News and Events
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...
Biodiversity and Technology
8 July 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Biodiversity contributes unseen benefits and is essential for a sustainable future
- Traditional biodiversity evaluation is time consuming, costly and difficult to scale up
- Technologies could help to collate and...
Livestock: December 2021 – March 2022
This dashboard outlines livestock key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2021 - March 2022.
Understanding Welsh farmers’ mental health concerns as farming policy changes
1 July 2022
Farming in Wales is Changing. Shifts in government policies, the impacts of COVID-19 and a changing climate mean many farms will have to adapt their farming systems. Health can have a big impact on the capacity...
Sustainability and performance-enhancing ideas on show at upcoming event for farmers
8 June 2022
Innovations that help farm businesses increase production whilst reducing agriculture’s negative impact on the environment will be showcased at a Farming Connect event at the Royal Welsh Showground in June.
New developments and fresh ways of...
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...
Farm Business Diversification – A Research Perspective
19 May 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Agricultural diversification is a complex situation to assess with different effects regionally and globally
- Diversification can play significant roles in the financial stability of farm businesses with larger farms...
Spotlight on ammonia reduction strategies for Welsh poultry producers
17 May 2022
A Welsh study has refocused attention on strategies for reducing ammonia emissions in the poultry sector, with farmers urged to adopt measures including good ventilation and litter and manure management protocols to lower levels.
A three-year...
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’...