News and Events
Risk Mapping Guidance - 14/02/2023
As part of the Control of Agricultural Pollution regulations 2021 every farm business which
spreads organic manure will be required to produce a Risk Map from the 1 January 2023.
Good AI protocols and calving records factor in improved dairy herd fertility
13 February 2023
Good artificial insemination (AI) protocols are helping a Carmarthenshire dairy farm achieve a six week in-calf rate of more than 80%.
Iwan Francis runs a split block calving herd of 200 Friesian-cross cows at Nantglas, Talog...
Application window for Farming Connect Fertility increasing workshop is now open!
6 February 2023
With good breeding and reproductive management underpinning profitability in Welsh cattle herds, farmers are being urged to sign up for a new Farming Connect workshop designed to help maximise herd fertility.
Master Fertility, the latest in...
The navel - a pathway for disease after birth: Managing livestock disease to improve welfare and production
25 January 2023
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Following birth, livestock are highly susceptible to diseases and mortality rates are high
- Management of the newborn’s navel region is important to prevent infections from tracking through to the...
FCTV - Nutrition - 23/01/2023
With input costs being very high at the moment, it is important that we look very closely at costs and how we feed our animals.
Lantra Cymru Awards 2022 – Welsh Government Rural Affairs Minister congratulates this year’s award winners
20 January 2023
Every nominee for this year’s Lantra Cymru Awards scheme has demonstrated their commitment to lifelong learning and maintaining the highest standards across all areas of working, Welsh Government Minister Lesley Griffiths has said.
The Minister has...
