Dairy: September 2020 – December 2020
This dashboard outlines dairy key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between September 2020 - December 2020.
News and Events
Welsh public’s affinity with farming driving resurgence in pick-your-own
3 February 2021
Confidence has returned to Wales’ pick-your-own (PYO) sector, with social media and the lure of nature driving growth.
Horticulture expert Chris Creed said there are many examples of very successful enterprises across Wales, from soft fruit...
Wales’ top silage makers can yield 2.2 litres more milk/cow than the average
27 January 2021
Beef farmers whose grass silage analyses are in the top 25% in Wales can capture daily liveweight gains 400g/head higher than animals fed the same quantity of average quality forage, equating to a cost benefit of...
Strategies and technologies to improve farm health and safety
25 January 2021
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- The agricultural sector is statistically one of the most dangerous industries globally but there are several possible tools, guides and schemes which could help farmers
- Farmers mindsets surrounding farm...
Poll shows fewer farmers routinely giving antibiotics to newborn lambs
25 January 2021
Welsh sheep farms with good flock husbandry can prevent newborn lambs succumbing to diseases much more successfully than by routinely treating with antibiotics, especially when the focus is on colostrum and hygiene.
With good management, most...
FC - Issue 31 - January/February 2021
Below is the 31st 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 our...
Episode 34 - Business planning and the future of farming with Euryn Jones
Farmers are facing major change over the next few years. In this podcast, Euryn Jones, HSBC's Deputy Head of Agriculture and Chair of Farming Connect’s Strategic Advisory Board, shares his vision and advice on how to prepare your farming business...
Carrying on the family farming tradition, with a helping hand from Farming Connect
18 January 2021
Like father like son and like mum too! Young farmer Gwion Jenkins (20) is determined to build on the longstanding tradition of developing the family farm, Rhosfach in Clynderwen. And like mum and dad, he’s tapping...
Air pollution: Reducing ammonia emissions from agriculture by adapting fertiliser storage and land application techniques
15 January 2021
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- Reducing ammonia emission from agriculture is a necessary objective to reduce national levels of air pollution
- Ammonia is a key contributor to air pollution as it...
Welsh Pasture Project 2020 Review
41 farmers, a mixture of dairy, beef and sheep from a range of different land types and systems across Wales have been measuring their pasture regularly since the Welsh Pasture Project started in September. Dairy farmers measured grass on a...