Farmers are invited to find out more about different management options for their livestock this winter during an open event at one of Farming Connect’s demonstration farms.
The event will highlight the farming system at Rhiwgriafol, Talywern, Machynlleth...
By, Dr. Ruth Wonfor, IBERS, Aberystwyth University
Researchers at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University have recently led a European collaborative review summarising present research in mathematical modelling of European ruminant production under climate change. The...
Here's Gethin Davies our Red Meat Technical Officer for North Wales visiting Pen y Gelli, one of our focus sites to see their new rotational grazing system.
English Subtitles available on YouTube.
By William Stiles, IBERS, Aberystwyth University
Woodland patches and hedgerows are essential components of the agri-ecosystem. The resource of trees and hedgerows on farms has declined in the UK in the twentieth century, due primarily to agricultural intensification which has driven...
At an open day celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Federation of Welsh Grassland Societies, visitors to Llysun, Llanerfyl, near Welshpool, had the chance to learn more about balansa clover. The annual legume, which farmer Richard Tudor first...
Farming Connect provides farm and forestry businesses in Wales with support, advice, guidance and training on both a one-to-one and group basis.
Many services are fully funded, others are subsidised by up to 80% for eligible businesses.
The latest research projects aiming to improve sustainability in the Welsh uplands were showcased to farmers at an open day at one of Farming Connect’s new Innovation Sites.
At Pwllpeiran Upland Research Centre in Cwmystwyth, studies into upland farmed ecosystems...
One of the unique research resources at the Pwllpeiran Upland Research Centre (IBERS, Aberystwyth University) is the Brignant plots. These plots have been established as long-term extensification plots for the past 22 years. The aim of these plots is to...
Extreme weather events like flooding and drought are becoming more prevalent as we feel the effects of climate change. Grasslands cover large land areas in the UK where rainfall tends to be highest...
