By Rhiannon James, Farming Connect Knowledge Transfer Journalist
The grazing infrastructure of a Pembrokeshire dairy farm is being extended and updated to improve grass utilisation and produce more milk from forage.
At Moor Farm, Walwyns Castle, Haverfordwest, Farming Connect Demonstration Farmer...
Liver fluke or Fasciola hepatica is a common parasite of livestock. A liver fluke infection causes ill health, as well as a reduction in growth rates and reproductive performance in affected livestock. Over recent years it has been acknowledged that...
One of the unique research resources at the Pwllpeiran Upland Research Centre (IBERS, Aberystwyth University) is the Brignant plots. These plots have been established as long-term extensification plots for the past 22 years. The aim of these plots is to...
Extreme weather events like flooding and drought are becoming more prevalent as we feel the effects of climate change. Grasslands cover large land areas in the UK where rainfall tends to be highest...
There are...
By Dave Davies, Silage Solutions Ltd
This short article aims to highlight the things to look for when making your additive choice. As there are so many different products on the market it is impossible to detail each and every...
Farmers and foresters wanting to reduce costs and improve on-farm efficiency are urged to visit Farming Connect at this year’s Royal Welsh Spring Festival, which will take place at the Llanelwedd showground on 21/22 May.
Eirwen Williams, director of rural...
An open day at one of Farming Connect’s new innovation sites will showcase the latest research aiming to improve sustainability in the Welsh uplands.
The open event at Pwllpeiran Upland Research Centre in Cwmystwyth will feature projects which aim to...
A series of Farming Connect on-farm events this spring are focussing on helping soils and grassland recover after the warmest and wettest winter on record.
An additional 476mm (19 inches) more rainfall than usual in Wales since November has led to...
Farming Connect recently visited a dairy farm in west Wales focusing on enhancing its calf rearing efficiency.
At Drysgolgoch, Llwyndrain, in north Pembrokeshire, Seimon and Eleanor Thomas have invested heavily in new infrastructure on their 700-acre dairy farm. A new 70-point...
