News and Events

Fertility is the foundation of every profitable suckler herd!

Dr Iwan Parry, Milfeddygon Dolgellau Veterinary surgery discussing the main factors which contributes to establishing a healthy and fertile herd.

• Pre-mating management
• Fertility test/indicators
• How to maintain good fertility
• Targets

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14 May 2020

Home-grown spring barley could help a Welsh suckler enterprise cut its bull beef finishing costs. 

The Griffith family planted 27 acres of the crop in two fields at Bodwi, a Farming Connect demonstration site at Mynytho...

This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2019 – March 2020.

This dashboard outlines livestock key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2019 – March 2020.

This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2019 – March 2020.

Dave Davies from Silage Solutions discussing ideas on how to produce top quality silage.

• What influences the quality of silage?
• What management factors can be done to ensure good quality silage?
• What are the secrets in producing good silage?

Presentation...

12 May 2020

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• The cattle industry is a key provider of food-produce globally through both meat and milk production
• Technologies are increasingly being used to improve both animal welfare and productivity of...

Pig vet and specialist, Bob Stevenson discovering the considerations needed to help prevent diseases on pig units.

• Current biosecurity risks to pig farms, with an emphasis on diseases such as African Swine Fever.
• Biosecurity management protocols such as quarantining and...

6 May 2020

A Welsh suckler-to-beef enterprise is aiming to cut its calving period to 10 weeks by using bolus technology to aid heat detection in heifers and shorten the breeding period.

A compact calving period would optimise the...