Emissions Toolkit Pitched as Permitting Alternative Receives Positive Government Response
A farmer-friendly toolkit that assesses the ammonia emissions risk on a farm received a positive response from the Government when announced at the RABDF Business and Policy Conference this week. (2 Dec).
The tool kit developed by dairy farmer and RABDF Chairman Peter Alvis, with support from others in the industry, allows farmers to input basic data relating to housing type and management, slurry storage and spreading.
Entries for Royal Dairy Innovation Award Open
Entries are now open for the Royal Dairy Innovation Award for companies with a product or service exhibited at Dairy-Tech 2022 that positively impacts the UK dairy industry.
The award, sponsored by the Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock (CIEL), is for research and development in the field of dairy farming and will be awarded for the most practical, relevant product or service which is, or likely to be, the most significant innovation for the future of dairying.
Tickets Go on Sale for Biggest Dairy-Tech Event in its History
Discounted tickets are now on sale for Dairy-Tech 2022, shaping up to be the largest in the event's history.
More than 80 new products are being launched, and almost 300 exhibitors have stands booked, making it the biggest show yet.
Taking place on Wednesday 2 February at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire, Dairy-Tech 2022 features a new and improved layout making the site easier to navigate.
Government Launch Snapshot Labour Survey in Agriculture to Assess Shortfall
Farmers and veterinary professionals have only a few days to complete a government survey on labour shortages in the sectors, which will assess the problem and understand the main shortfall in the supply.
The Government launched the survey on Friday 12 November, with the closing date on Thursday 18 November. The survey is designed to collect accurate and representative data on the current state of the labour market in key sectors of the UK economy. This data will then be used to assess the extent to which the supply of labour meets demand and to understand the main drivers behind any labour shortage.
Online Dairy Business and Policy Conference to Address Future Farming
RABDF Calls on Government for Joined-Up Emissions Policy after Methane Pledge
TB Policy Update - bTB Partnership
Bovine TB is the most devastating disease impacting our cattle herds today. Not because of the direct animal health and welfare impacts, the majority of reactors are otherwise fit and heathy animals but because of the massive impacts a breakdown has on the farm business and the knock on effects on animal and farmer health and welfare.
TB has many risk pathways that are out of our control, we cannot control what our neighbour buys in, what area of the country we farm in, but TB is an infectious disease which just like Johne’s, BVD, abortion, lameness and calf pneumonia, TB does have routes onto farm and around farm we can control to reduce if not eliminate risk.
TB policy is devolved to be controlled by the respective governments. The slight variation in policies can be divisive for farmers especially those on the borders. What we need to do is ensure all governments are following the science and evidence to put in place policies that are appropriate for the risk areas. For more information on TB policy in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales visit Bovine TB Policy in the UK | TB hub UK
The English Government recently announce five key areas of priority.
In 2020 the bTB Partnership was formed in-order to improve governance and develop a true partnership across the farming industry, government and other stakeholders. The aim of the group is to set strategic direction for the government’s bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication programme and play a key role in co-designing new policies and communications.
For more information: Bovine Tuberculosis Partnership - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)