Business: August 2019 – November 2019
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2019 - November 2019.
News and Events
Lamb losses from birth to weaning preventable with correct ewe and lamb management
28 January 2020
Correct management of pregnant ewes will reduce the number of lamb mortalities from birth to weaning.
Lamb losses post-lambing can be as high as 15% in Welsh flocks yet many are preventable, insists vet Helen Scott...
Wise beyond her years, a young agri-student from mid Wales is aiming high, with a helping hand from Farming Connect
27 January 2020
Cerys Fairclough might be only 16, but she’s got a wise head on young shoulders. Agriculture student Cerys says that being selected for last year’s Farming Connect Agri Academy Junior Programme has given her a very...
Cerys Fairclough - Agri Academy 2019
Cerys Fairclough shares her stories and the values of the Agri Academy to her. Remember that the application window is open until 31st March 2020!
Vets advise sheep farmers on preventing abortion and barren ewes
22 January 2020
Lamb producers experiencing abortion rates above 2% are being advised to test ewes for the main abortion-causing pathogens.
Nearly a quarter of all lamb losses on Welsh farms are due to abortion, yet Enzootic Abortion of...
Episode 9 - Junior Agri Academy Study Visit to Iceland - 20/01/2020
Follow the Junior Agri Academy as they take a look at agriculture and farm diversification in Iceland. Highlights include a visit to a farm hotel, a mixed dairy and sheep farm, a tomato farm, a slaughterhouse and a meeting with...
Managing nutrition in pre-lambing period critical for ewe and lamb health
20 January 2020
Sheep farmers who carefully manage ewe nutrition in the last eight weeks of pregnancy will be rewarded with the successful growth and development of the unborn lamb.
Ewe nutrition is important at all stages of pregnancy...
Living life in the fast lane – Pwllheli-born Malan Hughes is a vet, dairy farmer, public speaker and a runner!
20 January 2020
Malan Hughes credits Farming Connect’s Agri Academy with helping her plan her future and achieve her potential through professional development. The application window for the Agri Academy 2020 is open now, and she wants you to...