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FC - Issue 17
Below is the 17th 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...
Feeding livestock effectively this winter following the recent drought conditions and forage shortages
20 September 2018
Assessing silage stocks on a dry matter (DM) basis and using the same technique to cost bought-in feeds is a reliable and cost effective approach for making up forage shortfalls, according to an independent ruminant...
MasterGrass inspires one young hill farmer to change his grazing policy
18 September 2018
Recent MasterGrass attendee Dafydd Jones from Llys Dinmael, Maerdy has set about changes to his home farms ewe flock grazing strategy by installing and implementing a rotational grazing system which includes splitting fields and piping water...
Establishing feed availability key to early decision making on Welsh farms
12 September 2018
A Welsh livestock farmer has eased potential feed shortages with a policy of regularly measuring grass growth and analysing the figures with farm software to make informed decisions.
Rhidian Glyn runs a sheep and dairy...
Farmers advised to assess root structure of grass before reseeding
29 August 2018
Reseeding scorched fields after Wales’s prolonged dry spell could be false economy because grass plants that appear dead from a shortage of moisture might simply be in a dormant state.
During a joint Farming Connect...