Tightening Calf Blocks

In the sixth episode of Vetspective for Farmers, hosts Ami Sawran and Claire Whittle are joined by Clare Hill, regenerative agriculture director at FAI. The trio discuss regenerative agriculture, a topic that often provokes strong opinions and passionate debate among those in the industry. Clare’s role at FAI sees her spending fifty percent of her time managing the 1,200-acre farm, which is farmed regeneratively. The other part of her role involves working with food businesses, government, and influencers in the food industry to improve sustainability of food systems at land and sea. She talks open and honestly about the farm’s transition to regenerative agriculture, in particular the introduction of the Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) grazing system, as well as the mental wellbeing aspect of farming in this way and shares her experiences as a woman working in agriculture. Don't forget to subscribe and rate and review our podcast on your chosen platform now!

In the fifth episode of Vetspective for Farmers, we’ll be focusing on rearing dairy bulls calves, and the pros and cons this can have for your farm business. Joining hosts Ami Sawran and Claire Whittle today are vet Bill May from LLM, Jemma Holden, Dairy Technical Manager at Red Tractor and AHDB Dairy Senior Knowledge Exchange Manager, Stephen West.  This month's podcast delves into Red Tractor's GB Dairy Calf Strategy 2021-2023, the challenges faced by farmers looking to rear dairy bulls (including TB, calf management and sexed semen), how to overcome these challenges and the importance of calf management in the early days. And, don't forget to subscribe and rate and review our podcast on your chosen platform now!

In the fourth episode of Vetspective for Farmers, we’ll be focusing on the importance of biosecurity on-farm, especially at this time of year, as farmers commence lambing. Reducing disease at this stage is paramount to the future of farmers’ flocks. Joining host Ami Sawran is Penbode vet Sarah Phillpot. Having grown up on a dairy farm, following her graduation from the University of Liverpool in 2014, Sarah headed south to explore her keen interest in infectious diseases in cattle and her passion for sheep work, and heading up Penbode’s Flock Health Club.

As the UK faces an avian influenza outbreak, our hosts Ami Sawran and Claire Whittle are joined by Helena Brewer from VetPartners Poultry Health Services to delve into the interesting world of poultry, and the challenges this industry, which forms such an important part of the British agriculture sector, is currently facing.

As the weather cools and our cows come indoors, what can we do to identify when our youngstock are suffering and ensure our calves don’t succumb to pneumonia?  Our hosts Ami and Claire speak to livestock vet Sarah Hampson about key pneumonia indicators in calves and what we as farmers can do to prevent the illness.

In the inaugural episode of VetPartners Vetspective for Farmers podcast, we delve into the detail of tightening calf blocks with our hosts Ami Sawran and Claire Whittle, and their guest, expert vet Laura Gibson from Westpoint Vets, who recently had an article published on the subject in Farmers Guardian.