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Dr Ruth Wonfor: IBERS, Aberystwyth University

Take home messages:

• Sheep scab is caused by mites which live on the skin of the sheep, causing lesions, severe itching, loss of wool and ultimately a loss in production.
• All sheep with scab...

Farming Connect appoints new development officer for South Ceredigion

Rhiannon Davies is the (recently appointed) Farming Connect development officer for South Ceredigion.

Rhiannon grew up on the family beef and sheep farm in Talgarreg where she helps her parents...

THERE are many options available to add value to home-produced pork, such as utilising traditional breeds and developing products for the retail, catering or artisan food markets. However, an idea is only as good as the time spent on developing...

Mastitis is one of the costliest challenges facing dairy farmers, while levels of Somatic Cell Count have a direct impact on milk price achieved. Tackling these important issues can increase milk price and yield, reduce culling and cut the cost of...

Dr Ruth Wonfor: IBERS, Aberystwyth University

• Bedding is important for keeping animals clean and dry but also for environmental enrichment in housed sheep systems to improve animal welfare.
• Straw encourages natural sheep behaviour but is increasingly expensive and increases the...

Tapping into new genetic technology has great potential to improve the productivity and profitability of beef businesses through better-informed breeding decisions. Genomic Estimated Breeding Values (GEBV’s) use DNA technology to identify superior genetics for carcase traits, which could have a...

Precision farming equipment and technology could help improve the performance, profit and efficiency of day to day work routines of crop farming businesses. The potential to make financial savings is significant, but the technology used must pay for itself.

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Making the most of grass available this spring by turning cows out to graze earlier can help save money on feed and housing, boosting profitability. With some careful planning, spring grazing can be managed to ensure improved utilisation of grass throughout...

Noel Gowan, Grasstec discussing planning an early spring turnout to keep production costs down at Trawscoed, one of Farming Connect's Innovation sites.

Farming Connect has added to its range of fully-funded e-learning interactives which now cover a wide variety of topics ranging from liverfluke to the benefits of using high sugar grasses and from grazing management to farm finance.

With all modules designed to...