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FC - Issue 41 - September/October 2022
Below is the 41st 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...
County Galway farmer Peter Gohery sustained life-changing injuries in a farm accident involving an unguarded tractor PTO shaft – he wants Welsh farmers to learn from his mistakes
28 July 2022
When Jean Gohery, an experienced nurse, was summoned outside by her distressed 10 year-old son, she found her husband Peter Gohery motionless on the floor of their farmyard in County Galway. Lying close to his tractor...
FC - Issue 40 - July/August 2022
Below is the 40th 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...
Alun Elidyr & Bryan Rees - Working safely on slopes - 04/07/2022
The role of the Wales Farm Safety Partnership (WFSP) is to raise awareness of farm safety. So this is well-known farmer, Lantra instructor and farm safety mentor Brian Rees shares his advice with Alun Elidyr, one of the WFSP's Ambassadors...
FC - Issue 39 - May/June 2022
Below is the 39th 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...
Folly Farm manager Kim Brickell always turns to Farming Connect when she wants to learn a new skill!
16 May 2022
“Farming is a fast-moving, progressive industry so there is always new science we need to be aware of and innovative, more efficient ways of doing things,” says Kim Brickell, a farm manager at one of Wales’...
Even the most docile animals can turn…Mid Wales farmer struggling to regain full strength
28 April 2022
“Don’t ever take a newly calved cow’s behaviour for granted… even the most docile animals can turn in seconds, as I learned to my cost.”
These are the words of Robert Lewis, a highly experienced Mid...
Rob Lewis - A dangerous cow encounter - 28/04/2022
“Don’t ever take a newly calved cow’s behaviour for granted… even the most docile animals can turn in seconds, as I learned to my cost.”
These are the words of Robert Lewis, a highly experienced Mid Wales farmer and former...