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Soil mapping techniques under spotlight at Pembrokeshire farm
14 March 2018
A Pembrokeshire arable grower is hoping to boost yields and produce more even crops after mapping soils to allow seed rate application to be matched to land type.
Soil type in a single field can vary...
A feeding system that prevents dairy cows sorting concentrates from forage in a Total Mixed Ration (TMR) has been shown to increase average daily milk yield by 1.6 litres/cow during a Farming Connect trial
13 March 2018
Compact TMR, which involves soaking concentrates in a TMR in water and pre-mixing, was trialed in the dairy herd at Llysfasi College, a Farming Connect Innovation Site.
The unit manages its herd of all-the-year-round calving Holstein...
Forecast launched to help sheep farmers respond to annual spring threat to young lambs (SCOPS)
8 March 2018
It may not feel like it in parts of the UK hit by ‘The Beast from the East’ and Storm Emma, but spring is just around the corner – and with it the annual deadly threat...