DIY AI
3-DAY COURSE
DIY AI can save you time and money by getting your cow inseminated at the right time without the cost or stress of waiting for the technician.
Our DEFRA and LANTRA approved DIY AI Courses are delivered over three days and are tailored to give you maximum hands-on tuition. This allows plenty of time for the dexterity required for a successful insemination to be mastered. The course is taught in small numbers on-farm, giving a relaxed training atmosphere.
Anatomy and Physiology
Reproductive management strategies
Oestrus cycle
Fertilisation and pregnancy
Insemination technique
Semen care
Welfare and legislation
Nitrogen safety
Equipment
In order to carry out Do It Yourself (DIY) Artificial Insemination you must have completed a DEFRA-approved training course.
The CIS Open Day at Scope House will be held on Tuesday 25th February 2025 from 11am to 2pm.
Join us for a tour of our facilities and see our state-of-the-art laboratory in action as well as meeting the team.
A complimentary lunch will be provided, so it is essential to confirm attendance and numbers by Wednesday, February 19th, 2025.
Timetable
11:00 Arrival at Scope House, Hortonwood 33, Telford, Shropshire TF1 7EX
11:15 Welcome Presentation
11:30 Tours & lunch
14:00 Ends
Please RSVP online by completing the online form, or contact Lizzie Yates on 07801 568534 or email lizzieyates@thecis.co.uk
This LANTRA approved course is aimed at all those working with livestock to help you improve your knowledge and understanding of the different classes of medicines and how to use them safely and effectively on your farm.
By attending this course, you will be able to fulfil your Red Tractor Farm Assurance and supermarket contract requirements. It will help you to understand and recognise the differences between vaccines and treatments, how to use them safely and responsibly in animals under your care
Storage and maintainance of medicines
Identifying vaccines and treatments
Antibiotic classification and uses
Wormers (anthelmintics)
Usage of NSAID medicines
Administer using different routes: drenching – bolusing – subcutaneous – intramuscular – intravenous injection
Farm health plans
Compliance, legislation, assurance standards and record-keeping
Hetland Hall Hotel, Carrutherstown, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway DG1 4JX
Tuesday, 04 March 2025 10:30am - 2:00pm Hetland Hall Hotel, Carrutherstown, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway DG1 4JX
Join AHDB for Potstown Farm's final Strategic Dairy Farm meeting looking at how to futureproof your farming business with Neil Wilson. The recent Marcus Child event in Kilmarnock encouraged the Owen family to write down their goals for the future and think more constructively about strategic planning for the next 5–10 years. Succession is often a tricky subject, but the recent budget brings planning for succession into a much sharper focus and has put farming families under more pressure than ever. Many succession issues are the same. However, there are also some traditional views and assumptions about who is best placed to own or run a family business, and these can create barriers to progress. Neil Wilson, Executive Director at SAB Advisory Ltd has experience in agriculture and a wealth of strategic leadership, relationship management, banking and markets experience. His farming background means he can relate to the issues at the farm gate and his professional experience allows him to add significant value to any business he works with. Neil will lead the talk with his professional and personal experiences and discuss the Owen family's thoughts around strategic planning and future-proofing their family business.
Wednesday, 05 March 2025
10:30am - 2:30pm
The Green Hotel, 2 Muirs, Kinross,
KY13 8AS
Discover the untapped potential in your herd at our workshop where we'll reveal hidden gems in your herd’s data and you’ll walk away with a tailored report that takes your breeding decisions to the next level.
The choices you make will have a lasting effect on farm profitability as they accumulate over generations. While good decisions positively influence your herd for years to come, poor ones can hinder improvements from good management.
The AHDB milk recording data is already shaping UK genetics. We provide the independent evaluations used by breeding companies. But are you making the most of this data for your herd's breeding decisions?
Broadfield Farm, Symington, Biggar, South Lanarkshire ML12 6JZ
Part of AHDB Confident Strides series, will help you take steps to enhance your herd’s mobility while cows are housed and at the same time boost profits and public perception.
Lameness is expensive, requiring additional time and treatment costs. It also leads to lower yields and a shorter productive cow lifespan.
This event offers practical, actionable ideas you can implement on your farm to improve cow welfare, even when time and resources are tight.
You’ll hear from mobility mentor Julie Forrest, who will share best practices for identifying and applying the right solutions for your cows and learn how progress has been made at Broadfield Farm.
This event will cover
The key factors affecting cow mobility while housed
Managing cows on concrete
Practical ideas for reducing lameness, including footbathing and trimming protocols
Safe cow movement through feed, handling, and housing areas
Benefits of the Healthy Feet programme and lessons from Broadfield Farm
If you want to create a future where your cows move with confidence and ease, leading to happier and healthier lives, then this meeting is for you.
Borderway, Rosehill, Carlisle, CA1 2RSMultiple day event:
14 – 15 Mar
Borderway UK Dairy Expo returns on Friday 14th & Saturday 15th March 2025. This annual Expo is held at Borderway Mart, Carlisle and has become a key industry event for dairy farmers across the UK and Europe; regularly seeing in the region of 7,000 visitors, it is now one of the greatest events of its kind.
