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Reaching beyond the farmgate on disease prevention among pigs

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:57:33 GMT

Reaching beyond the farmgate on disease prevention among pigs

From weathering the storm to planning ahead: Turning climate challenge into on-farm action

Fri, 29 May 2026 11:24:29 GMT

From weathering the storm to planning ahead: Turning climate challenge into on-farm action

Join our calf rearing workshop

Fri, 29 May 2026 08:46:15 GMT

Join our calf rearing workshop

Showcasing British pig farming to the public at Farm-Fest

Tue, 26 May 2026 14:02:10 GMT

Showcasing British pig farming to the public at Farm-Fest

Northumberland: Right start, right carcase, right market – lamb

Tue, 26 May 2026 11:52:29 GMT

Improve efficiency, reduce losses and increase profitability across your lamb enterprise. This practical roadshow brings together expertise from animal health, market analysis, genetics and butchery to help you make better decisions from farm to final product.

What to expect

Live butchery demonstration – learn how value is created and how British lamb fits into global markets
Using the right genetics – find out how to use genetics that suit your system and meet your target market requirements
Market outlook – hear the latest on lamb prices and future market opportunities
Animal health and performance – understand how proactive health planning supports performance, growth and carcase quality
Live lamb demonstration – learn how to select lambs that meet market specifications

What you'll take away

You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of:

When to market lambs for optimum returns
How to align your system with current industry demand
The key decisions that improve efficiency and profitability

Important details

This event is fully funded and food will be provided.

Spaces are limited, so early booking is recommended.

This event is registered for RoSA CPD points.

If you have any questions about these events, contact your regional knowledge exchange manager.

Other events in this series

Shropshire: Right start, right carcase, right market – lamb

Fri, 22 May 2026 11:05:28 GMT

Improve efficiency, reduce losses and increase profitability across your lamb enterprise. This practical roadshow brings together expertise from animal health, market analysis, genetics and butchery to help you make better decisions from farm to final product.

This event and lunch is kindly hosted by Pickstock Foods.

What to expect

Live butchery demonstration – learn how value is created and how British lamb fits into global markets
Using the right genetics – find out how to use genetics that suit your system and meet your target market requirements
Market outlook – hear the latest on lamb prices and future market opportunities
Animal health and performance – understand how proactive health planning supports performance, growth and carcase quality
Live lamb demonstration – learn how to select lambs that meet market specifications

What you'll take away

You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of:

When to market lambs for optimum returns
How to align your system with current industry demand
The key decisions that improve efficiency and profitability

Important details

This event is fully funded and lunch will be provided.

Spaces are limited, so early booking is recommended.

This event is registered for RoSA CPD points.

If you have any questions about these events, contact your regional knowledge exchange manager.

Other events in this series

Somerset: Right start, right carcase, right market – lamb

Fri, 22 May 2026 10:36:40 GMT

Improve efficiency, reduce losses and increase profitability across your lamb enterprise. This practical roadshow brings together expertise from animal health, market analysis, genetics and butchery to help you make better decisions from farm to final product.

What to expect

Live butchery demonstration – learn how value is created and how British lamb fits into global markets
Using the right genetics – find out how to use genetics that suit your system and meet your target market requirements
Market outlook – hear the latest on lamb prices and future market opportunities
Animal health and performance – understand how proactive health planning supports performance, growth and carcase quality
Live lamb demonstration – learn how to select lambs that meet market specifications

What you'll take away

You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of:

When to market lambs for optimum returns
How to align your system with current industry demand
The key decisions that improve efficiency and profitability

Important details

This event is fully funded and lunch will be provided.

Spaces are limited, so early booking is recommended.

This event is registered for RoSA CPD points.

If you have any questions about these events, contact your regional knowledge exchange manager.

Other events in this series

21 July: Hertfordshire
22 July: Lancashire
20 August: Kent
27 August: Northumberland
9 September: Shropshire

Making grazing pay: Practical decisions from Moorhouse Hall Farm

Thu, 21 May 2026 17:42:40 GMT

Join us at Moorhouse Hall Farm, one of our Strategic Dairy Farms, for a practical, grazing-focused farm walk. You'll explore how grazing management, infrastructure and system decisions are shaping forage utilisation and milk from forage on a commercial dairy farm.

You’ll be taken through the farm’s current grazing strategy, including paddock management, cow flow, grazing access and the practical decisions influencing performance this season.

Through field-based discussion and open farmer-to-farmer conversation, you’ll explore what's working well, the compromises involved, and the lessons being learned in real time.

