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Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Climate change will have strong effects on pastoral production in the UK.
• Implementing management approaches to allow these systems to adapt to this future environmental change is essential.
• This will...

Below is the 8th 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...

Below is the 7th 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...

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Increasing grassland plant species richness can increase farmland biodiversity and offer suitable yield levels for grazing animals or hay production.
• Reducing grassland management intensity can limit carbon loss from soil and...

Below is the 6th 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...

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University

• To reduce the harmful effects of pollution, areas of elevated nitrate sensitivity (NVZs) have been identified and in these areas limits on nitrate additions have been imposed.
• This is primarily necessary from an environmental...

Sheep farmers can potentially double the percentage of productive grasses in their pastures by making simple grazing and soil management changes this autumn.

Grassland specialist Chris Duller, who has been advising farmers in Wales at a series of Farming Connect...

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• The potential for flood events is increased by current agricultural management practices and climate change.
• Planting trees and hedgerows can significantly increase water infiltration rate into soil and storage thereafter.
• This reduces the...