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Mastering milk replacer, weaning, and maximising growth are discussed as AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager (Dairy) Laura Awdry concludes her two-part series looking at calf potential.
Laura's joined by Ginny Sherwin, a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham's School of Veterinary Medicine and Science.
Useful links
Calf milk replacer energy calculator | AHDB
Calf management | AHDB
Youngstock housing | AHDB
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In the first of two episodes about rearing calves, AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager Laura Awdry is joined by award-winning Dorset dairy farmer Lauren Fincham.
The focus of their discussion is youngstock rearing, including colostrum and feeding management to get the best out of heifers and beef calves later in life.
Useful links
Calf management | AHDB
Colostrum management for dairy calves | AHDB
Semen usage calculator | AHDB
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How important are food labels in the supermarket? And do consumers pay any attention to signs and layout in the aisles?
Beatrice Waters is joined by Grace Randall, AHDB’s Lead Retail Insight Manager, Vicky Lee, National Account Manager at Dovecote Park and Fiona Clayton from AHDB’s Marketing team to dive into research on optimising red meat labelling and improving shopper engagement with the meat aisle.
Useful links
Consumer insights: Optimising red meat labelling | AHDB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=DZqAG9Giuo0
Retail and consumer insight | AHDB
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Succession is a subject that is applicable to all farming business, but do you know how to approach your family to begin talking about it?
AHDB Senior Engagement Manager Amy Hughes chats to Lyn Sykes, globally renown succession expert, covering the basics of starting difficult conversations, what it means to be good at communication, seeing things from both sides and how to talk about and address ‘touchy’ situations early, so they don’t become difficult in the future.
** We are holding a number of Discuss the Undiscussabull™ workshops with Elaine Froese, a farm family coach, in October (see link below for more details) **
Useful links
Discuss the Undiscussabull™ | AHDB
Business changes and succession: talking things through | AHDB
AHDB Food & Farming / Skills and succession (audioboom.com)
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Given maintaining a positive reputation of dairy is crucial to underpinning the future success of the industry, Knowledge Exchange Manager James Hague looks at how AHDB works with retailers to promote milk and its products in the aisles.
Joining James is Senior Account Manager (Domestic Marketing), Stasha Napior-Kowska, to discuss her role in campaigns such as Let's Eat Balanced and more besides.
Useful links
Let's Eat Balanced | AHDB
Dairy markets | AHDB
A sweet spot for ice cream sales | AHDB
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Following a wet start to the grazing season, AHDB Dairy Knowledge Exchange Manager Daisy Green looks at the impact this has had on grass quality and milk production at the mid-point and how careful management is essential for a successful close to the round.
Joining Daisy is pasture-to-profit consultant Bess Jowsey and AHDB Forage for Knowledge farmer Richard Tucker to discuss what they’re seeing on farm, and how they're managing this so-called "green drought".
Useful links
Curious about clover? | AHDB
Forage for Knowledge | AHDB
Profit from your pasture | AHDB
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Milk Every Moment is a new milk-focused marketing campaign we've launched in collaboration with British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS).
AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager Jess White finds out more about the push to empower the next generation from some of those involved.
Useful links
Milk Every Moment | AHDB
Empowering the next generation with the Milk Every Moment campaign | AHDB
BUCS British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS)
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John Bates lifts the lid on what AHDB's doing to educate the next generation about the origins of their food.
From school farm visits to getting ingredients into schools, John and our Head of Education, Roz Reynolds discuss these initiatives in detail with the help of teachers and a beef farmer who've been involved.
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Education | AHDB
School farm visits support programme for farmers (England and Wales) | AHDB
Students thrive in kitchen thanks to funded ingredients programme | AHDB
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Following a difficult winter, AHDB Beef and Lamb Engagement Manager Emma Steele looks at how sustainable forages like lucerne can help us adapt to changing weather patterns, balance soil health, improve livestock performance and increase profitability.
Joining Emma is Monitor Farmer and Farmers Weekly Beef Farmer of the Year, Ian Farrant, and Paul Morgan, Germinal Sales Manager and forage guru.
Useful links
Germinal- Ask an expert
AHDB Weather Hub
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We mark 80 years of the Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) which has been delivering trusted, independent variety information since 1944.
Join presenter Carolyn Smith for a potted history, with contributions from some of those who have helped shape the RL, and others who have relied on the guide.
Useful links
Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds (RL) | AHDB
A brief history of the Recommended Lists (RL) | AHDB
Variety selection tools for cereals and oilseeds | AHDB
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In this simulcast to promote AHDB's brand new podcast series, Agonomics with David & Jack, economists David Eudall and Jack Watts look at why pork market prices have been stable so far this calendar year. Could an extended run for Gareth Southgate's squad at Euro 2024 create a spike in demand?
And while it's all quiet on the pig front, the same can't be said for the grain markets as we enter a critical and volatile time of the year with the harvests across Europe. So, all eyes on Germany... and Russia and Ukraine this summer!
