Farmer training delivers solution to meet new Red Tractor standards

Produced in partnership with Lantra, the AMBP programme offers a flexible and affordable solution for farmer training in the responsible and safe use of medicines, as the requirement is introduced from the 1st November.

Including species-specific modules, the training has already proved valuable to dairy farmers since a similar requirement was introduced for that sector in 2019, NOAH says. Almost 800 farmers across all sectors have already used the programme since its launch in 2018.

The AMBP online farmer training course is easy to access and allows farmers to complete training when it suits them best. It not only covers the responsible and safe use of all medicines, including antibiotics, but also includes key hot topic areas, which will be of interest to each sector.

NOAH chief executive, Dawn Howard, says: “Years of collaborative work, focused on the responsible use of antibiotics, has shown how livestock sectors can achieve ambitious targets and reducing the need to treat whilst maintaining the health and welfare of livestock.

“As we move towards the long-term sustainable use of antibiotics, these new Red Tractor training requirements will help demonstrate how farmers are supplying high quality, nutritious and safe food from our farmed animals, and will support them as they produce this food from healthy animals, more sustainably.”

NOAH represents the UK animal health industry. It promotes the benefits of safe, effective, quality products and services for the health and welfare of all animals.

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