News and Events

25 January 2022

Dr David Cutress and Dr Gwen Rees: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Cryptosporidium species pose a significant risk to both human and animal health and welfare
• These protozoan parasites can pass from animal to animal and animal...

Strategic grassland management through the use of innovative technology is the key focus in this Zoom Around the World episode.

It's no secret that the efficient management and maintenance of grassland is a crucial element involved in running a sustainable...

24 January 2022

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Current rates of climate and environmental change present numerous challenges for food production systems.
• Ecosystems that are in a degraded state will be more susceptible to...

In our first episode of 2022, we meet Dr Delana Davies who farms with her family at Tierson, near Milford Haven. Alongside their diverse farming business which includes dairying, sheep farming, breeding pedigree Limousin cattle and potato growing, Delana also...

Below is the 37th 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...

19 January 2022

This week, the National Centre for Learning Welsh and Menter a Busnes have launched a new online Learn Welsh course for the agricultural sector.

The 10-hour short course, part of the Centre’s ‘Work Welsh’ scheme, is...

19 January 2022

Beccie Williams is a wife, a mum to three young children and now a full-time poultry farmer too. Beccie and her husband Matthew took over his parents’ tenanted beef and sheep farm in Llanbister, near Llandrindod...

14 January 2022

Dr Emma Davies: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Small farmland management changes can produce significant benefits for bird populations.
• Supplementary winter feeding reduces winter bird mortality, however, whole ecosystem changes are needed to reverse bird population declines...

7 January 2022

Using multiple milk fever prevention strategies is paying dividends at a Carmarthenshire dairy farm.

Iwan Francis, who produces milk on a split block calving system at Nantglas, Talog, had experienced high levels of milk fever...

5 January 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Feeding plants through their leaves is common for a boost in some nutrients but not for the main limiting nutrient, nitrogen, in crops and pastures
• Crops have shown some...