Business: April 2021 – July 2021
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between April 2021 – July 2021.
News and Events
Alert ATVs and guarding gates: IoT devices for improving farm security
9 September 2021
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Agricultural and rural crimes are a growing concern in the UK
- Smart connected devices have shown promise across sectors for their role in security and intruder/theft detection
- Sensors and...
FCTV - Innovation - 08/09/2021
We will be visiting farms that have been trialling various technologies and new methods, including special protein crop, an innovative machine to get rid of docks, sensors in the poultry sector a new method of spreading fertiliser and the use...
Electrophysical and non-chemical weed control: current to cut chemicals?
3 September 2021
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Weeds are one of the predominant pest problems impacting productivity across agriculture
- The movement away from blanket chemical use means alternative weeding strategies need increasing consideration, application and development...
Episode 48 - The Road to Regen
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...
Minister on two-day summer tour visiting Farming Connect sites in Mid & South West Wales
19 August 2021
The past two days, Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths, has met with representatives from Farming Connect’s demonstration and innovation project sites and service users in Mid and South West Wales.
Discussing projects undertaken, innovation and...
Mapping fluke parasites for improved and sustainable control
12 August 2021
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Fluke parasite infections cause a significant economic burden on agriculture worldwide as well as negatively impacting animal health and wellbeing
- Understanding where and when fluke and their snail intermediate...
Zoom Around The World - Ireland - 09/08/2021
Our first Zoom around the World takes us on a short-haul trip across the Irish Sea to meet Hanna and George of Ballyhubbock Farm in West Wicklow, Ireland.
In 2017, the couple took the plunge and transitioned their business from...
Digital animal health workshops help to drive performance on Pembrokeshire farm - 30/07/2021
A focus on animal health improvements is driving performance and reducing costs at a Pembrokeshire dairy and livestock farm.