29 May 2019
If you are involved with either pigs, poultry or both, you won’t want to miss a unique opportunity to hear from some of the UK’s leading experts from these two rapidly expanding sectors and to...
28 May 2019
Young farmer Ilan Hughes spends most of his waking hours looking after 600 Swaledale hill ewes which are farmed on the uplands of the renowned 6,000-acre Rhug Estate in Denbighshire.
Ilan works as a full-time...
28 May 2019
For Hugh and Sally Martineau, farming on the shores of Llangorse Lake near Brecon was an opportunity they had considered for some time.
However, as farming newcomers, they risked diving headfirst into the wrong system...
28 May 2019
In an ideal world, the older generation would discuss their plans for the future of the farm business openly with other members of the family, before such discussions become necessary. Unfortunately, this is not always...
23 May 2019
Women working in agriculture throughout Wales are being invited to take a road trip for a unique ‘journey of discovery’ when they will be given an insider’s view of some of Wales’ most successful rural...
23 May 2019
Treating the signs of lameness in a cow as an emergency by swiftly dealing with the problem can prevent irreversible damage to the affected foot, specialists in cattle lameness advise.
Lameness is a costly disease...
21 May 2019
The prospect of establishing a farm business can seem an impossible dream for aspiring farmers so a new one-day event is seeking to help aspiring farmers from across the UK break into the industry.
Farming Connect...
21 May 2019
Grazing strategies that exploit Wales’ climate for growing grass must be a priority for livestock farmers amid demand for grass-fed sheep and beef.
Although the market doesn’t routinely reward farmers for meat qualities associated with...
17 May 2019
Welsh grassland farmers are growing nearly a third more grass from their reseeds thanks to plant breeding research in Wales.
S23 – the first variety developed by the by the Welsh Plant Breeding Station which...
