Land: August 2020 – November 2020
This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2020 – November 2020.
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Livestock: August 2020 – November 2020
This dashboard outlines livestock key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2020 – November 2020.
Business: August 2020 – November 2020
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2020 – November 2020.
Multiple small feeds better than one for ewes in later stage of pregnancy
4 January 2021
Sheep farmers should avoid feeding heavily pregnant ewes more than 0.5kg of concentrates in a single feed, a vet has advised.
A ewe’s daily nutrition requirements in the third trimester is best allocated over two feeds...
Episode 32 - Looking back at the 2020 Grazing Season - 18/12/2020
In this episode, Aled is joined by Sarah Morgan of Precision Grazing Ltd and Tomos Huws, a dairy farmer from Llanrwst, to talk about the Welsh Pasture Project. The project has been working with 43 farms across Wales to help...
Can Chicory hold key to higher lamb DLWG at Denbighshire sheep farm? - 18/12/2020
Non Williams our technical officer and Hugh Jones, Pentre Farm a Farming Connect Demonstration Sites reflects on the outcomes from the first year project.
Air pollution: Reducing ammonia emissions by adapting livestock management approaches
17 December 2020
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- Ammonia is a key contributor to air pollution levels, as it can become particulate matter after combination with other pollutant materials from a range of sources...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR): Can precision technologies help?
17 December 2020
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Antimicrobial resistance is a major concern across human and animal health
- Moving away from blanket antimicrobial treatments is having positive effects on AMR but more focus is needed on...