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Training courses

Tailored to meet the needs of local farmers, our training courses, led by our vets, are practical, relevant and up-to-date, ensuring maximum benefits for your business and the wellbeing of your animals.

TRAINING COURSES 2024

Advanced Calf Rearing

One-day course covering the latest up to date thinking and research on pre-weaning calf management.
 Thurs 1 Aug

Calving Cows

This course is designed for people who manage maternity pens on farm who wish to increase their confidence and knowledge of calving cows.
 Fri 21 Jun

Cattle Hoof Care & Foot Trimming

Two-day course covering anatomy of the foot, lameness and lesion identification, hands on practical foot trimming technique and treatment of specific foot lesions.
 Thurs 1 – Fri 2 Feb | Thurs 12 – Fri 13 Sept

Cow Signals

What are the cows telling you? This one-day course will equip you with the skills to interpret cow behaviour with the aim of maximising cow’s health and productivity.
 Weds 15 May | Weds 9 Oct

DIY Artificial Insemination

DEFRA approved hands-on three-day course, plus a follow up refresher day (3rd Nov 2022) covering all aspects of artificial insemination of cattle.
 Weds 10 – Fri 12 Apr | Weds 14 – Fri 16 Aug | Weds 4 – Fri 6 Dec

Lambing

A combination of practical and theory sessions covering management of the late gestation ewe, practical lambing techniques and neonatal lamb care.
 Fri 19 Jan | Weds 14 Feb (Young Farmers)

Medicines

Red Tractor approved two-hour course providing all the relevant information and best practice advice with respect to responsible medicine use on farm.
 Thurs 14 Mar | Thurs 14 Nov

Farm vet James talking to farmers

Why book with us?

To ensure you get the maximum benefit we:

  • Keep attendee numbers small.
  • Choose farm-based venues when appropriate.
  • Ensure a high percentage of course time is spent being practical.
  • Tailor the course content to meet the needs of the attendees.

We run courses every month on popular subjects, so get in touch to find out the date of the next one you’re interested in.

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