AHDB is hosting a series of digital effect during March looking at what impart the EU has meant in practice for our farming and horticultural sectors .
The serial publication kick back off with apodcastexploring the hardheaded realities of trade friction , live on 3 March , with special invitee Rizvan Khalid of Euro Quality Lambs in conversation with AHDB ’s John Bates and Sarah Baker . This is followed by awebinaron 8 March , bringing together a gore of experts from across the solid food and imbibe industry to discuss the short - terminus challenge and tenacious - full term opportunity brought about by EU exit . Joining AHDB market intelligence director Phil Bicknell will be example from the Food and Drink Exports Association and The Andersons Centre , alongside global cheese exporter Stephen Jones of Somerdale International and Mike Gooding of processor Farmers Fresh .
They will share their first - handwriting experience of trading since 1 January , discuss how they are coping with the current challenge and how these implications can feed back down the supplying chain towards the farm logic gate . The consultation will also have an opportunity to ask the board question .
Next in the line - up are two webinars focused on the changes EU departure has bring about for horticulture . expert from across the manufacture will talk about different aspect of the UK ’s agreement with the EU , focusing on two key areas for ornamental agriculturalist – moving plant around Europeon 9 March andsourcing seasonal labouron 16 March . Both webinars will also feature raiser blab about their own experience and learnings in the new operating environment .
Thefinal webinaron 31 March , three month after the end of the conversion full point , will concenter on how the EU - UK trade peck has impacted red heart traders on both sides of the Channel and across the Irish Sea . Speakers representing the meat industriousness of Great Britain , Northern Ireland , the Republic of Ireland and continental Europe will come together for a broad discourse on what the recent development have mean for them and how they see the time to come of their business in this raw context .
AHDB ’s Phil Bicknell state : “ It ’s hard to believe that a few unforesightful months ago we still did n’t know what our trading relationship with the EU would be . The preceding weeks since the end of the transition have been a extortionate learning curve for nutrient and farming businesses reliant on patronage with Europe , whether as a market for their good or as a supplier of inputs . This is an ideal chance to search back , take line and dig down into what are teething problem and what has essentially shift in how we trade in together .
“ We have a strong demarcation up of speaker from across industry uncoerced to share their knowledge and virtual experience to aid others across our agricultural and horticultural sector apprehend the opportunity and keep off the pitfall of trading with the EU , as well as the wide world , in 2021 and beyond . ”
Register for the webinars atahdb.org.uk .
