News and Events
FC - Issue 15
Below is the 15th 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...
Rotational grazing; Implications for worm larvae burdens on pasture
Dr Elizabeth Hart: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- The application of alternative measures to reduce the reliance on anthelmintics to treat parasites in livestock are an important issue.
- The rate of larval migration upon pastures largely depends on the...
Selective forage plant breeding and pasture management: the potential to improve methane mitigation and animal performance
16 May 2018
Dr Elizabeth Hart: Farming Connect Knowledge Exchange Hub, IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- Current research aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, particularly enteric methane.
- Methane production comes from a community of microbes within the...
Good ewe and lamb management at weaning - don't stumble at this hurdle!
4 May 2018
Following this winter’s trials and tribulations (I won’t mention the spring we haven’t had!), good management at weaning will be critical. As a result of persistently wet weather and cases of extreme weather, 2017/18 has been...
SCOPS nematodirus warning for sheep farmers as spring temperatures (finally) start to rise
20 April 2018
Sheep farmers must be on their guard against nematodirus now that a sudden increase in temperatures has been forecast, warns the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group.
The SCOPS Nematodirus Forecast map at www.scops.org.uk/nematodirus...
Farming for a sustainable future is within the grasp of all Welsh farmers
17 April 2018
Farmers throughout Wales are being urged to find out what steps they should be taking to prepare their businesses for the political and economic changes which will impact on the industry when we leave the...
FC - Issue 14
Below is the 14th 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...
Slatted floor v straw bedding under spotlight at Farming Connect Discussion group event
28 March 2018
As soaring straw prices add to production costs on Welsh sheep farms, slatted housing can offer a solution but its advantages must be balanced against the initial outlay.
During a Farming Connect event at Nant...