News and Events

28 July 2021

Upgrading slurry storage facilities is facilitating herd expansion at a Welsh dairy farm.

Russell Morgan wants to increase his herd size by 50 cows plus heifer replacements.

To achieve this he is scaling up slurry storage...

Below is the 34th 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 our...

29 June 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Slurry can be both a significant waste consideration as well as a plentiful resource
• Slurry management can be a challenge but improved accuracy through technological innovations could assist with...

Speakers:

Keith Owen, Environment Consultant and a Director of KeBeK Ltd who specialises in delivering infrastructure on-farm advice

Chris Duller, independent consultant specialising in delivering soil and grassland management advice across all of the livestock sectors

Earlier this year...

27 May 2021

Welsh sheep farmers are being urged to embrace good grazing management and rotational grazing to help the industry become more environmentally sustainable.

Dr Catherine Nakielny has used the Farming Connect Management Exchange Programme as an opportunity...

26 May 2021

Agriculture accounts for around 12% of Wales' GHG emissions, and it has a crucial role to play in helping Wales meet its commitment to achieve ‘net zero’ emissions by 2050. 

Similarly, agriculture is central to addressing...

4 May 2021

Just over a year ago, dairy farmer Ifan Jones who farms around 200 acres in Llanrhaedr ym Mochnant in Powys, discovered a major structural failure at the base of his above-the-ground slurry tank. The incident meant...