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WELSH PASTURE PROJECT 2017 REPORT
25 January 2018
Fourteen farms from across Wales participated in the Welsh Pasture project during 2017 and indeed it proved to be an exceptional year for grass growth especially on farms with heavier soils. The dry period at the...
Better soil management: avoiding soil compaction
25 January 2018
Take home messages:
- Soil compaction is major issue for modern agriculture.
- This can influence soil physical and chemical characteristics and can affect soil-based processes.
- Compacted soil is economically damaging to farm business efficiency, as it results...
Young Powys farmer Aled Jones is sharpening both his business and practical skills with support from Farming Connect
24 January 2018
Agricultural engineering graduate Aled Jones (25) is the third generation to farm at Dolyfelin, an upland farm near Builth Wells, where he combines working full time alongside his parents with his seasonal work as a...
Farming Connect Agri Academy 2018. The search starts for Wales’ next generation of rural leaders and entrepreneurs
23 January 2018
Lesley Griffiths, Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, today (Tuesday, 23 January) officially launched Farming Connect’s prestigious personal development programme, the Agri Academy 2018, at the Farmers’ Union of Wales annual farmhouse...
Technical training aids fertility improvements in Welsh dairy herd
22 January 2018
The next generation at a Pembrokeshire dairy farm are improving their dairy herd’s fertility thanks to artificial insemination (AI) training part-funded by Farming Connect.
Brothers Alistair and William Lawrence and their sister, Hannah, have all...
Diversification opportunities created by the expansion plans of two existing Welsh beef and poultry businesses, have sparked a surge of interest
16 January 2018
More than 70 farmers attended an event hosted by Farming Connect at which Pembrokeshire-based Natural Wagyu and Capestone Organics revealed strategies for growing their markets.
Natural Wagyu partners Rob Cumine and Will Prichard want to...
Welsh farmers urged to adopt safe cattle handling techniques in a bid to reduce the risks to life and limb
12 January 2018
In the last ten years, 388 farmers, their family members or farm workers have been killed on British farms, while thousands more have suffered serious injuries and work-related ill health.
“This is a horrifying statistic...