News and Events

Below is the 22nd 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 our...

6 August 2019

Farming Connect are co-ordinating a ‘Reducing Agricultural Pollution’ campaign on behalf of the Wales Land Management Forum’s sub-group on agricultural pollution.

The Wales Land Management Forum’s sub-group on agricultural pollution – a body incorporating Natural Resources...

2 August 2019

Over the next few months, the Wales Farm Safety Partnership (WFSP), together with all other Farm Safety Partnerships in the UK, will be urging farming families in Wales to implement practical measures that will help...

1 August 2019

Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Nutrition is a key part of any ruminant production business, but the animal also needs to be equipped with a diverse and healthy rumen microbiome to allow them to make...

31 July 2019

Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• The modern dairy cow’s nutritional requirements are highly complex due to the microbial population of the rumen and the demand for efficient and high-yielding animals.
• Protein is an essential...

31 July 2019

If you shop at Pantri Crwst, the official National Eisteddfod’s caravan site shop at Llanrwst this week, the food miles of those tasty Welsh products bought will be much less than those travelled walking the...

31 July 2019

Dr Peter Wootton-Beard RNutr: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Effective nutrient management is an increasingly important operational process, needed for both economic and environmental reasons.
• A comprehensive plan, with close attention to detail is required to...