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Forage Crops for Finishing Lambs: Brassicas
Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, KEHub, Aberystwyth University.
February 2024
- Forage crops can be fed to ruminants in periods where there are forage gaps and therefore extend the grazing season and reduce reliance on supplementary feeds.
- Brassicas typically have...
FC - Issue 4 - January - March 2024
Below is the 4th issue of the Farming Connect Technical Publication since the launch of the new programme in April 2023.
It includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters for farmers in Wales, allowing...
Future Opportunities for Sheep Genetics in Wales: Breeding for Improved Wool Quality
Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, KEHub, Aberystwyth University.
January 2024
The shearing of a sheep’s fleece is a welfare essential animal husbandry practice that helps to protect sheep from ectoparasites and from developing heat stress in the summer months...
Strategies to Control Docks on Farm
Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
December 2023
- Docks are perennial weeds that compete with forages of nutritional importance for livestock production. A heavy presence of docks within pastures and grasslands can be problematic where they can reduce forage productivity...
Starlings on Farm: Strategies to Protect and Control
Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
December 2023
Image by Woods, et al. (2022).
- Starlings are described as pests on farm where they help themselves to the energetically rich fractions within livestock feed, which can have negative effects...