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Soil Sampling as part of the Welsh Soil Project

5 December 2023

Value of hedges in storing carbon below ground studied in Welsh Soil Project

05 December 2023 The role hedges play in capturing carbon and storing it in soils is being investigated as Farming Connect gathers soil samples from across Wales in an initiative that will provide important benchmarking data for farmers. Data collection...

Type: News Key Sector: Diversification, Other

Theme: Business, Land Key Specialism: Business Management and Planning, Soil Health

4 December 2023

Ambition to cut concentrate use moves forward with Farming Connect red clover project

04 December 2023 Lamb finishing times could be significantly shortened at a Powys livestock farm this autumn after red and white clover leys were established in the grazing rotation. Fferm Awel y Grug, a Farming Connect ‘Our Farms’ farm near...

Type: News Key Sector: Diversification, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Business Management and Planning, Diversification, Innovation, Soil Health

1 November 2023

Can multi species leys help Welsh farm produce more summer fodder?

1 November 2023 A Welsh upland farm is growing deep rooting legumes and herbs and incorporating nutrient-unlocking fungi at seeding in a bid to increase drought tolerance and improve resilience against dry summers. The Griffiths family produce beef, lamb and...

Type: News Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land

10 October 2023

Welsh trial will establish best cover crops for under-sowing winter brassicas

10 October 2023 A field-scale trial in Wales involving growing different cover crops under winter brassicas could help farmers identify which types best protect soils from run-off. Winter brassica crops are an increasingly popular option for livestock producers seeking to...

Type: News Key Sector: Beef, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land Key Specialism: Grassland Management, Innovation, Soil Health

Dafydd Parry Jones, pictured with his daughter-Nela

27 September 2023

Red clover plays important role in reducing livestock farm’s input costs

27 September 2023 Protein-rich red clover is helping a Welsh livestock farm achieve a total cost of production of less than £3/kg deadweight in its lambs. Dafydd and Glenys Parry Jones have been farming organically at Maesllwyni since 2001, running...

Type: News Key Sector: Beef, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Business Management and Planning, Innovation

21 July 2023

Pest Alert : Colorado Potato Beetle

We have been informed of a current Pest Alert : Colorado Potato Beetle that we want to make you all aware of. An outbreak of Colorado Beetle has been confirmed in Kent. Colorado beetle is not endemic to the UK...

Type: News Key Sector: Horticulture, Organic, Other

Theme: Business, Land Key Specialism: Business Management

12 June 2023

Land: October 2015 – March 2023

This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2015 – March 2023

Type: Dashboards Theme: Land

17 March 2023

Zoom Around The World - Regenerative farming - Building soil health from the ground up - 17/03/2023

Tom Tolputt is an organic farmer in Cornwall who's spent the last 25 years searching for the answer. The key to achieving sustainable farming systems for Tom, co-founder of TerraFarmer, a regenerative & biological farm consultancy is to build soil...

Type: Videos Key Sector: Organic

Theme: Business, Land Key Specialism: Regenerative Farming, Soil Health

13 March 2023

Bryn Demonstration Site Project Report Factsheet - 13/03/2023

Type: Factsheets Key Sector: Arable, Beef

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

8 March 2023

FC - Issue 43 - January/February 2023

Below is the 43rd issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales. Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...

Type: Publications Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Dairy, Forestry, Horticulture, Organic, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep