College and University Lecturers Digital Workshops 2021

As the new term starts and the UK starts to find the new norm, AHDB would like you to mark in your diaries the 2021 College and University Lecturers Digital Workshops (via Microsoft Teams) on Wednesday 27 October.

A series of digital sessions will provide an update on the width and breadth of AHDB products and services and will demonstrate how they can be used to deliver land-based curriculums at both FE and HE levels. The aim of the sessions is to provide content which will inspire the next generation of farmers and growers.

There will be three sessions:

Session 1 – Livestock: 10.00am – 11.40am

Time	Topic	Presenter
10.00 – 10.10	Welcome - Intro/House keeping	Amie Burke, Skills Manager, AHDB
10.10 – 10.25	All things Grass - GrassPro	Siwan Howatson, Animal Health and Welfare Scientist, Grass and Forage, AHDB
10.25 – 10.40	Genetics’	Fern Pearston, Animal Genetics Manager
10.40 – 10.55	Environment Management Update – Air Quality?	Zanita Markham, Knowledge Transfer Manager – Pork
10.55 – 11.10	Disease Surveillance Update	Lauren Dimmack, Animal Health & Welfare Scientist, Animal Health & Welfare
11.10 – 11.25	Red Tractor Standards Update, Livestock	Red Tractor Representative
11.25 – 11.40	Q&A and wrap up	Amie Burke, Skills Manager, AHDB

Session 2 - Facilitated panel discussion with industry leaders: 12.00pm - 1.00pm

With a focus on “Engaging the next generation to the industry’s new norm”. you will have the opportunity to present questions to the panel on how they foresee the next generation will tackle the ever-changing world. This can include topics such as the transition from BPS to ELMS, sustainability and the role of the apprenticeship, and how providing opportunity and training is paramount in feeding the nation.

Panellists include:

Dr Jude Capper – Livestock Sustainability Consultant & Professor of Sustainable Beef and Sheep Production Harper Adams University
Tony Evans - Partner and Head of Dairy Business Consultancy at The Andersons Centre
Richard Longthorp – Yorkshire Pig Farmer & Chair of Agriculture and Horticulture Trailblazer Apprenticeship group

Session 3 – Arable and business: 1.30pm – 3.15pm

Time	Topic	Presenter
13.30 – 13.40	Welcome - Intro/House keeping	Amie Burke, Skills Manager, AHDB
13.40 – 13.55	Agri Business Update & Focus	Sarah Hurford
13.55 – 14.10	Developing People in our Industry	Amie Burke, Skills Manager, AHDB
14.10 – 14.25	Environment – Soil Health Update	Amanda Bennett, Environment Scientist, Resource Management
14.25 – 14.40	Crop & Variety Selection, Recommended List Update	Paul Gosling, Crop Production Systems Senior Scientist (Cereals & Oilseeds Recommended Lists)
14.40 – 14.55	Red Tractor Standards Update – Cereals & Oilseeds	Red Tractor Representative
14.55 – 15.15	Q&A and wrap up	Amie Burke, Skills Manager, AHDB

Post-event resources

Below you will find a full deck of presentation slides from the online workshop, along with a post-event pack which contains further information and contact details. You can then watch the recordings from each of the sessions using the video links provided. Thank you for attending the 2021 College and University Lecturers Day digital workshops - we hope you found it useful. For further information, please get in touch via email events@ahdb.org.uk .

College & University Lecturers Day presentation slides