RAFT Solutions Ltd

15/11/2024

Join us on Thursday 28th November to participate in a group discussion at Welshpool Livestock Sales Ltd

Topic: Establishing a national infectious disease simulation model to guide BVD control and policy design.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided

Please contact RAFT 01765 645893 or email [email protected] if you wish to attend

12/11/2024

Come and join our very own Jonathan Statham, alongside the The Farming Community Network over Zoom to discuss Farming and Food Security!

Just email [email protected] for the access code 👍🏼🚜

🎙Tomorrow evening our very own Jonathan Statham joins FCN for their winter program of talks.

Jonathan holds a number of senior positions within the veterinary and agricultural sectors including Chair of the Animal Health & Welfare Board of England (AHWBE).

This one's on Zoom so grab a drink and enjoy an informative hour with an industry expert in the comfort of your own home. (Email [email protected] for the access code) 🚜🚜

24/09/2024

🤩 EXCITING PROJECT UPDATE! 🤩

We have been working closely with the team at Morrisons, one of their Blueprint Beef farmers, Tim Phipps, and the Map Of Ag in our latest project looking at how sexed semen could be transformative in terms of genetic progress and by enhancing sustainable reproductive success in the first phase of the breeding season.

Supported by Innovate UK, this project has developed several innovative ideas that are now helping the Phipps family ensure the beef they supply to Morrisons has a low carbon footprint as possible.

🚜 As part of the herd sustainability strategy, bulls with strong maternal traits have been used to breed cows that would suit the system. Bulls with strong growth traits were then selected as sexed male AI semen to put on the replacement females to produce efficient finishing stock for the trial. By using sexed male semen in this study, the aim was to move the ratio of calves from 50:50 male: female towards majority 80:20 bull calves and consequently extra beef yield.

🚜 The programme produced additional bull calves which modelling predicted would produce an additional three tonnes of beef per 100 cows/year.

🚜 Sustainable breeding improvements lead to decreased days to slaughter, reduced waste, and increased resource efficiency.

🚜 Sexed semen offers a key tool to target maternal genetics in the animals bred as replacements and ultimately terminal beef traits in animals less suitable for breeding replacements, producing more efficient and lower emissions beef.

It’s been a great project to be involved in and a big thank you to everyone involved!

11/09/2024

Our Operations Director, Harriet Scott, is attending UK Dairy Day today and is on-hand to discuss all services RAFT Solutions related.

Send us a DM if you're attending the event and would like to speak to Harriet about how RAFT and your business could work together!

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UK Dairy Day is open! We are delighted to welcome you back to UK Dairy Day 2024, our 10th anniversary event! The main catering area is in the Ironbridge Suite on the first floor for coffee and breakfast. Catering vans also in the external trade stand area.

The cattle show judging will commence at 8.40am. There are 280 trade stands feature across internal and external exhibition areas and include feed manufacturers, animal health suppliers, vets, milk buyers, dairy and farm equipment suppliers. Practical demonstrations start at 9.00am and the seminars and industry panels start at 9.30am

Pick up a free event guide with timetable and map.

The Event Guide and Cattle Catalogue are also available to view and download from the UK Dairy Day website.

11/09/2024

Today we are proudly supporting the campaign by Back British Farming NFU.

Here at RAFT, we want to say a huge THANK YOU to every farmer for their incredible hard work they do every day, all year round. We help support the farming community by developing innovative research, advanced breeding and training solutions to the food sustainability challenges our farmers face.

With British Farming at the heart of our nation, we encourage you show your appreciation and and together we can ensure a greener, sustainable future for generations to come!

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20/08/2024

We've partnered with Kersia UK Farm Hygiene to bring you an exclusive range of innovative boluses designed for dairy and beef cows!

Delivering an optimum health system for high-performance cows with a focus on transition health, fertility, liver function and rumen health.

Click the link below to find out more! 🐄🐄

13/08/2024

The Pig team over at Bishopton Veterinary Group have been nominated for a prestigious award at The National Pig Awards! Please go and support them by voting in the link below...🙌

https://nationalpigawards.co.uk/2024/en/page/npa-allied-industry-member-of-the-year?utm_campaign=NPA24%20Allied%20Industry%20Vote&utm_content=CAST%20YOUR%20VOTE%20%F0%9F%91%86&utm_term=https%3A%2F%2Fnationalpigawards.co.uk%2F2024%2Fen%2Fpage%2Fnpa-allied-industry-member-of-the-year&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MAA%20Awards%20%26%20Events

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Big news!! (We need your help!) 🐖🐖🙏

Our small but mighty pig team are delighted to have been named finalists at the National Pig Awards as the NPA Allied Industry Member of the Year Award. Just to be nominated is an honour and we're extremely proud of them!

