News and Events

This dashboard outlines horticulture key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2019 - April 2020.

4 June 2020

Persistent dry weather conditions during recent months have led Farming Connect’s red meat demonstration sites to adjust management practices to meet the challenges they’re facing. It has become evident that reduced grass growth rates and diminishing...

1 June 2020

The recent prolonged spell of dry weather has led to some of Farming Connect’s Dairy demonstration sites needing to adjust their feeding and silage making regime to cope with low soil moisture levels. 

Grass growth rates...

27 May 2020

Chris Duller, Soils and Grassland Specialist

Normally in late May, grass would be approaching peak growth, with growth rates of over 100kgDM/ha/day being achieved and concerns would be about grass getting away from stock. The...

Charlie Morgan Grassmaster, discussing the variety of decision to be made when it comes to pasture improvement.

• Why reseed?
• Reviewing performance
• Sward assessments
• Soil assessments
• Nutrient efficiencies
• Species change
• Grass breeding improvements
• Economic impacts

20 May 2020

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Soils are the most important biological systems across all farming practices
• The ability to map soil components accurately, including; nutrients, water content and structures can assist in improving farm...

14 May 2020

Home-grown spring barley could help a Welsh suckler enterprise cut its bull beef finishing costs. 

The Griffith family planted 27 acres of the crop in two fields at Bodwi, a Farming Connect demonstration site at Mynytho...

This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2019 – March 2020.

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01 May 2020

Potato planting is well under way in Pembrokeshire where 32 farmer growers are planting over 1100ha of 31 different varieties for Puffin Produce destined to supply supermarkets all over Wales for the coming year. Sold as supermarket own...