Plus, David reveals which former Loose Women panellist is already a fan of the show. And find out why a Katie Perry song holds fond memories for Jack.
Anyway, back to the important stuff:
Q1 2024 Pork cost of production | AHDB
Pig to feed wheat price ratio | AHDB
Warmest May on record benefited UK crop growth: Grain market daily | AHDB
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We bring you some of the highlights from the British Pig & Poultry Fair that took place at the NEC, where contingency planning for African Swine Fever (ASF) was among the topics of AHDB's theatre sessions.
Reporter Martin Winch catches up with our Head of Animal Health and Welfare, Dr Mandy Nevel, to talk more about ASF, as well as getting word from recently appointed Pork Sector Council Chair, Glen Nimmo, and Head of Education, Roz Reynolds.
Useful links
Contingency planning in the face of African swine fever | AHDB
Education | AHDB
The British Pig & Poultry Fair (pigandpoultry.org.uk)
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We have launched a multi-million-pound project to address the intense pressure faced by farmers to deliver on environmental targets by showcasing the importance of on-farm environmental baselining.
Joining Lisa Bray to talk about pilot that will help demonstrate the real environmental impact of British agricultural products is AHDB's CEO, Graham Wilkinson, and Livestock Science and Environment Director, Chris Gooderham.
Useful links
Environment Baselining Pilot | AHDB
The environment: farming and agriculture | AHDB
Environmental Land Management Schemes | AHDB
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Johne's disease is a contagious bacterial infection that affects the intestinal tract of cattle and other ruminants and is most commonly acquired in young animals.
In this episode knowledge exchange manager James Hague is joined by Pete Orpin from the Action Group for Johne’s, Sarah Tomlinson, AHDB’s lead veterinary science expert, and farmer Caroline Williams to discuss the importance of detection and control of the disease.
Useful links
Johne's Disease | AHDB
Managing and treating Johnes | AHDB
Quarterly screening helps control Johne’s disease | AHDB
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Lifting the lid on the world of dairy genomics is AHDB Knowledge Exchange Manager Alan McFadzean.
Alan's joined by strategic dairy farmer John Bailey and veterinary surgeon Dr Neil Eastham to find out what they have achieved by embracing tools like the Profitable Lifetime Index (PLI).
Useful links
Dairy breeding and genetics | AHDB
Breeding indexes and traits | AHDB
Profitable Lifetime Index £PLI | AHDB
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Using genetics, rather than selecting animals purely on their visual characteristics, is likely to lead to a more productive and profitable suckler herd. So why do so few beef farmers use them?
AHDB's Beef and Lamb team caught up with our Lead Animal Genetics Expert, Harriet Bunning, and suckler farmer James Dixon to discuss what factors should be considered when choosing your best breeding animals.
Useful links
Maternal Matters: Using EBVs and Indexes for selection in the suckler herd | AHDB
Choosing bulls for Better Returns | AHDB
National beef evaluations | AHDB
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Using clover can give your farm an environmental boost, but where do you start?
AHDB's Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager, Stephen West, has been to see dairy farmer Wil Armitage who uses clover as part of his organic system at Keythorpe Lakes Farm in Leicestershire.
Useful links
Curious about clover? | AHDB
Establishing and growing clover | AHDB
AHDB Food & Farming / Cultivating clover: Practical farming advice (audioboom.com)
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Work to find a vaccine for the BTV-3 strain of bluetongue continues after cases were confirmed in cows and sheep in England.
Veterinary vaccine consultant Professor Andy Peters, Dr Carrie Batten from The Pirbright Institute, and AHDB's Head of Animal Health and Welfare, Dr Mandy Nevel, join host John Bates to discuss how much progress has been made.
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Bluetongue virus | AHDB
Bluetongue virus technical webinars | AHDB
The Pirbright Institute | Preventing and controlling viral diseases
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It's one thing to talk about improving ecosystems while maintaining productivity on farm, but how can you actually achieve it?
As part of AHDB's Roots to Resilience programme, our Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager for Beef and Lamb, Amy Hughes, caught up with three farmers who have already put the theory into practice.
Useful links
Ian's journey: https://youtu.be/FD4MNYt29-Y
Silas' journey: https://youtu.be/KN3KFGPE1Dg
Emily's journey: https://youtu.be/nQHCY_Xd6Rk
AHDB Food & Farming / Food production and the ecosystem (audioboom.com)
Roots to Resilience | AHDB
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Graham Wilkinson has taken up the reins at AHDB. But who is the new CEO? And what does it mean for levy payers and those in the wider supply chain?
Our Head of Engagement for Beef and Lamb, Sam Charlton, caught up with Graham to find out the answers and discover more about his ambitions for AHDB.
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Graham Wilkinson to join AHDB as new CEO | AHDB
Funding and structure | AHDB
News | AHDB
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