18 November 2021
A dairy-beef producer is hitting average daily liveweight gains of 1kg/day off grass on a rotational grazing system.
Neil Davies has overhauled his livestock system since becoming a Farming Connect demonstration farmer, switching from suckler beef...
With the growing interest in carbon trading, Dr William Stiles of Aberystwyth University explains how the market works and what are the opportunities and pitfalls that farmers should be aware of.
Lying at the heart of Welsh farming is one of the most important tools in the industries response to climate change.
While grassland and crop productivity is known to rely on the structure, organic matter and nutrient of soils, it...
Welsh farming practises are amongst some of the most sustainable and efficient in the world relying on abundant grass and rainfall and non-intensive methods. There is however more room to 'get greener' to reach the #NetZero target by 2050.
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10 November 2021
The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow has got the world talking about global warming, climate change and the need for every country in the world to reduce its carbon footprint.
Every day this week...
25 October 2021
A Welsh lamb producer more than doubled his income from land growing a winter grazing crop of a rape, ryegrass and Berseem clover mixture compared to brassicas, and soils were not left bare over the winter...
23 September 2021
Grassland farmers aiming to maximise the nitrogen-fixing and livestock performance benefits of clover are being advised to aim for a minimum annual average of 20% in their swards.
“If it’s not 20% clover, it’s not doing...
20 September 2021
Halving the rate of fertiliser nitrogen (N) applied to grassland through the summer has resulted in a grass yield penalty of just 5% during a trial at a Pembrokeshire dairy farm.
Mountjoy, a Farming Connect...
In this episode, we meet Sam Carey who is in the process of establishing a new dairy farm in Machynlleth using the principles of regenerative farming. We’re also joined by one of our regular contributors on the podcast, Rhys Williams...
