Upcoming FarmSkills Courses
FarmSkills is all about working with you to design a course that suits you and your farm business. Please call the FarmSkills Office on 01765 608489 to discuss what we can plan together. In addition, we have courses running every month across the country.
The start of a new year is always a great time to reflect on courses run and look forward to the programme for the coming year. While DIY AI and Foot Trimming remain our most popular and most frequently-run courses, we are committed to providing a diverse programme meeting the varied needs of farmers across the country. Over the coming months, the practical, interactive choices on offer include Lambing, Calf Rearing, Infectious Disease Control, Environmental Mastitis, Improving Herd Fertility and Dry Sow and Gilt Management - together with a series of workshops for Yorkshire smallholders being run by The Minster Veterinary Practice. Please take a look.
If you can not see what you want, please let us know and we will do our best to set it up for you - even better if you know a number of farmers in your area interested in the same thing.
We are now running a number of FarmSkills courses in conjunction with Harper Adams with completion of six modules leading to a Foundation Certificate in Dairy Herd Health Management. Please call the FarmSkills Office on 01765 608489 if you would like more information.
To register for a workshop, either call the office or e-mail us using the Contact Us page.
| 2012 | |||
| FEBRUARY | |||
| 1 February | Dairy cow nutrition | Paragon | Carlisle |
| 1 February | Breed selection for beef production | Drove/ RAC | Gloucestershire |
| 1 February | Practical lambing | Cain | Welshpool |
| 1 February | Practical lambing | Tyndale | Gloucestershire |
| 1 February | Lambing | Northvet | Orkney |
| 1 February | Practical lambing | Wright Morten | Crewe |
| 2 February | Lambing | Northvet | Orkney |
| 2 February | Practical lambing | Bishopton | Ripon |
| 2 February | First aid for farmers | Alnorthumbria | Alnwick |
| 2 February | Practical lambing | Drove | Swindon |
| 3 February | Bull workshop | Embryonics | Cheshire |
| 6 February | Practical lambing | Embryonics | Cheshire |
| 6-8 February | DI Y AI (3 day course) | LLM | Whitchurch |
| 7 February | Practical lambing, calving and kidding for small holders | Minster | York |
| 7-10 February | DIY AI (4 day course) | Allen and Partners | Whitland |
| 7-10 February | DIY AI (4 day course) | Castle Vets/ Semex | Barnard Castle |
| 7-10 February | Foot trimming (4 day course) | Wright Morten | North Manchester |
| 8 February | Managing the pregnant cow | Drove/ RAC | Gloucestershire |
| 9 February | Practical lambing | Westmorland | Kendal |
| 10 February | Practical lambing | Ardene House | Aberdeen |
| 10 February | Foot trimming - part 1 | Bishopton | Ripon |
| 11 February | Fertility day | Embryonics | Cheshire |
| 13 February | Lambing and nutrition | Castle Vets | Barnard Castle |
| 13-16 February | DIY AI (4 day course) | Embryonics | North Wales |
| 14 February | Interherd | Bishopton | Ripon |
| 15 February | Practical fertility and obstetrics - Herdsman Certificate (module 3) | Scarsdale | Markeaton |
| 15 February | Gilt selection and management to the point of service | Larkmead/ RAC | Gloucestershire |
| 15 February | Staff management | Bishopton | Ripon |
| 15 February | Responsible use of antibiotics | Shepton | Somerset |
| 16 February | Practical lambing | Cain | Welshpool |
| 16 February | Practical lambing | Allen & Partners | Whitland |
| 16 February | Practical lambing | Westmorland | Kendal |
| 16 February | Foot trimming - part 2 | Bishopton | Ripon |
| 20-23 February | DIY AI (4 day course) - Harper Adams accreditted | Embryonics | Lancashire |
| 20 February | Lameness workshop | Embryonics | Cheshire |
| 21 February | Foot trimming - part 3 | Bishopton | Ripon |
| 21 February | Practical lambing | Friars Moor | Sturminster Newton |
| 21-23 February | DIY AI (3 day course) | Wright Morten | Cheshire |
| 22 February | Care of finishing pigs | Larkmead/ RAC | Gloucestershire |
| 22 February | Practical lambing | Penbode | Devon |
| 22-24 February | DIY AI (3 day course) | Kingsway | Skipton |
| 23 February | Calf disbudding | St Boniface | Crediton |
| 23 February | Calf management for block calving herds | Wright Morten | Macclesfield |
| 23 February | Practical lambing | Alnorthumbria | Alnwick |
| 27 February | Environmental mastitis | Bishopton | Ripon |
| 27 Feb - 1 March | DIY AI (3 day course) | Embryonics | Worcestershire |
| 27 Feb - 2 March | DIY AI (4 day course) | Wright Morten | Cheshire |
| 28 Feb - 1 March | Herdsman foot trimming (3 day course) | Embryonics | Worcestershire |
| 28 Feb - 2 March | DIY AI (4 day course) | Paragon/ Semex | Carlisle |
| 28 Feb - 2 March | DIY AI (4 day course) | Shepton | Shepton Mallet |