A key focus of the event will be understanding how infrastructure and wider business decisions influence grazing success.

You’ll hear how the farm’s decision not to winter lambs this year is helping to prioritise spring grazing availability, protect grass covers and maximise milk from forage opportunities within the dairy system.

During the event, you'll learn about:

Their grazing strategy and how rotation management is being implemented
Grass utilisation, residuals and forage quality – what’s working in the field
The role of infrastructure, cow flow and paddock design in grazing performance
Key system decisions and trade-offs affecting milk from forage and grazing days
Practical lessons, benchmarks and open discussion on what can be applied on farm

This event is designed to be practical, honest and discussion-led, giving you the opportunity to walk the system, challenge ideas, compare approaches and take away practical actions you can apply within your own grazing system.

Whether you're already heavily focused on grazing or looking to improve grass utilisation and milk from forage within your system, this event will provide practical insight, peer-to-peer discussion and real-world decision-making from a working dairy farm.

A light lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Shropshire: Healthy starts to entering the milking herd

Thu, 21 May 2026 17:16:30 GMT

Join us at Bentley Ford Farm for an informative event focused on optimising efficiency in dairy heifer rearing, helping ensure youngstock enter the milking herd ready to achieve their full potential.

We’ll explore the key factors that influence growth, health, fertility and lifetime performance, with practical insights to support better decision-making at every stage of rearing.

The goal is simple: to help farmers rear dairy heifers that not only hit productivity targets, but go on to enjoy long, healthy and profitable careers in the herd.

At this event, we'll review youngstock performance and facilities at Bentley Ford Farm with youngstock specialist Ginny Sherwin and farm vet James Marsden.

We will cover

Utilising on-farm data to determine maximum performance
Management and environmental factors that ensure success
Youngstock housing and how this can affect your heifers

A light lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Speaker profiles

Ginny Sherwin

Ginny Sherwin graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2011 before completing a farm animal internship at the Royal Veterinary College and moving into private practice.

She later undertook a dairy herd health residency at the University of Nottingham, becoming a European Specialist in Bovine Health Management in 2017.

Alongside starting a lecturing role in 2018, she completed a PhD in 2020, investigating the ecology of Streptococcus uberis.

She is now a Clinical Associate Professor in Farm Animal Medicine at the University of Nottingham, with research focused on practical, evidence-based approaches to improving youngstock health and performance.

James Marsden is a director and dedicated farm animal vet who has specialised in herd health, fertility, and production efficiency for nearly two decades.

James Marsden

After graduating from Bristol in 2006, he moved from mixed practice into farm-focused work, joining the team that later became Shropshire Farm Vets.

He completed a Diploma in Bovine Reproduction at the University of Liverpool in 2010, strengthening his expertise in optimising dairy and beef systems, an area he continues to be passionate about, alongside improving animal welfare and overall farm profitability.

Kent: Right start, right carcase, right market – lamb

Thu, 21 May 2026 15:12:23 GMT

Improve efficiency, reduce losses and increase profitability across your lamb enterprise. This practical roadshow brings together expertise from animal health, market analysis, genetics and butchery to help you make better decisions from farm to final product.

What to expect

Live butchery demonstration – learn how value is created and how British lamb fits into global markets
Using the right genetics – find out how to use genetics that suit your system and meet your target market requirements
Market outlook – hear the latest on lamb prices and future market opportunities
Animal health and performance – understand how proactive health planning supports performance, growth and carcase quality
Live lamb demonstration – learn how to select lambs that meet market specifications

What you'll take away

You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of:

When to market lambs for optimum returns
How to align your system with current industry demand
The key decisions that improve efficiency and profitability

Important details

This event is fully funded and lunch will be provided.

Spaces are limited, so early booking is recommended.

This event is registered for RoSA CPD points.

If you have any questions about these events, contact your regional knowledge exchange manager.

Other events in this series

Lancashire: Right start, right carcase, right market – lamb

Thu, 21 May 2026 14:23:40 GMT

Improve efficiency, reduce losses, and increase profitability across your lamb enterprise. This practical roadshow brings together expertise from animal health, market analysis, genetics and butchery to help you make better decisions from farm to final product.

What to expect

Live butchery demonstration – learn how value is created and how British lamb fits into global markets
Using the right genetics – find out how to use genetics that suit your system and meet your target market requirements
Market outlook – hear the latest on lamb prices and future market opportunities
Animal health and performance – understand how proactive health planning supports performance, growth and carcase quality
Live lamb demonstration – learn how to select lambs that meet market specifications

What you'll take away

You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of:

When to market lambs for optimum returns
How to align your system with current industry demand
The key decisions that improve efficiency and profitability

Important details

This event is fully funded.

