Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
Farmers and foresters from across Wales are invited to attend the Farming Connect Wales Farmers’ Forum which will take place from 10am – 4pm on Thursday, 2 February 2017 at Hafod a Hendre, Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd.
Eirwen Williams, Director at...
Join Farming Connect to find out more about an agroforestry project at Henfaes Research Centre, Bangor, where lambs have been grazing forage crops grown among trees. The project aims to inform farmers about possible ways to diversify their farming practices and...
DURING times of uncertainty and lowered business confidence, along with continued volatility in agriculture, it is increasingly important for farm businesses to plan ahead and make sound decisions. Developing a better understanding of rural banking services is also important for...
Managing what you can control and future proofing your business will be the main theme of the Farming Connect’s Wales Farmers’ Forum. The event, being held on the 2nd of February 2017 at Hafod a Hendre, at the Royal Welsh Showground...
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University
Pigs producers who fail to quarantine new stock for at least three weeks are not only jeopardising the health status of herds but ar
e compromising their business productivity and profitability, warns a pig vet.
Bob Stevenson says isolating new...
Good infrastructure on livestock farms can improve access to grass, allowing stock to be grazed for longer, which can help keep production costs down. Higher production costs are often associated with housed stock and there are also higher environmental risks...
