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Conwy farmer yields cash saving from new crop at Farming Connect Focus Site
An innovative Conwy farmer is yielding a cash saving of nearly £6,000 a year thanks to support from leading agricultural experts.
Arthur and Menna Williams from Llannefydd, Conwy have gained knowledge, advice and subsequently success from identifying a higher...
Getting to grips with farm business management and finances pays dividends!
‘Plan for the future and never stop learning’ are the watchwords of two busy female farmers from North Wales who are committed to their own personal development. It has proved an award-winning doctrine which both are putting to good use...
Lower Eyton Farm: Nutrient Management Planning Project Review
A Farming Connect project focussing on better use of home produced fertilisers shows how managing manure applications and testing soils nutrient status can improve productivity and profitability on Welsh soils.
The project, located at Lower Eyton Farm near Wrexham, focussed...
Farming Connect will be urging Welsh farmers to ensure their businesses are performing at their best and to stay safe when working with animals at this year’s Winter Fair!
Benchmarking against the top third performing farm businesses in Wales could be the catalyst to creating viable sustainable businesses for many farmers, according to Farming Connect.
This was reinforced by beef and sheep farmers Paul and Dwynwen Williams of...
FC - Issue 11
Below is the 11th 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...
Better soil management: reducing or stopping soil tillage
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- Tillage creates significant disturbance to soil, which can have a negative influence on soil biology and soil organic matter levels.
- This can adversely affect soil health and function.
- Adopting no-till systems...
Capturing additional daily liveweight gain since establishing a rotational grazing system
An organic beef farm is capturing an additional 0.4kg/head of daily liveweight gain from yearling cattle at grass since establishing a rotational grazing system.
The cattle at Penrhiw Farm, near Llandysul, Ceredigion, were traditionally set stocked, but Phil Cowcher and...
Nearly a year into a partnership agreement, and 28-year-old Rhys Richards is proving how collaboration between farmers can be beneficial to all involved
Rhys was employed as an agricultural contractor after periods of working on farms but his ambition was to get a foothold on the farming ladder.
With assistance from Farming Connect’s ‘Venture’ initiative, he has achieved that goal, farming in...
Farmers urged to take advantage of free testing and veterinary support at Gwaredu BVD programme launch
As a £10 million initiative to eradicate bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) from Wales’ national cattle herd gets underway, farmers are urged to take advantage of free testing and veterinary support now or face possible compulsory testing at their own expense in...