News and Events
FC - Issue 16
Below is the 16th 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...
Lamb producer captures additional liveweight with focus on grazing
10 July 2018
A livestock farmer who adopted a rotational grazing system to fatten lambs with support from Farming Connect has finished 8% more to market standards and gained an additional 1.5kg liveweight per lamb.
Rhun Williams, who runs...
Farmers advised to act now to mitigate impact of dry spell
27 June 2018
Farmers across Wales suffering from the impact of the dry weather are being urged to plan ahead to reduce further impact on feed supply and livestock.
Challenging weather conditions since last autumn mean that forage...
Precision Livestock Farming
Dr Elizabeth Hart: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- Precision livestock farming aims to increase animal productivity, improve animal welfare and health, whilst reducing environmental impact.
- The improvement of animal productivity is achieved using real time monitoring and management systems...
Welsh sheep breeder travelled 2000 miles to improve sheep conception rates.
7 June 2018
A Welsh sheep breeder has made changes to his artificial insemination programme to further improve conception rates in his performance-recorded flock following a Farming Connect Management Exchange funded visit to Denmark and Sweden.
Alwyn Phillips, of...