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Additional support to increase your efficiency and boost profits for all eligible land-based businesses in Wales
26 November 2020
Need help with a business plan, advice about adding value to your business by looking at your livestock, land or diversifying opportunities, or guidance to identify any issues which might be preventing your business from operating...
Arable: October 2019 – September 2020
This dashboard outlines arable key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2019 - September 2020.
Rotational grazing improves farm’s grass quality without need to reseed
26 October 2020
An organic beef and sheep farm is getting more performance from grass since one of the partners embarked on a Farming Connect programme designed to help farmers become better grassland managers.
Phil Cowcher, who farms Penrhiw...
WEBINAR: Soil mapping project work at Pantyderi demonstration site - 22/10/2020
This webinar was part of the virtual Innovation and Diversification week.
Speaker: Ben Burgess, Agrii Agronomist and Rhiza Technical Account Manager
This webinar presented the results of soil mapping 60 hectares (ha) of arable land and 40ha of grassland...
Land management and grazing for upland farms: incorporating more environmental sustainability
16 October 2020
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- The shift in agricultural practices towards environmental sustainability requires improved alternative forage options
- Periods of bare soil and topographical features such as upland hillslopes increase water run-off and associated...
Nanotechnology and agriculture: Could smaller mean better?
12 October 2020
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Nanotechnology is already playing roles in modern agriculture and could have further implementation in the future
- More research is needed to determine the environmental impacts of specific usage of...