Refreshments, pie and peas will be provided at 6:00pm with the meeting commencing at 6:30pm

Spaces are limited, so early booking is recommended.

This event is registered for RoSA CPD points.

If you have any questions about these events, contact your regional knowledge exchange manager.

Other events in this series

21 July: Hertfordshire
20 August: Kent
27 August: Northumberland
7 September: Somerset
9 September: Shropshire

Hertfordshire: Right start, right carcase, right market – lamb

Thu, 21 May 2026 13:03:42 GMT

Improve efficiency, reduce losses, and increase profitability across your lamb enterprise. This practical roadshow brings together expertise from animal health, market analysis, genetics and butchery to help you make better decisions from farm to final product.

This event is kindly hosted by the Royal Veterinary College.

What to expect

Live butchery demonstration – learn how value is created and how British lamb fits into global markets
Using the right genetics – find out how to use genetics that suit your system and meet your target market requirements
Market outlook – hear the latest on lamb prices and future market opportunities
Animal health and performance – understand how proactive health planning supports performance, growth and carcase quality
Live lamb demonstration – learn how to select lambs that meet market specifications

What you'll take away

You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of:

When to market lambs for optimum returns
How to align your system with current industry demand
The key decisions that improve efficiency and profitability

Biosecurity information

This is a high-biosecurity working farm. Please follow these requirements:

Arrive in clean footwear suitable for indoor use (not boots)
Bring clean (muck-free) wellies
Be prepared to use the designated foot-dipping area before entering the sheep-handling practical session

Important details

This event is fully funded and lunch will be provided.

Spaces are limited, so early booking is recommended.

This event is registered for RoSA CPD points.

If you have any questions about these events, contact your regional knowledge exchange manager.

Other events in this series

22 July: Lancashire
20 August: Kent
27 August: Northumberland
7 September: Somerset
9 September: Shropshire

Making the most of grass growth

Wed, 20 May 2026 11:45:58 GMT

Making the most of grass growth

Grassland placement opportunity with AHDB

Fri, 15 May 2026 10:59:27 GMT

Grassland placement opportunity with AHDB

Pork Environmental Roadmap webinar

Fri, 15 May 2026 09:55:00 GMT

Pork Environmental Roadmap webinar

Herefordshire: Multi-species swards – from seed to feed

Thu, 14 May 2026 09:16:24 GMT

Learn about growing and managing multi-species swards to improve livestock performance and boost economic return.

If you’re thinking of drilling or overseeding a sward but aren’t sure what mix will work best for your livestock system, join one of our upcoming events and we’ll help you review the options.

Your local host farmer – who’s been there, done that and seen the benefits – will share their experiences, and you’ll learn from trusted advisers and other experts who will provide an in-depth look at the value of multi-species swards and how to manage them.

What we’ll cover

How to choose, establish and manage the right mix for your farm and livestock system
How the right mix can increase the quality and performance of livestock and boost economic return
When to reseed or overseed
How multi-species swards can boost soil health and biodiversity

Agenda

10:00am Arrival and reception
10:30am Welcome and introduction to host farm
10:45am
- Forage selection: Choosing the right species/mixes for your soil, system and goals
- Establishment and economic benefits: Selection and management of multi-species swards for livestock performance and gains
12:15pm Farm walk and discussion
- Practical use of multi-species swards – what, where and why
- Environmental gains and soil health
1:00pm Lunch and networking
1:45pm Environment and further economics
2:00pm Final thoughts and close

Important information

This is fully funded and lunch will be provided.

Spaces are limited – book early so you don’t miss out.

BASIS CPD points are available for attending this event.

If you have any questions about these events, contact your regional knowledge exchange manager.

Speakers

To be confirmed

Other events in this series

Other events to follow.

Study shows breeding can help cut dairy farm emissions

Thu, 14 May 2026 07:15:08 GMT

Study shows breeding can help cut dairy farm emissions

South Notts Monitor Farm: Launch and summer farm walk

Tue, 12 May 2026 15:10:22 GMT

There’s a new Monitor Farm for South Notts! Join us at Smite Hill Farm to hear from Grant and Sarah Page about their plans.

As the Bingham Monitor Farm comes to the end of it’s three-year term with AHDB, Joe Fisher will share his closing remarks, learnings and plans he has for the future of Manor Farm, Saxondale.

