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AHDB Podcast
Growers, special guests and AHDB specialists sharing their experiences and opinions, technical information, data, research updates and the key challenges that impact your business. The AHDB Food & Farming podcast – worth a listen.
To access podcasts relevant to the other AHDB sectors (Cereals & Oilseeds and Livestock sectors), please visit the main AHDB site.
Cross sector
Behind the scenes of our We Eat Balanced TV advert
In this episode, John Bates goes behind the scenes of the AHDB marketing department to hear how the £3m campaign aims to highlight the role meat and dairy from the UK plays in a balanced and sustainable diet. AHDB’s Nicola Dodd and Peter Park from ad agency Ogilvy tell the story from concept to on screen delivery.
Useful links
Potatoes
Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research – what next?
In this AHDB Food & Farming episode, Jimmy Phillips interviews Rob Clayton, our Sector Strategy Director for Potatoes, to discuss how the planned wind down and transition of AHDB Potatoes activities will impact potato storage research.
Horticulture
Getting to grips with vine weevil
In this AHDB Food & Farming podcast, we outline the issue of vine weevil in container-grown hardy nursery stock and the available control methods. The outputs from AHDB funded project HNS 195 ‘Improving vine weevil control in HNS’ (a 5 year trial) are currently being applied on a commercial nursery and will culminate in a demonstration event in September 2021.