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Trace minerals are integral to immune function, whether that be enabling an effective response to natural disease challenges or to vaccination. Deficiencies in trace minerals can limit the immune system’s ability to respond to vaccination.

The SenseHub herd monitoring system from MSD Animal Health can be tailored to meet the needs of every size and type of dairy farm, with the system’s Premium application plan enabling herd managers to closely monitor their cattle on a group-by-group basis.

This year has been a learning curve for one of the winners of the Journey to Net Zero competition who has been discovering how to develop fertiliser ‘teas’ on the family’s beef and sheep farm. We find out more about her progress.

Sam Chinn of Causeway Farm in Dorset talks to us about using SenseHub on their dairy farm.

Ian Freeman at Elmore Back Farm tells us about his use of SenseHub for heat detection as well as health monitoring.

Natalie Herridge of Bent Farm talks to us about the impact of using a heat detection system to improve the fertility score of their herd.

Removing production-limiting worms from cattle at housing can support healthy growth rates in youngstock, and improve milk production in heifers due to calve over winter.

In the first of a series of articles on the winners of the Journey to Net Zero competition, we speak to young arable farmer Ben Adams on how he is using the award funding to find out.