News and Events
FC - Issue 20
Below is the 20th 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...
Adopt the most up to date grassland management techniques with Farming Connect’s Master Grass
20 March 2019
Farming Connect is offering Welsh farmers the opportunity to hone their grassland management expertise through a series of dedicated courses.
Wales Master Grass aims to help farmers to develop their knowledge and skills in grassland...
Farming Connect seeks new Demonstration Site farms throughout Wales
20 March 2019
Farming Connect is currently recruiting new Demonstration Sites throughout Wales. Expressions of interest from farmers and foresters are invited no later than Monday 15 April 2019.
Demonstration Sites are a key part of the Farming...
From farm to fork, new experiences in the agricultural sector for pupils from Bala
11 March 2019
With the agricultural sector facing a period of uncertainty, it was great to see agriculture pupils from Ysgol y Berwyn, Bala looking positively and enthusiastically at the process of taking lambs from farm to fork...
A small but deadly greenhouse gas: how to reduce methane emissions from livestock
27 February 2019
Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Methane (CH4) is a well-known greenhouse gas (GHG) with a global warming potential 28 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2). The agricultural sector contributes significantly to...
Metabolic profiling of ewes to improve efficiency and production
27 February 2019
Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University
Take home messages:
- The time just before and just after birth is extremely demanding for ewes in terms of energy.
- Inadequate management during this period can often cause serious and...
Have you got what it takes to be a rural leader, an innovator or entrepreneur?
26 February 2019
Farming Connect’s recruitment campaign for the 2019 intake of Agri Academy candidates is open!
Lesley Griffiths, Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, officially launched Agri Academy 2019, at the Farmers’ Union of Wales annual farmhouse...
Farmers focus on the cost savings of on-farm renewables as FIT is phased out
26 February 2019
A Welsh dairy farm has more than halved its power costs by generating energy from solar, wind and biomass sources.
Three and a half years ago, the Phillips family were paying £14,000 a year to their...