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Dr Kat Baxter-Smith, veterinary adviser for MSD Animal Health, provides answers around how vaccines can help combat pneumonia and reduce the disease’s long-term impacts.

Vaccinating cows with Rotavec® Corona has been part of a holistic approach which has boosted calf health and reduced stress levels for Derbyshire farmer Sam Chadfield.

Maximising the genetic potential of your herd is reliant on piecing together every part of the calf rearing jigsaw; from breeding to colostrum, feeding, environment and health planning.

The weather has not been kind to oilseed rape this season and the threat of flea beetle has left many growers questioning the future viability of the crop as yield information comes in.

Members of the public have been urged by police and farming unions to keep their dogs on leads as farmers continue to suffer the financial and emotional effects of livestock worrying.

The Farm Safety Foundation (FSF) has urged farmers to keep taking safety seriously following a 37.5 per cent decline in farm fatalities.

Arla 360 farmers are to be offered the chance to find the best environmental options for their land with a new Environmental Planner (E-Planner) tool to be rolled out this autumn.

Measures to protect young people’s jobs may benefit farming businesses looking for new staff.

Farm groups have welcomed the news that small abattoirs are to benefit from public funding under the terms of the Agriculture Bill.

Support for British farmers has soared to a record high as a result of their efforts to keep the nation fed during the coronavirus pandemic, a new survey has revealed.