Farmers, foresters and horticulturalists wanting to reduce costs and improve business efficiency are urged to visit Farming Connect at this year’s Royal Welsh Spring Festival, which will take place at the Llanelwedd showground on 20 / 21 May.
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Discussion group members were interested in looking into trace element by blood testing a sample of their flock. This was done in conjunction with local vets and members used their discussion group ‘incentives’ to fund the blood sampling.
Blood samples...
Rural criminals are becoming more sophisticated in how they operate, using computers to steal from farmers in Wales.
Cyber crooks are taking advantage of relatively weak online security measures to defraud farmers.
During a recent farm security event at...
During a series of joint Farming Connect and AHDB Dairy meetings across Wales, facilitated by Jamie McCoy, Dairy Technical Officer at Farming Connect, it was calculated that the cost of replacing a staff member in a £30,000 a year role can be...
Two young female farmers, both alumni of the Agri Academy, Farming Connect’s flagship personal development programme, have recently been appointed as board members of Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC - Meat Promotion Wales), the Aberystwyth-based body responsible for the development, promotion...
Have you evaluated your farm or forestry business recently? Do you know how it’s performing now and how well it’s likely to perform in a future post-Brexit? Have you done everything in your power to safeguard your business for the...
Antibiotic use is a topical subject. There is increasing concern about possible antimicrobial resistance and a commitment by the agriculture industry to reduce the amount of antibiotics used. Much of the media attention is focussed on human health but we...
