Located in the Members’ Centre at the Royal Welsh Showground, it’s still not too late to book your space to join more than 100 ladies who have already signed up for next week’s Wales Women in Agriculture forum. This popular annual...
Cow mobility is one of the most important factors in herd health, with lameness the most significant welfare issue affecting dairy herds. Lameness cases can be costly and also impact on milk yield and fertility, so good hoof health protocols...
A series of cross-sector farms located throughout Wales, selected by Farming Connect, have been measuring and monitoring grass growth for the Welsh Pasture Project.
Technical data from each participating farm can be found on the Farming Connect website, which should help...
Wales Women in Agriculture Forum 2016: Inspiring, motivating, empowering…
Farming Connect invites women from across Wales to attend a Women in Agriculture forum entitled ‘Inspiring, motiving, empowering..’ which will be held on Thursday, 29 September from 10.30am to 4pm at...
Farmers are invited to find out more about different management options for their livestock this winter during an open event at one of Farming Connect’s demonstration farms.
The event will highlight the farming system at Rhiwgriafol, Talywern, Machynlleth...
Some of Wales’ leaders in agriculture have spent time discussing the industry and their aspirations for it with the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs at a meeting in Mid Wales.
Lesley Griffiths met with members of the...
The Glastir Woodland Creation scheme provides financial support for new planting. Financial support is also available...
By Dr Catherine Nakielny, Farming Connect Red Meat Technical Officer
We are fortunate in the sheep industry that breeding ewes are extremely efficient with the ability to rear their own body-weight every 12 months. Capitalising on this efficiency does however...
A new entrant dairy farmer who is converting his system to organic is tapping into the knowledge and expertise of a milk producer who started his own business from scratch 20 years ago.
Michael Houlden runs a herd of...
Young farmer Dylan Hughes and his wife Hanna, both 29 years old, farm 64 acres near Holywell in Flintshire, a combination of owned and rented land. In recent years, the main farming enterprise has been the purchase of cross-bred calves...
