Yan Farm Health

29/06/2025

🐄 𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒏𝒆'𝒔 𝑷𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒆 3: 𝑭𝒂𝒓𝒎 𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒌 & 𝑼𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆 🐄

Join us on Thursday, 28th July (10:30–13:30) at Beckside Farm, Whicham (by kind permission of the Morris-Eyton family) for an informative farm walk and lunch, featuring Karen Bond from NMR.

Karen will present the latest developments and guidance on Phase 3 of the National Johne’s Management Plan (NJMP), along with practical tips for implementing these changes on your farm.
Whether you’ve been involved in Johne’s control for some time or are just beginning to get to grips with it, the day promises to offer valuable insights and support, whatever stage you're at in the journey.

• Lunch will be provided
• Spaces are limited – please call Anne to reserve your spot - 01539 327000

Beckside Farm Boehringer Ingelheim National Milk Records Ltd

26/06/2025

🤩Exciting News! 🤩

Andrew has been shortlisted for the Farmers Weekly ‘Livestock Advisor of the Year’ Award 2025.
The team at Yan is fully behind the nomination, and we would like to thank our clients and supporters for putting Andrew forward.

We are also thrilled to share that John and Nicola Young at Jenkin Crag have been nominated for the Dairy Farmer of the Year award. We are fully behind their nomination as a practice too — huge congratulations to them!

The awards take place later this year — wish them both luck! 🤞

Farmers Weekly

https://www.fwi.co.uk/events/awards/fw-awards-2025-meet-the-finalists?fw_source=home_latestnews&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLJ7UpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHs38paJ_vNyEHTDPuLn0UgNtLfFllb46by6Tc2WFk0w0v_Vj5DdTBZAC8bkU_aem_YyWrT4YufUTvPCyw9flMIQ

23/06/2025

📆Date for your Diary! 📆

🍻🍔𝒀𝒂𝒏 𝑺𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 🍔🍻

Join us for our annual summer social on Friday 1st August 2025, 7pm at Ninezergh Farm, Levens, by kind permission of the Bland Family!

This year, we have decided to support Cancer Research UK, in honour of families in our local community affected by cancer. Collection on the night.
Suggested voluntary donation: £20 per farm – all proceeds go directly to the charity 💙🩷

To book your places please contact the office on 01539 327000 or text 07501933291

Everyone welcome – we would love to see you there!

22/06/2025

🚨 Farming Equipment & Technology Funding Now Open! 🚨

DEFRA has launched the latest round of funding to help farmers boost on-farm productivity, enhance sustainability, and improve animal health and welfare.

🗓️ Application Window: 29th May – 10th July 2025

This year’s funding focuses on three key areas:
✅ Productivity
✅ Slurry Management
✅ Animal Health & Welfare

If you're thinking of applying for the funding, please get in touch – we are here to help support your application.

💡 Top Tip: Farmers who discuss their application with a vet score 20% higher in the points system. Signing up to the Animal Health & Welfare Review alongside this funding is a great way to access bespoke one-to-one veterinary advice and strengthen your application.

Now is the perfect time to speak with one of our team and make the most of the support available.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/farming-equipment-and-technology-fund-2025
https://apply-for-an-annual-health-and-welfare-review.defra.gov.uk/apply/endemics/start

19/06/2025

🐂 𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑺𝒕𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝑺𝒐𝒐𝒏? 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑻𝑩 𝑻𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒔 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚!🐂

We're currently experiencing high demand for TB testing.
If you are planning to sell stock and require pre-movement testing, please get in touch as early as possible to secure your appointment.

We want to ensure everyone can move and sell their stock without delays, but with demand remaining high, early booking is essential.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

17/06/2025

13/06/2025

Yesterday, we teamed up with Paragon Vets to host an insightful meeting focused on calf health, highlighting the importance of farm hygiene and fly control.
The event was supported by MSD, Bestico, and Neogen, each delivering informative discussions on their specialist topics.
After the presentations, we had a farm walk led by Matt and Lizzie, which offered a fantastic opportunity to see how the farm has grown and developed in the last few years. The progress made is impressive—while maintaining a simple and effective system, the farm continues to evolve in both scale and quality.
A key highlight was the new calf building, which sparked great discussion and gave everyone a chance to take away something new to consider on their own farms.
Huge thanks to Paragon for their support, Applegarth for providing lunch, our speakers for their valuable insights, and of course, the Stephenson family for kindly hosting and sharing their journey with us.

XLVets FarmParagon Veterinary Group - Farm Bestico UKMSD Ruminants GB

06/06/2025

Last Saturday night, Hannah was called to a heifer that needed some assistance during labour. The calf was just a bit too big for the heifer to deliver on her own.

Fortunately, the farmer had spotted the signs early and called for assistance in good time. A Caesarean section was the safest option and thanks to quick action and a skilled team of both vet and farmer, both mum and baby are doing really well.

The sooner you spot the signs of a difficult calving and ring for assistance, the more chance there is of a good outcome for both cow and calf.

Here are some useful timings to remember when deciding whether to intervene or call the vet:
🐂Early signs of calving (e.g. isolation from herd, loss of appetite, lifting tail, tail swishing, mucus from v***a) lasting for more than 6 hours with no signs of a water bag
🐂Waterbag has been present for more than 1 hour with no signs of a calf
🐂Continuous straining for more than 30 minutes with no signs of a calf
🐂Calf's feet / head are visible but no progress has been made in 30 minutes

If in doubt, you can always check the positioning of the calf using a clean lubricated hand, at any stage of the delivery, to ensure the calf is positioned normally in the pelvis for delivery.

03/06/2025

Some of our team will be heading to NSA North Sheep tomorrow at Greystoke Castle, Penrith, along with fellow XLVets members!

As one of the UK sheep industry’s leading events, it is set to be a great day for sharing knowledge, connecting with others, and celebrating all things sheep farming.

Pop along to our XLVets stand and say hello—we’re looking forward to seeing some familiar faces!

See you there! 🐑🐏

XLVets Farm

01/06/2025

🚨𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧!🚨

DEFRA has launched the latest round of funding to help farmers boost on-farm productivity, enhance sustainability, and improve animal health and welfare.

🗓️ Application Window: 29th May – 10th July 2025

This year’s funding focuses on three key areas:
✅ Productivity
✅ Slurry Management
✅ Animal Health & Welfare

Top Tip: Farmers who discuss their application with a vet score 20% higher in the points system, therefore now is the ideal time to join the Animal Health & Welfare Pathway and take advantage of one to one, bespoke veterinary advice to strengthen your application.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/farming-equipment-and-technology-fund-2025