Exhibitors and visitors alike were pleased to be attending the first Nottinghamshire Show since 2019. Angela Calvert and Katie Fallon report.

It has been another busy month on-farm. Calving is almost over, barring a couple of stragglers. As is the way with calving or welcoming any new life onto a farm, some things have not quite gone according to plan.

We welcomed spring 2022 with its sunshine, tulips flowering and Covid-19 hopefully behind us; only to then find another substantial challenge.

Rachel Cooper, 27, is Shropshire’s YFC county chair. She hails from Whitchurch, North Shropshire but now lives in Bridgnorth on her partner’s sheep and arable farm.

With fly season upon us, farmers are being reminded to tackle strike head-on and apply an early preventive treatment to protect sheep from blowfly strike and to stop the first wave of blowflies from breeding.

In the pages of last week’s Farmers Guardian Buy and Sell section there was an abundance of dairy herd dispersals advertised. It was indicative of the current state of that sector, with people looking to cash in while prices for stock are high and larger herds continue to add head count.

The Mastitis Therapy Checklist from Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health advises that taking time to sit down with your vet to review treatment protocols is a valuable thing to do

Ahead of NBA Beef Expo the Richardson family, Melsonby, North Yorkshire and the Suddes family, Cornsay, Co Durham, are set to welcome visitors to their farms on Friday May, 27.

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health technical services manager Sioned Timothy says wormer resistance is a real and growing threat to cattle producers.

Stephen Dennis on supply and demand.