In a bid to continue to raise awareness of farm health planning among younger members of the industry, RABDF and Ubrolexin are this year staging the Farm Health Planning Award
Open to students studying at an agriculture university/college, and for the first time, veterinary students from any course year, the entrants are required to prepare a 1500 word essay demonstrating their understanding of proactive farm health planning on dairy and or beef units. They are asked to identify the barriers to adopting such a strategy and how to overcome those issues to improve herd health and profitability.
The award was introduced in 2007 as part of the industry/DEFRA partnership's Farm Health Planning initiative. It is judged by a panel of three: a farmer; vet in practice; and John Sumner, FHP project manager at the Dairy Event.