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FC - Issue 11
Below is the 11th 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...
FC - Issue 10
Below is the 10th 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...
Better soil management: reducing or stopping soil tillage
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- Tillage creates significant disturbance to soil, which can have a negative influence on soil biology and soil organic matter levels.
- This can adversely affect soil health and function.
- Adopting no-till systems...
Capturing additional daily liveweight gain since establishing a rotational grazing system
An organic beef farm is capturing an additional 0.4kg/head of daily liveweight gain from yearling cattle at grass since establishing a rotational grazing system.
The cattle at Penrhiw Farm, near Llandysul, Ceredigion, were traditionally set stocked, but Phil Cowcher and...
Making the most of pasture and sheep genetics on Nant yr Efail Farm to increase efficiency
Farmers were given a chance to visit Nant yr Efail Farm, Betws yn Rhos, which is a family farm with 700 ewes, lambs and rams, and beef cows for a Farming Connect open day.
Gethin Owen and his father...
Agroforestry: an opportunity for sustainable intensification of farmland to improve productivity and reduce environmental impact
Take home messages:
- Increasing the presence of trees in crop or grass systems can offer multiple benefits in terms of agricultural production.
- Agroforestry practices are simple to instigate and can make farmland production more stable in the long term.
- This...