Episode 160

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Published on:

1st Jun 2020

160: Drought - how to manage the continued dry weather

Join Leah Shanks, AHDB Beef & Lamb knowledge exchange manager as she chats to colleagues and farmers about how the drought could affect farming this season.

She's joined by livestock farmers Graham Rutherford, Phil White, Phil Kinch, Ben Walker and AHDB Beef & Lamb board member and farmer James Shouler about how they coped with drought in the summer of 2018 and how they are planning to manage the continued dry conditions.

She also chats to independent livestock consultant, Liz Genever and AHDB resource management scientist, Nicola Dunn to find out how you can manage your livestock in the heat and what resources are available.

Resources

AHDB drought page

AHDB Weather Hub

AHDB Weather page

Forage for Knowledge newsletter


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AHDB Food & Farming
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