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Regenerative agriculture

Regenerative agriculture: buzzword and beyond

15 April 2021 Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Regenerative agriculture aims to shift away from productivity and sustaining outputs towards the four R’s, renewal, recovery, replacement and repair of ecosystems. Many farmers already use individual regenerative practices but may...
Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Dairy, Forestry, Horticulture, Organic, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep
Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Grassland Management, Water Quality
Issue 32

FC - Issue 32 - March/April 2021

Below is the 32nd issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales. Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...
Type: Publications Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Dairy, Forestry, Horticulture, Organic, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep
Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare, Grass Measurement, Grassland Management, Health and Safety, Woodland Management
grassland

The benefits of mixed grazing approaches in grassland-livestock systems

14 April 2021 Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Take home messages: Mixed grazing systems can increase ruminant production potential Grazing multiple species of herbivore either simultaneously or consecutively can increase pasture usage efficiency and reduce parasite burdens This can...
Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Sheep
Theme: Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare, Grassland Management
Cae Haidd

Farming Connect’s 500 farms lead 10 years of innovation in Welsh agriculture

9 April 2021 Grassland management on Welsh farms has been transformed in a decade with one beef farmer describing rotational grazing as an ‘absolute game-changer’ for his business. Paul Williams, who runs a suckler herd at Cae Haidd, Llanrwst, was...
Type: News Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Sheep
Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare, Grassland Management, Innovation, Rotational Grazing