What we'll cover

AHDB cover crop trial: Molly Bampton will share insights from the Bedfordshire cover crop trial. This trial has been looking at the benefits of a 2-way vs 10-way mix cover crop, and it’s impacts on soil health, livestock and cash crop performance
Launching South Notts: Grant and Sarah Page will introduce their farm business, including diversifications, and the challenges they hope to explore and overcome as the next AHDB Monitor Farm for the region
East Midlands cover crop trials: The South Notts Monitor Farm cover crop trial will begin in Autumn 2026, aiming to produce accurate margins for both field and financial performance when growing and grazing cover crops ahead of spring crops

Event details

Food and drinks provided
Basis and NRoSO points available
Please sign up so we can plan catering

We look forward to welcoming you to the next chapter of AHDB Monitor Farms in the East Midlands.

Molly Bampton
Knowledge Exchange Manager – Cereals & Oilseeds

Dorset: Your cows, your farm, your team - The value of mobility scoring and stress-free cattle handling

Wed, 06 May 2026 17:44:01 GMT

Join AHDB and Barbers Farmhouse Cheesemakers for an informative workshop focussing on stress-free handling , the four key lameness diseases, what your mobility records are really telling you, and the link between heifer rearing, housing, stocking rates and the cows you have.

Jo Speed, coach and CowSignals Master Trainer, together with professional hoof trimmer Steve Paul will be covering four topics that are more connected than they might appear and how to embed them across your whole team.

This workshop is an opportunity to step back, focus and invest two hours in your farm, your herd and your team — coming away with practical knowledge and fresh thinking you can use straight away.

Jo Speed is a CowSignals Master Trainer and one of the UK's leading specialists in stress-free cattle handling (developed AHDB Mobility Scoring!), stockmanship and farm team development. Jo works with farmers and their teams to build the kind of calm, confident handling culture that makes every aspect of farm life easier — from the daily milking routine to the moments when things don't go to plan. Jo understands that great handling is not just about the farmer — it is about every person who works with your cattle, and how you bring them with you.

Steve Paul is a professional foot trimmer and owner of CowsFeet, with years of experience working across dairy farms of all sizes and systems. Steve has seen over his career more cows' feet than almost anyone — which means he also sees, week in and week out, the direct consequences of how dairy cows and heifers are managed, housed and handled. His practical insight into lameness prevention, foot health and the stories that trimming records tell is the kind of knowledge that only comes from years at the sharp end.

Together Jo and Steve will share their experiences of working with cattle across a wide range of farm environments and situations — covering not just what good looks like, but how to achieve it on your farm, with your team, in the real world. From daily handling and parlour routine through to loading, TB testing and everything in between, this is a session grounded in genuine experience and focused entirely on what is useful to you.

Light dinner and refreshments will be provided.

Somerset: Your cows, your farm, your team - The value of mobility scoring and stress-free cattle handling

Wed, 06 May 2026 17:24:08 GMT

Join us and Barbers Farmhouse Cheesemakers for an informative workshop focussing on stress-free handling, the four key lameness diseases, what your mobility records are really telling you, and the link between heifer rearing, housing, stocking rates and the cows you have.

This workshop is an opportunity to step back, focus and invest two hours in your farm, your herd and your team — coming away with practical knowledge and fresh thinking you can use straight away.

Jo is a CowSignals Master Trainer and one of the UK's leading specialists in stress-free cattle handling (she developed AHDB's Mobility Scoring), stockmanship and farm team development.

She works with farmers and their teams to build the kind of calm, confident handling culture that makes every aspect of farm life easier – from the daily milking routine to the moments when things don't go to plan. Jo understands that great handling is not just about the farmer – it's about every person who works with your cattle and how you bring them with you.

Steve is a professional foot trimmer and owner of CowsFeet, with years of experience working across dairy farms of all sizes and systems.

He has seen more cows' feet over his career than almost anyone, which means he also sees, week in and week out, the direct consequences of how dairy cows and heifers are managed, housed and handled.

His practical insight into lameness prevention, foot health and the stories that trimming records tell is the kind of knowledge that only comes from years at the sharp end.

Together Jo and Steve will share their experiences of working with cattle across a wide range of farm environments and situations, covering not just what good looks like, but how to achieve it on your farm, with your team, in the real world.

From daily handling and parlour routine through to loading, TB testing and everything in between, this is a session grounded in genuine experience and focused entirely on what is useful to you.

Light lunch and refreshments will be provided.