosening, along with practical tips on how to effectively implement these operations in-field.
6 August 2020
For those who are unaware of ‘slurry cooling’, this is the perfect step-by-step guide to demonstrate how slurry cooling works. This animation shows a number of proven options available to help you reduce ammonia emissions and comply with forthcoming compliance targets for environmental permitting.
16 July 2020
AHDB North East Monitor Farms discuss prospects for harvest 2020
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15 June 2020
Seven new Monitor Farms join AHDB’s Farm Excellence programme this summer to improve business performance and share best practice.
29 May 2020
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.