News and Events
Can multi species leys help Welsh farm produce more summer fodder?
1 November 2023
A Welsh upland farm is growing deep rooting legumes and herbs and incorporating nutrient-unlocking fungi at seeding in a bid to increase drought tolerance and improve resilience against dry summers.
The Griffiths family produce beef, lamb...
Powys farmers trialling rock dust’s potential as a grass nutrient
12 October 2023
Two grassland farms in Powys are researching whether a rock dust sourced from a local quarry can provide sufficient nutrients to grow grass through a project funded by Farming Connect- ‘Try Out Fund’.
Finely ground basalt rock...
Welsh trial will establish best cover crops for under-sowing winter brassicas
10 October 2023
A field-scale trial in Wales involving growing different cover crops under winter brassicas could help farmers identify which types best protect soils from run-off.
Winter brassica crops are an increasingly popular option for livestock producers seeking...
Practical advice on offer to Welsh farmers at new herbal ley masterclass
09 October 2023
A masterclass created to equip farmers with useful skills and knowledge to grow, maintain and graze herbal leys is being launched by Farming Connect.
Master Herbal, the latest in a series of free masterclasses run by...
Red clover plays important role in reducing livestock farm’s input costs
27 September 2023
Protein-rich red clover is helping a Welsh livestock farm achieve a total cost of production of less than £3/kg deadweight in its lambs.
Dafydd and Glenys Parry Jones have been farming organically at Maesllwyni since 2001...
Nutrient managing planning helps livestock farm cut artificial fertiliser use
14 August 2023
Nutrient management planning part-funded by Farming Connect is allowing a Welsh livestock farm to maintain grass and arable yields and reduce reliance on synthetic fertiliser.
Harri Parri and his family farm 293 hectares across three holdings near...
Episode 83 - A conversation with Dr Iwan Owen - Forty years of lecturing grassland management at Aberystwyth University
Cennydd Jones, a lecturer at Aberystwyth University and a part-time farmer will be joined by Dr Iwan Owen. Iwan is a well-known name to many former Aberystwyth University Agriculture students, where he was a grassland management lecturer for forty years...
Land: October 2015 – March 2023
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2015 – March 2023