UK Borderway Dairy Expo prides itself as one of the key calendar dates in the dairy industry. It acts as a shop window for breeders and producers and brings together some of the UK’s finest dairy stock. Alongside this, it is also a trade event where businesses within the industry showcase the latest research, developments and innovative technology.
In addition to the livestock classes, the day’s programme will also include Breed Society shows, the John Dennison Lifetime Achievement award, a next generation schools programme and various demonstrations.
The UK Dairy Expo will also feature the All Britain Awards.
The presentation evening will be on Saturday 15th March 2025 at 7pm within Exhibition Hall, Borderway Mart
HERDSMAN FOOT TRIMMING
3-DAY COURSE
Lameness issues have a huge impact on the dairy industry not only from a welfare perspective but also financially. Loss accumulates not only from the cost of corrective treatment but also in production losses. Our Herdsman Foot Trimming course is designed to equip you with the skills you need to reduce instances of lameness on your farm.
The LANTRA approved course teaches attendees to trim using the renowned 5-step Method. The course is very hands-on, allowing plenty of time to enhance your skills. The course examines the main causes of lameness and ways to prevent it. Our trainers are all experts in their field .
Anatomy
Preventative trimming
Common foot problems
Corrective trimming
Equipment care
Introduction use of grinding
Introduction to blocking & bandaging
Biosecurity and diseases
DIY AI
3-DAY COURSE
DIY AI can save you time and money by getting your cow inseminated at the right time without the cost or stress of waiting for the technician.
Our DEFRA and LANTRA approved DIY AI Courses are delivered over three days and are tailored to give you maximum hands-on tuition. This allows plenty of time for the dexterity required for a successful insemination to be mastered. The course is taught in small numbers on-farm, giving a relaxed training atmosphere.
Anatomy and Physiology
Reproductive management strategies
Oestrus cycle
Fertilisation and pregnancy
Insemination technique
Semen care
Welfare and legislation
Nitrogen safety
Equipment
In order to carry out Do It Yourself (DIY) Artificial Insemination you must have completed a DEFRA-approved training course.
SAFE USE OF VET MEDS
Medicine matters
1-DAY COURSE
This LANTRA approved course is aimed at all those working with livestock to help you improve your knowledge and understanding of the different classes of medicines and how to use them safely and effectively on your farm.
By attending this course, you will be able to fulfil your Red Tractor Farm Assurance and supermarket contract requirements. It will help you to understand and recognise the differences between vaccines and treatments, how to use them safely and responsibly in animals under your care
Storage and maintainance of medicines
Identifying vaccines and treatments
Antibiotic classification and uses
Wormers (anthelmintics)
Usage of NSAID medicines
Administer using different routes: drenching – bolusing – subcutaneous – intramuscular – intravenous injection
Farm health plans
Compliance, legislation, assurance standards and record-keeping
This course can be offered online
DIY AI
3-DAY COURSE
DIY AI can save you time and money by getting your cow inseminated at the right time without the cost or stress of waiting for the technician.
Our DEFRA and LANTRA approved DIY AI Courses are delivered over three days and are tailored to give you maximum hands-on tuition. This allows plenty of time for the dexterity required for a successful insemination to be mastered. The course is taught in small numbers on-farm, giving a relaxed training atmosphere.
Anatomy and Physiology
Reproductive management strategies
Oestrus cycle
Fertilisation and pregnancy
Insemination technique
Semen care
Welfare and legislation
Nitrogen safety
Equipment
In order to carry out Do It Yourself (DIY) Artificial Insemination you must have completed a DEFRA-approved training course.
The Balmoral Show in association with Ulster Bank is Ireland's largest agri food event that entertains and educates the entire family.
The history of the Annual Show is one steeped in history, tradition and inspiration. The very first Show was held in Belfast Corporation Markets on the banks of the River Lagan on the 23rd and 24th August 1855. Outgrowing this venue, from 1896 to 2012 the Annual Show was held at the 32-acre Balmoral site in Belfast and was renamed to Balmoral Show. In 2012, again outgrowing the Balmoral and King's Hall venue, the decision was made to purchase and develop a new venue, the 65-acre Balmoral Park.
SAFE USE OF VET MEDS
Medicine matters
1-DAY COURSE
This LANTRA approved course is aimed at all those working with livestock to help you improve your knowledge and understanding of the different classes of medicines and how to use them safely and effectively on your farm.
By attending this course, you will be able to fulfil your Red Tractor Farm Assurance and supermarket contract requirements. It will help you to understand and recognise the differences between vaccines and treatments, how to use them safely and responsibly in animals under your care
Storage and maintainance of medicines
Identifying vaccines and treatments
Antibiotic classification and uses
Wormers (anthelmintics)
Usage of NSAID medicines
Administer using different routes: drenching – bolusing – subcutaneous – intramuscular – intravenous injection
Farm health plans
Compliance, legislation, assurance standards and record-keeping
This course can be offered online.
