362: AHDB Beef & Lamb: How beef and lamb farmers have dealt with the dry summer of 2022

In this episode of the Food & Farming podcast, independent specialist Liz Genever speaks to three of our AHDB Beef & Lamb Strategic Farmers located in different parts of the country to ask them how the dry summer has affected their farm business. Focusing on how farmers have dealt with the dry summer we find out what decisions they made and what they would do differently given the chance. It’s all down to good management, tactical timing and a little bit of luck!

Chris Elkington farms with wife Louise along with running a catering company, Gelston Lamb in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Read more https://ahdb.org.uk/farm-excellence/chestnut-farm 

Steve Lawson farms with his father, Alan, in Newcastle, Northumberland. Read more https://ahdb.org.uk/farm-excellence/south-farm 

Adrian Coombe farms with his wife, Lyn and father Peter, in Callington, Cornwall. Read more https://ahdb.org.uk/farm-excellence/dupath-farm 

Useful links:

For more information on managing dry weather, visit https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/drought 

For more information on rotational grazing, visit https://ahdb.org.uk/knowledge-library/rotational-grazing-systems-for-cattle