We're up against some huge names in the industry (we are the only vets), so we'd be very grateful if you could take a moment to vote for us. Our pig team are incredibly hard working, and we don't shout about them enough, so please help us get them the recognition they deserve and VOTE VOTE VOTE!! 🙏🐖😊🙏🐖😊🙏

You can scan the code or visit the National Pig Award page to vote. Link below.

https://nationalpigawards.co.uk/2024/en/page/npa-allied-industry-member-of-the-year?utm_campaign=NPA24%20Allied%20Industry%20Vote&utm_content=CAST%20YOUR%20VOTE%20%F0%9F%91%86&utm_term=https%3A%2F%2Fnationalpigawards.co.uk%2F2024%2Fen%2Fpage%2Fnpa-allied-industry-member-of-the-year&utm_medium=email&utm_source=MAA%20Awards%20%26%20Events

Good luck, Pig Team!! 🐷🐽🏆

08/08/2024

The Farmers Guardian and Morrisons campaign is back for another year and here at RAFT Solutions Ltd we are proud to show our support to the farming industry and celebrate all that is great with British farming!

Check out one of our resident RAFT cow's enjoying her morning breakfast of prime stock nuts and forage, supplemented with Omega 3 and minerals!

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03/08/2024

HUGE well done to Bishopton Veterinary Group and Bishopton Farm Team for winning the People’s vote at today’s St Wilfred’s Parade in Ripon!

Brilliant float guys, well done team Bishopton! 🤠👏🏼🎉

Thank you SO much to everyone who liked, shared and voted on the St Wilfrid's Day Parade posts. We are delighted to announce we won The People's Vote and we couldn't be more proud.

Thank you also to all the organisers, volunteers, sponsors, fellow floats and the many many people behind the scenes who paint, make costumes and just provide encouragement. It's an incredible day and trust us when we say, we know how much goes into it.

Well done everyone!!

03/08/2024

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WANTED!!! 🤠

It's St Wilfrid's Day Procession tomorrow in Ripon and once again our team have pulled together, given up their own free time and spent a month plotting and painting to make the best float they can. These guys work really hard on this and, as we're always a little bit competitive, it would mean the world if you could vote for us on the day!!!

Voting opens at 12pm and you can find the portal on the St Wilfrid's Day website or via the QR Code on our float!!! It only takes a moment and would mean a lot. Can you guess our theme?!

LIKE AND SHARE!! 🙏🤠🐴

30/07/2024

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We are delighted to announce, after extensive field trails, the launch of the VetDx cloud based Bull Breeding Soundness Exam (BBSE) module, demonstrated by farm vet Neil Eastham in the video below!

Many thanks to our partners in Bishopton Farm Team and the help of other XLVets practices!

https://youtu.be/w5Fp-jdmlsY?si=_0Gfdxw40cj_BfbM

24/07/2024

🚨PLEASE NOTE 🚨
We are currently experiencing problems with our internet and phones.
Hopefully it won’t be too long until we are back online, however if you need to get in touch, please drop us a message on our social media channels.
We appreciate your patience.
Thank you.
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24/07/2024

It was the Goat Veterinary Society Conference in Harrogate, last week. Jonathan featured as a guest speaker, updating the attendees on progress made to include goats in the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. Kath and Laura also visited a progressive goat dairy farm as part of the conference - plenty to learn!

As well as listening to case studies and disease reports from the Caprine Kings and Queens who wrote all the text books! 🐐👑

24/07/2024

This week we are proudly supporting – a brilliant campaign by the Farm Safety Foundation - Yellow Wellies, with this year marking their 10th year!

“For an industry so central in strengthening food security and growing the economy, farming continues to have the poorest safety record of any occupation, with 27 people losing their life on GB farms in 2023/24!”.

This Farm Safety Week offers an opportunity to reset the way we approach farm safety and risk-taking.

Follow along with our upcoming posts as we continue to support this campaign and how we can help you make farm safety a priority.

23/07/2024

We had a brilliant day last week at our Precision Livestock Farming conference, held at the fantastic Harper Adams University! 😁

The day consisted of informative talks and discussions from our keynote speakers, which left us feeling inspired and motivated on the field of precision livestock farming.

With a great turnout of delegates and a jam-packed agenda, we look back on what was a fantastic day .

Thank you to all our speakers, sponsors, and delegates.

UK Agri-Tech Centre Harper & Keele Veterinary School SenseHub GB VetDx Kersia UK Farm Hygiene Fecpak DeLaval Harper Adams University School of Sustainable Food and Farming Keele University

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19/07/2024

🚨PLEASE NOTE 🚨
Our systems are currently affected by the ongoing Microsoft outage. Hopefully it won’t be too long until we are back online, however if you need to get in touch, please drop us a message on our social media channels or telephone the office on 01765645893.
We appreciate your patience.
Thank you.
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18/07/2024

Great to have the team from Fecpak at our PLF Conference!

We're excited to be at this years' Precision Livestock Farming Conference with Solutions Ltd at Harper Adams University showcasing our innovate digital diagnostic technology.

Come over for a chat to learn more on how our technology can have a critical role in precision livestock farming.

Harper & Keele Veterinary School

18/07/2024

Today’s the day!
Our Precision Livestock Farming Conference has finally arrived at Harper Adams University 🙌🏼
Here is to a great day ahead of trail-blazing speakers and discussions!