Technical Articles

21 October 2021

Sheep dairy production: understanding before upscaling

21 October 2021 Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Sheep’s milk is currently an underutilised production option in the UK Sheep’s milk and processed products may have many beneficial health impacts which could appeal to modern consumers To achieve and...

Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Dairy, Organic, Sheep

Theme: Business, Livestock

15 October 2021

Unlocking the potential of alternative crops: new income and environmental sustainability

15 October 2021 Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. UK crop and pasture practices heavily focus on traditional methodologies which can cause climate impacts and be susceptible to high variability in profit margins Alternative crop and pasture systems can open...

Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Dairy, Forestry, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Grassland Management

28 September 2021

The potential for growing plants under artificial light

28 September 2021 Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Take home messages: Light from artificial sources is increasingly used in horticultural production systems. Advances in LED technology means light composition can be optimised to increase the potential for production success...

Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Horticulture

Theme: Business, Land

23 September 2021

Potato blight: securing our spuds

23 September 2021 Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Potatoes are one of the most important food crops globally Fungal pathogens can cause different types of blight which reduce potato crop yields significantly and increase the application of environmentally questionable...

Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Arable, Organic

Theme: Business, Land

17 September 2021

Sprouts, microgreens and edible flowers: potentials for innovations

17 September 2021 Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Sprouts, microgreens and edible flowers offer a higher value alternative crop option to intensive agrochemical heavy crops These foods have interesting nutritional and health benefits associated and as such could benefit...

Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Arable, Horticulture, Organic

Theme: Land Key Specialism: Diversification

10 September 2021

Using sexed semen and genetic technologies to improve dairy and beef herds

10 September 2021 Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. The production and use of sexed semen is becoming more and more common, particularly in dairy herds, where it can be used to generate genetically superior replacements, reduce dairy bulls and...

Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Beef, Dairy

Theme: Business, Livestock Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare

9 September 2021

Alert ATVs and guarding gates: IoT devices for improving farm security

9 September 2021 Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Agricultural and rural crimes are a growing concern in the UK Smart connected devices have shown promise across sectors for their role in security and intruder/theft detection Sensors and technologies can...

Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Dairy, Horticulture, Organic, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Grassland Management

3 September 2021

Electrophysical and non-chemical weed control: current to cut chemicals?

3 September 2021 Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Weeds are one of the predominant pest problems impacting productivity across agriculture The movement away from blanket chemical use means alternative weeding strategies need increasing consideration, application and development Electrophysical control...

Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Arable, Organic

Theme: Land

1 September 2021

Feasting like kings – how to prevent birds feeding on TMRs

1 September 2021 Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Many birds, starlings in particular, depredate TMRs and other hard feed, causing serious economic losses for the farmer and nutritional losses for livestock. Calculations suggest that on average, these losses equate...

Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Pigs, Sheep

Theme: Livestock

16 August 2021

Agricultural Infrastructure: Integrating technology for animal health and wellbeing

16 August 2021 Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Technologies can be integrated into on-farm infrastructure to improve animal welfare Systems that increase the ability to monitor groups of animals as individuals have the potential to massively boost welfare Barns...

Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock