News and Events
WEBINAR: Would 4G broadband work for you? - 08/06/2020
Join Farming Connect and Peter Williams, Welsh Government to learn what 4G broadband is and to receive information on the grant available for this technology.
- What 4G broadband is, how it works and what are the benefits?
- How is 4G...
Mastitis in cows? Fluke in sheep? Watery mouth, lameness or parasitic issues? Medicating farm animals isn’t always the answer!
8 June 2020
One of Farming Connect’s latest one-to-one digital training offers is helping farmers avoid the use of unnecessary veterinary medicines.
‘Prevention is better than cure when it comes to administering veterinary medicines to farm animals,’ according to...
WEBINAR: Improving fertility of a split block calving system - 04/06/2020
Join Farming Connect and vet Kate Burnby, the specialist consultant in a project at Nantglas demonstration site, to discuss what changes can contribute to improved fertility and tightened calving block.
- What is an achievable tight calving pattern?
- Planning & goal...
The Impact of Drought Conditions on Welsh Beef and Sheep Farms
4 June 2020
Persistent dry weather conditions during recent months have led Farming Connect’s red meat demonstration sites to adjust management practices to meet the challenges they’re facing. It has become evident that reduced grass growth rates and diminishing...
Grazed grass intakes increase in high yielding Holstein herd with better grass management
4 June 2020
A Welsh dairy farm is proving that it is possible to run a high yielding Holstein herd on a grazing system.
Paddock grazing is commonly associated with block-calving herds of cows bred specifically for producing milk...
Adding value to cow’s milk
4 June 2020
Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- The lipid profile of milk is easily manipulated through diet, reducing the amount of saturated fats and boosting levels of unsaturated fats.
- Grazing dairy cows on a diverse sward...