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Circular systems in agriculture Part 1: Livestock production sustainability
21 December 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Circular systems and economies aim to improve efficiencies whilst reducing waste by recycling, reusing and refurbishing materials and energy throughout production
- Within agriculture, many production aspects are amenable to...
Improvements to flock productivity help sheep farm with carbon efficiency
8 December 2022
Exceeding targets for ewe efficiency and lamb growth rates is helping a Welsh sheep farm to become more carbon efficient.
Hendre Ifan Goch, a Farming Connect demonstration site near Blackmill, Bridgend, produces lamb from a...
Celebrating our farms at the Winter Fair
25 November 2022
Farming Connect’s role is to inspire and challenge farmers throughout Wales to achieve the best from their farming systems, to run competitive, resilient and sustainable farm and forestry businesses. Since 2015, Farming Connect has helped Welsh...
14.8% uplift in vegetable performance with biochar and compost added to soil
17 November 2022
Adding biochar charcoal to a low nutrient compost has been shown to increase vegetable performance by an average of 14.8% over two growing seasons in market gardens in Wales.
Biochar, a type of charcoal produced during...
Episode 72-Tree planting working for a 500 cow dairy unit at Hendre Llwyn y Maen
Hendre Llwyn y Maen is a hill farm of approximately 400 acres with additional in buy land rising up to 1100ft above sea level . Robin Crossley, the owner, is a keen environmentalist and values the woodlands as an important...
Agroforestry options
25 October 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Agroforestry is receiving a lot of focus for its role in achieving net-zero globally
- Agroforestry offers multiple integration options but it is important to consider what trees to grow...
Seaweed in agriculture
20 October 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Seaweeds have long had suggested benefits for agricultural use
- Research suggests green seaweeds to be beneficial for soil/plant amendments and red seaweeds to have some potential for animal feeds...