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If you are a farmer, forester or grower, this could be the time to future-proof your business! To find out how, visit Farming Connect at this year’s Spring Festival.
Farmers, foresters and horticulturalists wanting to reduce costs and improve business efficiency are urged to visit Farming Connect at this year’s Royal Welsh Spring Festival, which will take place at the Llanelwedd showground on 20 / 21 May.
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Focus on a Sheep Discussion Group from North West Wales
Discussion group members were interested in looking into trace element by blood testing a sample of their flock. This was done in conjunction with local vets and members used their discussion group ‘incentives’ to fund the blood sampling.
Blood samples...
Protecting property- vehicles and livestock
Rural criminals are becoming more sophisticated in how they operate, using computers to steal from farmers in Wales.
Cyber crooks are taking advantage of relatively weak online security measures to defraud farmers.
During a recent farm security event at...
Staff Management - attracting and retaining good people
During a series of joint Farming Connect and AHDB Dairy meetings across Wales, facilitated by Jamie McCoy, Dairy Technical Officer at Farming Connect, it was calculated that the cost of replacing a staff member in a £30,000 a year role can be...
Farming Connect Agri Academy alumni and Farming Connect’s development officer for Monmouthshire & Glamorgan join new Hybu Cig Cymru board
Two young female farmers, both alumni of the Agri Academy, Farming Connect’s flagship personal development programme, have recently been appointed as board members of Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC - Meat Promotion Wales), the Aberystwyth-based body responsible for the development, promotion...
Have you prepared your business for a profitable and sustainable future?
Have you evaluated your farm or forestry business recently? Do you know how it’s performing now and how well it’s likely to perform in a future post-Brexit? Have you done everything in your power to safeguard your business for the...
Improving hygiene and ewe management aims to reduce antibiotic use at lambing
Antibiotic use is a topical subject. There is increasing concern about possible antimicrobial resistance and a commitment by the agriculture industry to reduce the amount of antibiotics used. Much of the media attention is focussed on human health but we...