11 June 2020
Whilst many farmers will welcome hot and dry weather when making their silage, it does bring different challenges. In drought conditions, we must focus on ensuring that we have high quality silage, accepting that crop yield...
4 June 2020
Persistent dry weather conditions during recent months have led Farming Connect’s red meat demonstration sites to adjust management practices to meet the challenges they’re facing. It has become evident that reduced grass growth rates and diminishing...
4 June 2020
A Welsh dairy farm is proving that it is possible to run a high yielding Holstein herd on a grazing system.
Paddock grazing is commonly associated with block-calving herds of cows bred specifically for producing milk...
Join Farming Connect and Charlie Morgan, Grassmaster to discuss the importance of reseeding and how to deal with any problems that you may come across.
1 June 2020
The recent prolonged spell of dry weather has led to some of Farming Connect’s Dairy demonstration sites needing to adjust their feeding and silage making regime to cope with low soil moisture levels.
Grass growth rates...
In this episode Aled is joined by farmer Hugo Edwards from Newport, Gwent, and Richard Gibb a Farming Connect Mentor that has been working to improve milk production from forage by implementing a multi cut silage system. Hear how the...
27 May 2020
Chris Duller, Soils and Grassland Specialist
Normally in late May, grass would be approaching peak growth, with growth rates of over 100kgDM/ha/day being achieved and concerns would be about grass getting away from stock. The...
Charlie Morgan Grassmaster, discussing the variety of decision to be made when it comes to pasture improvement.
