News and Events
Animal Health & Welfare webinars… helping you protect the health of your stock
17 July 2020
Looking after the health and welfare of livestock is a priority for all farmers at all times. Ignoring early warning signs or letting things slip is simply not an option for any efficient, professionally run...
Factors affecting sheep flock productivity
17 July 2020
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Sheep farming globally supplies 3 – 4 % of red meat production with the potential to have an increasing role in future due to sheeps’ natural climate adaptability
- Currently...
WEBINAR: Adding value to farm woodland - 16/07/2020
Coed Cymru director, Gareth Davies talks about managing farm woodland to produce quality material and adding value to farm timber.
Gareth discusses:
- The opportunities to establish productive woodland whilst considering climate change / and less fertile land
- The logistics of woodland...
Managing changing freshwater availability and water scarcity on-farm
16 July 2020
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- As a consequence of climate change future rainfall patterns may become increasingly variable
- This may impact the potential for future farm production
- Altering on-farm management or...
‘Unprecedented’ - Farming Connect’s first online Women in Agriculture campaign attracts nearly 30,000 views
15 July 2020
Farming Connect received nearly 30,000 interactions on its social media platforms and website when the programme’s annual Women in Agriculture (WIA) campaign went online for the first time last month.
Billed this year as ‘Leading...
WEBINAR: Maintaining grass quality from mid summer - 14/07/2020
Liz Genever, an independent consultant discussing factors that will affect the grass quality from mid-summer.
During this webinar the following points are covered:
- The importance of grass quality for stock performance
- Using different grazing strategies to prioritise stock
- How to set up pasture...
Demo Farm Live will shine spotlight on genomic screening of dairy heifers
14 July 2020
A farmer who is aiming to improve the lifetime productivity of his cows by selecting efficient genetics will broadcast live from his farm this month for the second in a series of Farming Connect Demo Farm...
Venture: December 2019 – May 2020
This dashboard outlines Venture key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2019 - May 2020.
It takes two to tango - genomic testing of female dairy cattle
14 July 2020
Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Genomic testing of dairy bulls has revolutionised sire selection – offering large amounts of accurate and reliable information enabling an informed choice.
- Testing female animals – particularly heifers –...