News and Events

This episode focusses on the new environmental expectations of farmers in Wales particularly around the management of nutrients. From the 1st January 2020, new rules will be introduced to control when nitrogen and organic fertilisers are spread on the land...

Huw Jones Wholehouse farm, Talgarth, Brecon has attended our Master Grass residential two-day programme and has proceeded to become a Prosper from Pasture advanced level Group member.

The application window for the next ‘Propser from Pasture’ programme is now open...

14 November 2019

Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• As the productivity of dairy cows has increased, so have their nutritional requirements.
• The transition period is a particularly demanding time in a cow’s life, managed improperly she will...

13 November 2019

We live in a digital age which is why most progressive farm and forestry businesses in Wales are already tapping into the benefits of information technology, or ‘IT’ as it’s more commonly known, to aid maximum...

11 November 2019

Louise Radley: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Planting areas of woodlands is a great method to increase carbon capture, supported by a number of grants and incentive schemes within Wales (See Part III)
• Mixed tree species plantations result...

8 November 2019

Louise Radley: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• To meet the Welsh Government's pledge to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 95% by 2050, a variety of methods and technologies will be required, including carbon capture and storage...

8 November 2019

Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Antibiotic growth promoters were banned in the EU in 2006 which has resulted in renewed interest in alternative, novel solutions to improving performance, efficiency and animal health.
• Essential oils from...

Feeding clover seed to sheep to improve permanent grassland

Oat production in diverse environments and managements conditions 

7 November 2019

Louise Radley: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. 

• New legislation targets require petrol to be blended with 9.75% bioethanol by 2020, requiring increased bioenergy crop production while not impacting food crop production
• Miscanthus can thrive on marginal land and...