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Below is the 7th 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...

Making the most of grass available this spring by turning cows out to graze earlier can help save money on feed and housing, boosting profitability. With some careful planning, spring grazing can be managed to ensure improved utilisation of grass throughout...

Noel Gowan, Grasstec discussing planning an early spring turnout to keep production costs down at Trawscoed, one of Farming Connect's Innovation sites.

Measuring grass and planning a spring grazing rotation are some of the key things farmers can do now to maximise grass utilisation and cut down on expensive feed bills.

At an event yesterday at Trawscoed, near Aberystwyth – a Farming Connect...

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Increasing grassland plant species richness can increase farmland biodiversity and offer suitable yield levels for grazing animals or hay production.
• Reducing grassland management intensity can limit carbon loss from soil and...

Join Farming Connect to find out more about an agroforestry project at Henfaes Research Centre, Bangor, where lambs have been grazing forage crops grown among trees. The project aims to inform farmers about possible ways to diversify their farming practices and...

Good infrastructure on livestock farms can improve access to grass, allowing stock to be grazed for longer, which can help keep production costs down. Higher production costs are often associated with housed stock and there are also higher environmental risks...

6 farms have been providing weekly data on the grass growth of their farms and the management decisions undertaken as part of the Farming Connect Pasture Project. The aim of the project is to highlight the potential benefits of measuring...