News and Events

17 June 2021

Dr David Cutress & Dr Gwen Rees: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) are highly prevalent in the UK cattle industry
• GINs can have implications on cattle health, welfare, productivity, and economics, particularly in youngstock...

Speakers:

Keith Owen, Environment Consultant and a Director of KeBeK Ltd who specialises in delivering infrastructure on-farm advice

Chris Duller, independent consultant specialising in delivering soil and grassland management advice across all of the livestock sectors

Earlier this year...

14 June 2021

Two Welsh livestock farms are taking steps to boost production efficiencies to make their systems more carbon-efficient.

Bryn Farm, near Cardigan, and Hendre Ifan Goch, at Bridgend, are both Farming Connect demonstration sites.

Through...

9 June 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Livestock tracking is generally performed by on-animal collar or ear tag systems
• Extensive systems can specifically benefit from tracking livestock remotely due to the wide areas of land able...

Below is the 33rd 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 our...

4 June 2021

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Current land management approaches will need to change in order to meet the challenges associated with net zero emissions.
• This will include increasing land management practices...

3 June 2021

Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• In response to DEFRA’s consultation on the regulation of genetic technologies in English agriculture, gene editing (GE) has become a popular topic of conversation.
• GE encompasses a variety of...

27 May 2021

Welsh sheep farmers are being urged to embrace good grazing management and rotational grazing to help the industry become more environmentally sustainable.

Dr Catherine Nakielny has used the Farming Connect Management Exchange Programme as an opportunity...

26 May 2021

Agriculture accounts for around 12% of Wales' GHG emissions, and it has a crucial role to play in helping Wales meet its commitment to achieve ‘net zero’ emissions by 2050. 

Similarly, agriculture is central to addressing...

24 May 2021

Early indications from a Farming Connect project have shown that intensive rotational grazing in sheep systems increases soil organic matter (SOM).

Pendre, a Farming Connect demonstration site at Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, near Aberystwyth, is aiming to...