News and Events

27 October 2021

A young livestock farmer is seeing the benefits of taking a different approach to grazing, less than a year after enhancing her knowledge of grassland management at a dedicated Farming Connect programme.

Carys Jones and her...

25 October 2021

A Welsh lamb producer more than doubled his income from land growing a winter grazing crop of a rape, ryegrass and Berseem clover mixture compared to brassicas, and soils were not left bare over the winter...

The bison at Rhug Estate are a familiar sight to most who have travelled along the A5. Here's Gareth Jones and  Dr Joe Angell explaining how they're looking into how they can protect the herd from a disease called malignant...

Farming a thousand ewes on a tidal salt marsh has its challenges and opportunities. Tune in to our latest podcast to hear the story behind the award-winning Gower Salt Marsh Lamb and how the farmer, Dan Pritchard, has changed his...

This dashboard outlines dairy key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between May 2021 - August 2021.

This dashboard outlines red meat key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between May 2021 - August 2021.

21 October 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Sheep’s milk is currently an underutilised production option in the UK
• Sheep’s milk and processed products may have many beneficial health impacts which could appeal to modern consumers
• To...

Diversification has been a topic of popular debate for decades and nothing has changed this year with a large number of Welsh farms looking to add income to the business.