14 November 2023
A home mix ration formulated with high quality ingredients and incorporating homegrown forage has provided a cheaper alternative to bought-in concentrates for pregnant ewes and beef cattle on a Powys upland farm.
Richard and Donna Jenkins...
13 November 2023
Investing £30,000 in starling-proofing cattle housing is a major outlay for a Welsh dairy farming business but it calculates a payback period of just two months in feed savings alone.
In the months from October and...
07 November 2023
A business course specifically focussed at dairying has been created by Farming Connect to help new entrants thrive in the sector.
The two-day intensive Business Bootcamp aims to instil new entrants with confidence, skills and motivation to...
06 November 2023
A Flintshire dairy farm expects to further cut antibiotics usage in its block-calving dairy herd by using an innovative technique that links individual cow DNA to her somatic cell count (SCC) level in a bulk milk...
2 November 2023
When a Flintshire dairy farm introduced once-a-day (OAD) milking it was a permanent switch the business made to improve work-life balance but reduced milking frequency can also be used as a temporary measure to manage herd...
1 November 2023
A Welsh upland farm is growing deep rooting legumes and herbs and incorporating nutrient-unlocking fungi at seeding in a bid to increase drought tolerance and improve resilience against dry summers.
The Griffiths family produce beef, lamb...
30 October 2023
Wales’s ambitious goal of reaching net zero by 2050 is going to require some changes to agricultural practices, including improving herd and flock health, performance and productivity.
With that in mind, Farming Connect is delivering fully...
23 October 2023
Diversifying into a non-farming business venture is now commonplace as Welsh farmers look to secure their financial future, with many tapping into Farming Connect resources for support, guidance and knowledge ahead of establishing those alternative income...
19 October 2023
The suitability of Welsh hill farms for growing productive crops of tea is being investigated in a detailed study underway in Powys.
Mandy Lloyd spotted an opportunity to use land on Cleobury Farm at Heyope, Knighton...
16 October 2023
A Welsh sheep farm is hoping to increase resilience in its lamb finishing system by growing drought-tolerant lucerne.
The deep-rooted nitrogen-fixing crop with its high protein content has the potential to be the ideal feed for...
