RAFT Solutions Ltd

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!

10/07/2024

❗️ INTERRUPTION TO LABORATORY SERVICES ❗️

As a valued customer of SemenRate, we want to make you aware of a short interruption to our laboratory services in the next week.
We are running our second Precision Livestock Farming Conference at Harper Adams University on the 18th July 2024; to allow the laboratory team to attend the conference, analysis services will be suspended on this date only. Sample receipt will remain uninterrupted.

Normal laboratory services will resume on 19th July.

Thank you again for using the SemenRate service.

10/07/2024

UPDATE: We are now back up and running with our phone lines and internet! 😀

🚨PLEASE NOTE 🚨
We are currently experiencing no internet or phone lines at our Sunley Raynes site. 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.
Thank you.
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26/06/2024

🚜 Precision Livestock Farming Conference 🚜

MEET OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS...
And be part of a forward-thinking and innovative conference surrounding the field of precision livestock farming.

Want to attend? See all the details below!

📅 Thursday 18th July 2024
📍 Harper Adams University, TF10 8NB
🌟 £95.00 + VAT
👉 BOOK HERE: https://bit.ly/437OS9G
🧾 Check out the AGENDA here: https://bit.ly/4dEb7J0
https://www.raftsolutions.co.uk/.../precision-livestock...

12/06/2024

Jonathan is attending the British Animal Rescue and Trauma Care Association Conference today in Glasgow and is taking part in a great panel session on ‘The One Health / One Welfare initiative?...’ along with a great line-up of industry professionals.

With a wealth of knowledge and experience to support the government in understanding community risk and help build resilience in the one health environment, this session will identify key opportunities to get involved and pathways to progression!

Here is to a great and informative three days!

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15/05/2024

🚜 Precision Livestock Farming Conference 🚜

Calling all farmers, vets and industry leaders!
Be part of the conversation and share knowledge by connecting with regional and international PLF users and experts at our Precision Livestock Farming Conference.

Together we can shape the future of farming!

📅 Thursday 18th July 2024
📍 Harper Adams University, TF10 8NB
🌟 £95.00 + VAT
👉 BOOK HERE: https://bit.ly/437OS9G
🧾 Check out the AGENDA here: https://bit.ly/4dEb7J0

https://www.raftsolutions.co.uk/DB/latest-news-and-events/precision-livestock-farming-conference

14/05/2024

Today is and also the 2nd Farm to Fork summit taking place at Downing Street, where Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will unveil new measures to support farmers and what the Government are doing to .

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https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/farm-policy/sunak-to-unveil-raft-of-new-measures-to-back-british-farmers?utm_source=hometopstories

07/05/2024

With lambing season coming to a close, it's now the perfect time to be thinking about getting your AHWP visit booked in!

More information on the VetDx AHWP can be found here: https://vetdxs.com/welfare-pathway/ or speak to your herd vet today!

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01/05/2024

A great way of showing innovation in farming!

Well done to this farmer who came up with this genius idea...

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We never stop learning!

Here is a case of in-turned eyelids in a lamb. The farmer got inventive and created a headband out of tape, which holds the eyelids open... 24 hours wearing the latest fashion accessory and the eyelids were corrected!

A successful outcome that didn't require any antibiotics or surgery 🙌🐑 win-win!

01/05/2024

AHDB Beef and Lamb have released the first of four reports which evidence the current competitive English production standards for the Beef & Lamb sector!

RAFT's Jonathan Statham has been part of four industry experts who have played a role in reviewing the methodology and approach for such an important comparative review.

The independent reports will help inform the future direction of the industry by comparing the voluntary assurance standards and regulatory requirements of the English Beef & Lamb sector with other key suppliers from around the world.

https://ahdb.org.uk/news/independent-report-on-beef-lamb-production-standards-released

30/04/2024

Today our Marketing Assistant, Alex, headed to Leeds to attend the ‘Branding for Innovation’ workshop held by Innovate UK!

A big thank you to all the organisers, it was a very informative event! 👏🏼

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23/04/2024

This week we are proud to be supporting

Here at RAFT Solutions Ltd we want to celebrate the exceptional commitment and dedication of our British beef farmers, and highlight the incredible taste of British beef.

This nationwide campaign aims to inspire families and experiment with naturally delicious British beef, either by enjoying it as part of a Sunday roast, or creating a reimagined British beef dish with flavours from around the world.

Check out these recipies to get started: https://www.simplybeefandlamb.co.uk/blog/great-british-beef-week/

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17/04/2024

Last week, Jonathan and Katie headed over to Belfast to attend the BSAS - British Society of Animal Science conference.

Spread across three days, they enjoyed a combination of interesting talks and presentations across multiple species such as pigs, poultry, dairy, beef, and sheep.

With a conference theme around ‘The role of livestock in our ecosystems and economy’, the three days saw delegates debate and discuss the latest topics affecting the world of animal science and cutting-edge research, giving opportunities to connect with delegates from around the world.

The final day saw Jonathan chair a very informative session on Precision Technologies in Livestock Management, Health and Welfare which had a great turnout and covered a range of themes from robotics to computer vision and machine-learning approaches to predicting outcomes.

A big thank you to the whole BSAS team for the organisation of the conference!
We had a great time!

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08/04/2024

This week Katie and Jonathan from the RAFT Solutions Ltd team are heading to attend the BSAS - British Society of Animal Science conference over in Belfast!

Fast forward to Thursdays sessions, you'll note Jonathan will be chairing a very informative session on Precision Technologies in Livestock Health and Welfare! If you're attending, make sure you check it out.

Looking forward to a great few days of engaging sessions and networking opportunities.

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03/04/2024

Last Thursday evening, along with Bishopton Farm Team, we hosted Masham Young Farmers' Club at our Sunley Raynes site, who learnt all about Advanced Breeding and the role of science in livestock farming.

Neil covered a 'vet on the road' and went through what farm vets keep in their car along with what they might encounter when on call, and Jonathan gave the group a tour of our purpose built breeding facilities we have on-site.

Our Advanced Breeding Technician Katie then showed everyone around our SemenRate lab and explained about semen and embryo storage here at RAFT Solutions Ltd.

We even had our calving simulator along with a scanner and screen so the young farmers could see what a vet sees when they go on farm to PD! A great evening had by all, rounded of with a 'name that object' quiz!

A big thanks to everyone who came along, and both teams for supporting!

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02/04/2024

UPDATE...
🙌 We're back online! 🙌

🚨 Please note 🚨
We are currently having issues with our phones and internet service and will hopefully be back online as soon as possible!

Please bear with us whilst our IT team fixes the problem. 🙏🏼

20/03/2024

Even though it's a rainy day here in North Yorkshire, here is to the first day of Spring! 🙌🌷🌸

19/03/2024

🐥 Easter weekend office closures 🐥