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3 April 2023

Silvopoultry: Three birds, one stone

3 April 2023 Dr Saba Amir, IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Establishment of trees in hen ranges as part of a silvopoultry system is considered to improve poultry welfare, provide wider environmental benefits and increase local biodiversity. Because the adoption of this...

Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Forestry, Organic, Poultry

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

17 March 2023

Zoom Around The World - Continuous Cover Forestry linking Wales with Europe - 17/03/2023

Forester and Farming Connect Mentor, Phil Morgan, shares his work at Coed Fron Drain near Mold, a sustainably managed forest which was discussed whilst representing Wales at the 2022 International Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) conference in France. CCF is an...

Type: Videos Key Sector: Forestry

Theme: Business, Land Key Specialism: Woodland Management

23 February 2023

Tree health and health and safety take precedence at events held across Wales

23 February 2023 Events will be held across Wales to update farmers and foresters on tree health and the practical and health and safety implications when tackling diseased or damaged trees on farm. Gethin Hughes from MWMAC will discuss what...

Type: News Key Sector: Forestry

Theme: Business, Land Key Specialism: Health and Safety, Woodland Management

22 February 2023

Sustainable and Regenerative Farming - 22/02/2023

Type: Factsheets Key Sector: Forestry

Theme: Land Key Specialism: Sustainable Farming, Woodland Management

6 January 2023

Forestry: October 2021 – September 2022

This dashboard outlines forestry key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2021 - September 2022.

Type: Dashboards Key Sector: Forestry

Theme: Land

3 January 2023

Ecosystem function - 03/01/2023

Type: Factsheets Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Forestry, Other, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep

Theme: Land, Livestock

8 December 2022

FCTV - Biodiversity - 08/12/2022

In this episode we will focus on biodiversity. We will visit Mount Joy Farm, Pembrokeshire, where farmer Will Hannah has undertaken a biodiversity audit to see how his farming system expands the diversity he has there. We will also visit...

Type: Videos Key Sector: Forestry

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Woodland Management

30 November 2022

Riparian buffers - 30/11/2022

Type: Factsheets Key Sector: Forestry

Theme: Land

25 November 2022

Celebrating our farms at the Winter Fair

25 November 2022 Farming Connect’s role is to inspire and challenge farmers throughout Wales to achieve the best from their farming systems, to run competitive, resilient and sustainable farm and forestry businesses. Since 2015, Farming Connect has helped Welsh farms...

Type: News Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Dairy, Forestry, Horticulture, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

24 November 2022

Improved woodland management helps North Wales farming couple meet their goals of energy self-sufficiency and increased biodiversity

24 November 2022 North Wales sheep farmer Huw Beech and his wife Bethan are turning an undermanaged farm woodland into a sustainable energy-producing enterprise – a project they say they would never have envisaged were it not for Farming Connect...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Forestry