Farm Excellence

Assessing the Business for Better Returns

18 July 2019

Assessing the Business for Better Returns

You cannot manage what you do not measure!

Machinery costing calculator

22 October 2026

Machinery costing calculator

Calculate the cost of farm machinery, per hectare or per hour, with this simple calculator.

Developing a soil health testing plan at AHDB Strategic Farm West

23 January 2026

Developing a soil health testing plan at AHDB Strategic Farm West

Like many farmers around the UK, one of Rob Fox’s main challenges is to continue improving soil.

Farm Excellence Directory

31 October 2018

Farm Excellence Directory

This directory sets out the wide range of partnerships we have with farm businesses across the country, the unique stories and challenges they are tackling and how we are working collectively in an open, honest environment to drive productivity.

Dairy Improvement Programme - Wales

25 August 2022

Dairy Improvement Programme - Wales

Our initiative to improve herd health management and expand our strategic farm programme across Wales

Effect of electrostatic particle ionisation (EPI) on pig unit air quality, pig performance and health (December 2017 update)

4 October 2018

Effect of electrostatic particle ionisation (EPI) on pig unit air quality, pig performance and health (December 2017 update)

The original EPI (electrostatic particle ionisation) trial at Harper Adams university pig unit concluded in September 2016 that pigs kept under the EPI equipment were significantly less likely to have enzootic pneumonia (EP) like lesions.

Effect of electrostatic particle ionisation on pig unit air quality, pig performance and health

4 October 2018

Effect of electrostatic particle ionisation on pig unit air quality, pig performance and health

Electrostatic particle ionization (EPI) is an air cleaning system designed for reducing dust, microbial load and gases in a contained environment.

Weaned piglet handling system

3 September 2020

Weaned piglet handling system

Find out how a piglet sorter, built from stockboard, has improved handling and sorting piglets

Bodysgaw Isa key performance indicators

23 June 2021

Bodysgaw Isa key performance indicators

Explore how you compare against our optimal dairy system key performance indicators to help establish what we can learn from each other

Heanton Barton key performance indicators

22 June 2021

Heanton Barton key performance indicators

Benchmark your performance and identify areas for improvement

Statfold Farm key performance indicators

30 July 2026

Statfold Farm key performance indicators

Benchmark your performance against Statfold Farm and identify areas for improvement

Farm excellence strategy

19 December 2024

Farm excellence strategy

How can Farm Excellence help you? Tim Isaac, AHDB Knowledge Exchange Director, explains how the programme works and what you can get out of it on your farm.

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