The renowned silage expert, Dr Dave Davies, joins us to share his top tips on harvesting quality silage. He explains how to avoid some of the common mistakes made whilst harvesting and shares some practical pointers on how to get...
Research suggests that approximately 1 in 3 cows in Wales is lame at any one time. Lameness can have a huge impact, not only on animal welfare, but also on the productivity of the business. In this episode, we meet...
In this episode, we discuss strategies to reduce wormer use in ewes with the well-respected sheep consultant, Lesley Stubbings and Technion’s European Operations Manager, Eurion Thomas. As a part of a EIP project, they’ve been working with a group of...
Our guest this week is the agronomist, Rhys Owen. He believes strongly that soil pH is the “key to the engine that drives the farm”. In this episode, he talks about the importance of regular soil sampling, understanding the analysis...
Farmers producing silage within the top 25% in Wales are achieving significant productivity gains. Beef farmers are achieving extra daily liveweight gains of 400g/head and dairy farmers are seeing an increased yield of 2.2 litres of milk/cow/day, compared with the...
Farmers are facing major change over the next few years. In this podcast, Euryn Jones, HSBC's Deputy Head of Agriculture and Chair of Farming Connect’s Strategic Advisory Board, shares his vision and advice on how to prepare your farming business...
There is excitement in the sheepdog world! With dogs selling well and many world records having been broken recently, interest in training sheepdogs is on the rise in Wales. And back in 2018, a group of young farmers came together...
In this episode, Aled is joined by Sarah Morgan of Precision Grazing Ltd and Tomos Huws, a dairy farmer from Llanrwst, to talk about the Welsh Pasture Project. The project has been working with 43 farms across Wales to help...
A group of Welsh turkey farmers have come together to form an Agrisgôp group to share their experiences and help each other prepare for what will be a very different Christmas this year. The impact of Covid restrictions has led...
The government has set a target of reaching ‘net zero’ in terms of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and the NFU wants to see farmers reaching that target by 2040. But how are we going to get there? What is...