| 29 February | Lameness and foot care (sheep) | Tyndale/ RAC | Gloucestershire |
| 29 February | Mastitis prevention - Herdsman Certificate (module 4) | Scarsdale | Derbyshire |
| 29 February | Lameness and foot care (sheep) | PAWS | Nuneaton |
| February | Calving | Bishopton | Ripon |
| MARCH | |||
| 1 March | Preparation for calving (beef) | Westmorland | Kendal |
| 1-2 March | Cattle lameness | Chapelfield | Long Stratton |
| 5-8 March | DIY AI (4 day course) - Harper Adams accredited | Embryonics | Lancashire |
| 5-8 March | DIY AI (4 day course) | Paragon | Kendal |
| 6 March | Backyard poultry keeping | Minster | York |
| 8 March | Foot trimming (cattle) | Drove Vets | Swindon |
| 6-9 March | DIY AI (4 day course) | Ardene House | Aberdeen |
| 7 March | Foot trimming (cattle) | Scott Mitchell | Hexham |
| 7 March | Parasite control in sheep | Tyndale/ RAC | Gloucestershire |
| 7 March | Calving | Shepton | Somerset |
| 7-9 March | DIY AI (3 day course) | LLM | Preston |
| 12-15 March | DIY AI (4 day course) | Embryonics | Cheshire |
| 13 March | AI and fertility refresher | Chapelfield | Long Stratton |
| 14 March | Management of the lambing flock and newborn | Drove/ RAC | Gloucestershire |
| 15 March | Practical lambing | Allen & Partners | Whitland |
| 15-16 March | Foot trimming | LLM | Preston |
| 19-22 March | DIY AI (4 day course) | Embryonics | Staffordshire |
| 20-22 March | Herdsman foot trimming (3 day course) | Embryonics | Cheshire |
| 20-23 March | DIY AI (4 day course) | Chapelfield | Long Stratton |
| 20-23 March | DIY AI (4 day course) | St Boniface | Crediton |
| 26-29 March | DIY AI (4 day course) | Embryonics | Staffordshire |
| 27 March | Calf rearing | Chapelfield | Long Stratton |
| 27-28 March | Grinding (2 day course) | Embryonics | Cheshire |
| 27-30 March | DIY AI (4 day course) | Wright Morten | Cheshire |
| 28 March | Responsible use of antibiotics | Shepton | Somerset |
| March | Milking routines and parlour hygiene | Glenthorne | Uttoxeter |
| March | Managing post calving uterine infection | Wright Morten | Macclesfield |
| APRIL | |||
| 2 April | Sheep lameness and foot trimming | Bishopton | Ripon |
| 3-6 April | DIY AI (4 day course) | Allen and Partners | Whitland |
| 9-12 April | DIY AI (4 day course) | Embryonics | N Ireland |
| 10 April | Flock/ herd health planning for small holders | Minster | York |
| 10-12 April | Herdsman foot trimming (3 day course) | Embryonics | N Ireland |
| 11 April | Responsible use of antibiotics | Shepton | Somerset |
| 11 April | Establishing the weaned pig | Bishopton | Ripon |
| 13-15 April | Herdsman foot trimming (3 day course) | Embryonics | Ireland |
| 13-16 April | DIY AI (4 day course) | Embryonics | Ireland |
| 17-19 April | Herdsman foot trimming | Embryonics | N Ireland |
| 17-20 April | DIY AI (4 day course) | Wright Morten | Congleton |
| 19-20 April | Herdsman foot trimming | Embryonics | N Ireland |
| 20-22 April | DIY AI (3 day course) | Embryonics | N Ireland |
| 23-26 April | DIY AI (4 day course) | Embryonics | South Wales |
| 23-26 April | Professional foot trimming | Embryonics | Cheshire |
| 24-25 April | Grinding | Embryonics | Cheshire |
| 24-26 April | Herdsman's foot trimming | Embryonics | Bristol |
| 26 April | Sheep parasite control | Westmorland | Kendal |
| 30 April - 1 May | Professional foot trimming | Embryonics | Westpoint |
| April | Mastitis prevention | Chapelfield | Long Stratton |
| April | Treating mastitis | Glenthorne | Uttoxeter |
| MAY | |||
| 8-10 May | Herdsman's foot trimming (3 day course) | Embryonics | Aberdeenshire |
| 8-11 May | DIY AI (4 day course) | Embryonics | Aberdeenshire |
| 17 May | Sheep parasite control | Westmorland | Kendal |
| May | Sheep parasite control | Bishopton | Ripon |
| May | Sheep parasite control | Wright Morten | Crewe |
| May | Safe use of veterinary medicines | Synergy | Dorset |
| May | Dry sow and service management | Chapelfield | Norfolk |
| May | Calf management for year round calving herds | Wright Morten | Cheshire |
| JUNE | |||
| 7-10 June | DIY AI (4 day course) | Embryonics | Nottinghamshire |
| 14 June | Feeding the high yielding dairy cow | Westmorland | Kendal |
| June | DIY AI | Chapelfield | Norfolk |
| June | Dairy fertility | Synergy | Dorset |
| JULY | |||
| 4 July | Vets and meds for pig farms | Bishopton | Ripon |
| 12 July | Calf health | Westmorland | Kendal |
| July | Ram and ewe fertility | Bishopton | Ripon |
| July | Heat detection and fertility management | Wright Morten | Cheshire |
| AUGUST | |||
| 16 August | Bull fertility and soundness testing | Westmorland | Kendal |
| SEPTEMBER | |||
| 24-27 September | Professional foot trimming | Embryonics | Cheshire |
| 27 September | Understanding mastitis | Westmorland | Kendal |
| September | DIY AI | Wright Morton | Congleton |
