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13 November 2024
A long-term project that monitors insecticide resistance in key pest species reveals how problems can potentially arrive in the UK from overseas. Jason Pole outlines the latest findings and how you can manage resistance threats.
11 March 2025
Stockperson Plus: Water management, testing, regulations, and maintenance
8 August 2024
The Environment Agency is introducing changes to Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR) requirements, find out what these could mean for you.
9 January 2024
New Defra guidance on BSE and animal feed storage
12 November 2024
Bluetongue is a non-contagious, viral disease affecting domestic and wild ruminants (primarily sheep and including cattle and goats), that is transmitted by insects, particularly biting midges.
14 November 2023
As winter approaches, getting youngstock housing in order is essential to prevent poor growth checks and increased risk of respiratory disease.
17 October 2023
AHDB has worked with industry experts to pull together best practice on youngstock housing. This guide covers legislation, the calf’s environment, housing design and systems that can be used to house your youngstock.
14 December 2023
Our Slurry Wizard tool is being updated to improve user experience as it is required once again for round two of Defra's Slurry Infrastructure grant application.
6 October 2023
It is essential that youngstock housing provides for calves' needs, ensuring health and performance are optimised and regulations complied with. This page discusses how layout and construction can be used to the affect.
6 October 2023
Feeding is one of the main tasks of calf husbandry, and it requires a lot of money, time and effort. Designing your housing to make feeding easier will greatly benefit you and your team
7 August 2023
The Environment Agency advises how farmers can maintain high rates of Environmental Permitting Regulation compliance.
13 March 2024
Advice on how best to help your sheep survive the cold weather.