Written by Charlotte Cunningham
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) Farm Excellence programme has turned to digital technology to ensure knowledge can still be shared with and between farmers during the current coronavirus pandemic. Charlotte Cunningham reports. With the summer months fast approaching, the Farm Excellence programme would normally be heading out to farms up and down the country to discuss on-farm plans and topical issues for the year ahead. However, social distancing measures mean that such events will now take place via engaging webinars, starting with Strategic Farm Week 2020, which begins on 1 June, for arable farmers. During this week, AHDB will be discussing monitoring pests and beneficials, how to carry out soil structure assessments, mole drainage and crop growth monitoring. AHDB’s Strategic Farm Week will then be followed by a series of regional webinars which will be tailored to suit the varying challenges in the different areas of the country. There will also be national webinars, covering both mental health and pre-harvest preparations, which form part of AHDB’s regular monthly webinar programme. Sharing knowledge AHDB’s head of arable knowledge exchange, Richard Meredith, said: “In these difficult times it is more important than ever for AHDB to facilitate the sharing of…
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