News and Events
Cost saving wins can be captured in beef systems with earlier finishing
17 November 2020
Improving silage quality by just 1.5ME can reduce beef finishing costs by £38/head.
At Pantyderi farm, a Farming Connect demonstration site near Boncath, Pembrokeshire, Wyn and Eurig Jones are aiming to increase efficiency in the 300...
Capacity audience seek guidance from Farming Connect’s FBG Yard Coverings webinar
12 November 2020
A capacity audience of 1,000 farmers registered for an online Farming Connect webinar when two invited presenters, one a leading Wales-based environmental specialist and the second a policy official from Welsh Government, explained how the Welsh...
Red Meat: May 2020 – August 2020
This dashboard outlines red meat key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between May 2020 - August 2020.
WEBINAR: The Farm Business Grant – Yard Coverings - 04/11/2020
Speakers: Keith Owen, KeBek, Environmental Consultant and Richard Evans, Welsh Government
This webinar includes further information on the new capital grant scheme available to farmers in Wales.
The importance and benefits of infrastructure improvements is covered in the webinar.
The...
Farming Connect make plans to Zoom around the World
3 November 2020
As restrictions on unnecessary travel continue due to Covid-19, Farming Connect is taking farmers and foresters on a series of virtual international farm tours. It will build on the aims of the popular Management Exchange and...
Calling all dairy, beef, sheep and goat farmers…put away your pad and pencil and store all your animal management records online!
29 October 2020
Farming Connect has arranged two fully-funded online webinars which will encourage dairy, beef, sheep and goat farmers throughout Wales to keep all their livestock records online. Learn how to set up your account, store and update...
Rotational grazing improves farm’s grass quality without need to reseed
26 October 2020
An organic beef and sheep farm is getting more performance from grass since one of the partners embarked on a Farming Connect programme designed to help farmers become better grassland managers.
Phil Cowcher, who farms Penrhiw...
Episode 28 - Managing upland pasture for economic and environmental benefits - 16/10/2020
In this episode, we meet Farming Connect’s newly appointed Red Meat Technical Officer for North Wales, Dr Non Williams, who has recently completed a 3-year PhD study into the sustainability of upland cattle farming systems. In particular, she looked at...
WEBINAR: Flock health planning and reducing use of antibiotics - 15/10/2020
Farming Connect and Joseph Angell of Wern Vets discuss the key considerations for effective flock health planning and efficient use of antibiotics on farm.
He covers the health planning strategies undertaken at Rhiwaedog demonstration site and how they limit their use of antibiotics...