Farm Excellence

1 February 2022

As part of our SmartPork programme we champion Lean business methods, because we believe their adoption can help improve productivity and reduce waste.

25 January 2022

Brigg Monitor Farm helped people open up their hearts and their minds.

5 January 2022

Find out how the simple hack of hanging a penknife from a bale trolley saved one farmer £90 per year.

22 February 2024

Here you’ll find real-life examples of how Lean techniques have improved profitability and performance across pig farms.

5 January 2022

Find out how investing in a barrow and scoop saved one farmer 365 hours per year in staff labour.

5 January 2022

Find out how a farmer saved over £1,300 per year by streamlining the mucking out and bedding up process.

5 January 2022

Find out about the simple changes a producer made to add value and increase efficiency.

11 January 2022

Find out how introducing shadow boards improved on-farm efficiency as well as team relationships in this case study

11 January 2022

Find out how a simple extension cable improved efficiency and staff performance on an outdoor breeding unit.

19 August 2024

Find out how a simple change to the way pigs are moved and loaded saved over 40 hours over the course of a year.

17 December 2021

Philip Dolbear explores the use of physical and financial assessments to identify marginal arable land.

16 December 2021

Conducted over three (often challenging) seasons, trials showed a flexible and holistic management approach is best.

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