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A Pembrokeshire beef farm has reduced its winter feed costs by £33/tonne by replacing a bought-in protein blend with home-grown beans and peas.
28 March 2022
The Jones family grew eight hectares (ha) of the crop at Pantyderi Farm, Boncath, as part of their project work as Farming Connect demonstration farmers.
The pulses replaced a 36% protein concentrate blend that had...
Growing pulse crop as protein feed improves beef farm’s carbon footprint
22 March 2022
Replacing a bought-in protein blend with home-grown beans and peas is helping a Pembrokeshire beef farm reduce its carbon footprint, while capturing significant savings on fertiliser and feed costs, too.
The pulse crop grown on eight...
Land use change for carbon sequestration: assessing the influence of carbon trading
16 March 2022
Dr Richard Kipling: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- The potential to earn income from carbon trading is increasingly a factor of interest to land managers
- However, numerous factors can influence the potential for carbon sequestration, and accurately...
FC - Issue 38 - March/April 2022
Below is the 38th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...
Zoom Around The World - Spain - 04/03/2022
Spanish based Digitanimal, a company that offers innovative integral solutions to farmers in over 50 countries is the focus of this Zoom Around the World episode.
Digitanimal was established after the loss of 10 animals from one of the co-founders'...
Episode 58 - Give rotational grazing a try this Spring
Agricultural inflation has become a big issue in farming over the past twelve months, with substantial increases in input costs, particularly fertiliser and feed. That’s why we invited James Daniel of Precision Grazing to join us on this episode to...