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17 November 2020
What can the research at AHDB's Strategic Farms teach us about weed management?
19 November 2020
Sharing the concept of flowering strips and the research at the Strategic Farms
17 November 2020
Hear about the cover ans catch crop trials at the Strategic Farms
22 December 2021
Waste is any step in a process that does not add value to the customer. There are three types of waste in Lean management, Muda, Mura and Muri, and we explore them below.
5 March 2021
When the 5 Lean principles are combined into a company's processes and culture, they create Lean production, manufacturing, and operating systems. On this page, we dive into each of these in a bit more detail.
2 March 2021
Pat O'Keeffe Piggeries is a family-owned and managed piggery based in Ballylough, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork. The farm has approximately 2,200 sows. To improve farm work efficiency, a Lean programme was developed as an introduction to Lean management.
2 March 2021
Lean management, aims to optimise resources, maximise value and minimise waste. Find out about its origins and how Lean can be applied to agriculture and horticulture.
14 November 2022
Simon Watchorn, former AHDB Pork Board member shows admiration for Lean practices and shares his own experience of Lean, encouraging pig producers the importance of using a smarter approach in pig production, to remain competitive in the pork industry, nationally and globally.
5 October 2020
Launching a new business-focused campaign, SmartPork, designed to implement Lean practices by encouraging business improvements and increasing cost savings.
6 October 2020
Hear about some of the most successful projects from the EU PiG programme and how they could benefit your business
11 March 2024
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21 September 2020
A video explaining how the Agronomists' Induction will work in 2020