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New Chair of AHDB appointed by Defra Ministers
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Emily Norton has been appointed by Defra Ministers as the new Chair of AHDB.
Emily, who has 25 years of experience in the food and farming sector, will take on the role for three years from 1 June 2025. She will succeed Nicholas Saphir, who is stepping down after more than five years in the role.
Read more about the appointment
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Graham Wilkinson to step down as AHDB CEO
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Graham Wilkinson is stepping down from the role of CEO to join Sofina Foods as Group Agriculture Director; he will leave his post towards the end of 2025.
Outgoing AHDB Chair Nicholas Saphir said:
“While the board and I are naturally disappointed that Graham will be leaving AHDB, it is clear the organisation is well placed to continue delivering real benefit for levy payers.”
Read more about this announcement
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As proud sponsors of Open Farm Sunday, we’re helping to forge stronger community connections between producers and consumers to deliver a more resilient food system and champion the vital role of farming with nature.
This year’s event is taking place this coming Sunday – 8 June.
Find out more about Open Farm Sunday and how to get involved
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Livestock farmers urged to plan for dry weather
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With many cattle and sheep farmers relying on grazing during the summer and harvesting silage for winter food stocks, now is the time to make plans to help mitigate poor grass growth following the driest spring in over a century.
Read more on this topic
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RUMA has launched a survey to gather insights from vets, farmers and SQPs about the vaccine shortages that have been a growing source of concern for UK livestock sectors.
Vaccines play a key role in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of animals – a limited supply can have widespread implications on animal wellbeing.
Complete the survey by Friday 27 June
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UK–EU trade summit presents opportunity for agri-food exports
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Last month’s announcement between the UK and EU has reset the trade relationship, addressing the impact of non-tariff barriers by including a sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement.
Find out what this means for the UK
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Farming Equipment and Technology Fund
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The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund opened for applications on 29 May; it will close on 10 July 2025.
The fund includes three grants to help you buy equipment or technology to:
If you are interested in applying for a grant towards animal health and welfare items, you can strengthen your application by providing evidence that you have discussed it with your vet.
Learn more about the grants and how to apply
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RamCompare results: Year 9 review
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Catch up with the latest results from the leading commercial progeny test for terminal sires – RamCompare. Discover how performance-recorded rams are driving flock productivity and enhancing genetic traits across the UK sheep industry.
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Practical support and guidance
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Pre-movement testing exemptions have been extended to 12 June 2025. This means you do not need to test non-breeding animals over the age of 60 days before moving them out of a restricted zone.
On 1 July 2025, the restricted zone will be extended to cover all of England. This means that from this date you will be able to move animals within England without a bluetongue licence or test.
View the latest situation from Defra
Calculate how much it will cost to vaccinate your livestock against bluetongue virus and how much it could save you using our interactive calculators.
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Intoxication risks related to dry weather
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A dairy herd recently lost over 30 adult animals following an incident of fertiliser intoxication.
Please remember that when transporting water in bowsers, it is important to ensure that they have been adequately cleaned beforehand, particularly if they have previously contained fertilisers.
Explore our water supply guide for farmers for helpful advice when planning for potential water shortages.
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Animal health and welfare resources
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We have launched a new suite of animal health and welfare pages on our website.
From diseases and medicine use to the husbandry and welfare of cattle and sheep, you’ll find a plethora of information and guides.
Visit our website to explore the pages
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Join a free online peer support community
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Farming can be tough, but you don’t have to face challenges alone.
Thanks to funding from the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust, Mental Health Innovations is launching a dedicated online peer support project just for farmers.
Learn more about the new support community
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Goodbye Nicholas Saphir
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AHDB Chair Nicholas Saphir joins David to talk about his life in farming as he comes to the end of his five years in the role.
Nicholas offers insight into British agriculture, how it compares to the rest of the world and the challenges that lie ahead.
Listen to the episode
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Graham Wilkinson: AHDB's role in British agriculture
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In the latest edition of our Food and Farming podcast, CEO Graham Wilkinson talks about his time at AHDB and what he believes the organisation can achieve for British agriculture.
Listen to the podcast
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NSA north and south events
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The NSA sheep events will showcase the UK sheep industry, with trade stands joining breed societies and individual breeders to provide you with an opportunity to network, catch up and build relationships.
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Real farms, real results – Scadghill Farm tour
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Join our final Monitor Farm meeting with Rob and Liz Priest at Scadghill Farm on Thursday 12 June.
They’ll be talking about their journey though organic conversion, outwintering and rotational grazing, as well as sharing some innovative methods to promote grass growth in an organic system.
Find out more and book your place
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Royal Three Counties Show
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Come and see us at the Future of Farming Theatre, open throughout the Royal Three Counties Show (13–15 June).
We will have a wide selection of publications and would love to talk to you about benchmarking your business through our Farmbench scheme.
We will also be presenting on protecting animal health and climate-smart farming.
Find out more about the show
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Nuffest – a weekend of fun for all the family
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Join us at Nuffest near Nottingham on 14–15 June where we’ll be supporting the ‘Food to Health’ question time sessions.
Panellists will discuss how to forge a stronger connection between British agriculture and public health and how we can link food to health with the consumer in mind.
Find out more about the event
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Sheep post-mortem event (Suffolk)
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Join AHDB, Mole Valley and Elanco on 17 June to talk all things sheep post-mortem with Ben Strugnell BVM&S Cert PM MRCVS of Farm Post Mortems Ltd.
Find out more and book your place
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Talking Leaders: Leading from the ground up
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Join us on 18 June as we broadcast live from the Allianz Stadium in Twickenham with groundsman Ian Ayling.
As well as marvelling at the straight lines and precision needed to keep the pitch in tip-top condition, we'll be discussing how to get the best from your people and lead a team of high-performance individuals.
Find out more and register
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Buitelaar B&B open day (Devon)
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Hear from the host farmer, regenerative specialists, the Buitelaar team and Oxbury Bank as we support Buitelaar at this B&B open day in Devon on 19 June.
Find out more and book your place
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Carbon Calling: The regenerative farming conference
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Carbon Calling is the missing link between conventional and regenerative agriculture. This year’s event is taking place on 24–26 June in Penrith.
Find out more and book your place
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Bluetongue virus – June update
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During this webinar on 25 June, we will share the latest updates on the current bluetongue virus situation.
Find out more and register
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Real farms, real results – Alnham Farm tour
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Join our final Monitor Farm meeting with G Sordy & Sons of Alnham Farm on 1 July.
Hear about and learn from their journey and find out how you can enhance your business resilience, reduce inputs and improve gross margins.
Find out more and book your place
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