Animal Health and Welfare: Making the most of Whole Farm Plans

Join the Soil Association at Oakwood Mill near Selkirk for a FREE interactive workshop to explore what a Whole Farm approach to animal health looks like.

Animal Health and Welfare Plans (AHWPs) are one of 5 audits now required for the new Whole Farm Plan, which farmers and crofters must complete in order to receive Basic Payments.

AHWPs, and equivalent organic livestock management plans, aim to ensure high standards of animal health, welfare, and environmental sustainability. Key components include identifying risk, preventative measures, potential treatment strategies, breeding, nutrition, biosecurity and record keeping.

The Henry family, who are certified Organic and operate an outwintering system with their beef cattle, have worked hard over the last few years on breeding, genetics and management so that the Treatment part of their animal health plan can be very light touch.

Being organic also means that their existing livestock management plan can be used in place of an Animal Health and Welfare Plan (AHWP) for the Whole Farm Plan requirements.

Join the Soil Association for a look at what a proactive, whole-farm approach to animal health planning can look like in practice, and how it links to other aspects of the farm – soil, carbon, biodiversity and integrated pest (& disease) management.

Hot lunch included.

FREE and open to farmers, crofters, growers and land managers. Booking required.

Location: Oakwood Mill Farm, Selkirk, TD7 5EZ

For more information contact Colleen on 07972298576 / cmcculloch@soilassociation.org.

This event is being delivered in partnership with Scottish Borders Climate Action Network (SBCAN).

Funding for this programme is being made available through the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Fund (KTIF), which is funded by the Scottish Government.