4 November 2019
Farming Connect offers advice to support businesses to become more versatile and to be able to adapt to change.
Jeremy Moody, CAAV (Central Association of Agricultural Valuers) will be the main speaker at the event. Jeremy...
31 October 2019
The priority areas of Farming Connect include Climate Change, Biodiversity, Forestry, Red Meat, Dairy, Grassland, Arable, Horticulture...
25 October 2019
Controlling docks could improve grass dry matter (DM)/hectare (ha) on Welsh grassland farms by over 10%.
Docks are one of the most economically damaging weeds in grassland, competing directly with grass and reducing yield, farmers...
18 November 2019
Three prestigious Farming Connect awards were announced at last week’s Lantra Wales Land-based Awards ceremony, which celebrated its 25th anniversary at a special event held at the Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wales.
Attended by more than...
24 October 2019
A dairy farmer has reduced his annual inputs of nitrogen to 135kg/hectare (ha) from 400kg while maintaining the same level of grass growth through a series of efficiency measures designed to reduce the impact of...
15 October 2019
Observing five important principles will help farmers keep cattle healthy at housing this winter.
During a series of Farming Connect-led events across Wales, livestock housing expert Jamie Robertson urged farmers to consider key criteria to assess...
15 October 2019
The nominations for the 25th Gwobrau Lantra Cymru Awards have been announced and they include a variety of individuals and businesses that highlight the breadth of the sector. The awards recognise the outstanding contributions to the...
15 October 2019
Investing in infrastructure to prevent rainwater entering slurry stores will reduce the slurry storage capacity needed on Welsh farms and the cost of spreading it on the land.
Farmers attending a joint Farming Connect and AHDB...
8 October 2019
Some Welsh farms may need to revise the design of their cattle handling systems because they don’t suit the jobs they are needed for.
Livestock handling expert Miriam Parker warns beef farmers against opting for a...
2 October 2019
What will your farm or forestry business look like in 2030? If you were one of the thousand plus visitors who attended Farming Connect’s Innovation & Diversification Wales event at the Royal Welsh showground last week...
