22 January 2020
Lamb producers experiencing abortion rates above 2% are being advised to test ewes for the main abortion-causing pathogens.
Nearly a quarter of all lamb losses on Welsh farms are due to abortion, yet Enzootic Abortion of...
Follow the Junior Agri Academy as they take a look at agriculture and farm diversification in Iceland. Highlights include a visit to a farm hotel, a mixed dairy and sheep farm, a tomato farm, a slaughterhouse and a meeting with...
20 January 2020
Sheep farmers who carefully manage ewe nutrition in the last eight weeks of pregnancy will be rewarded with the successful growth and development of the unborn lamb.
Ewe nutrition is important at all stages of pregnancy...
20 January 2020
Malan Hughes credits Farming Connect’s Agri Academy with helping her plan her future and achieve her potential through professional development. The application window for the Agri Academy 2020 is open now, and she wants you to...
In this episode we visit Erw Fawr on Anglesey, which is one of Farming Connect’s new demonstration farms. We have the farmer Ceredig Evans and Farming Connect's Dairy technical officer Rhys Davies as company.
10 January 2020
Two dairy farmers near Raglan, Monmouthshire, are taking part in an EIP Wales project which is one of the first of its kind in the UK to investigate how electrophysical weeding can reduce our dependency on...
6 January 2020
Farming Connect’s first skills application window of 2020 will open at 09:00 on Monday, 6 January and close at 17:00, Friday, 28 February.
With a number of new face to face and online training options recently...
23 December 2019
It’s been a busy year for Cardiff-based butcher Shaun Hall Jones, whose field to fork approach to selling top quality Welsh farm produce has seen him double the size of the business this year.
Former teacher...
Nigel Howells (Dairy, Grass & Soil Management) discussing the first year results of the Foliar feed project.
17 December 2019
One of Welsh agriculture’s most prominent personalities, young farmer Chris Hanks, who is currently chair of Future Farmers of Wales, is lending his support to Farming Connect’s campaign to encourage the industry to focus on continuous...
