News and Events

8 October 2020

Today on Clean Air Day a Farming Connect study has found that consumers can help egg producers reduce ammonia levels by switching their buying choices from extra-large brown eggs to white, slightly smaller eggs.

Farmer Llyr...

8 October 2020

Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• The poultry industry has seen huge growth and advancement in the past few decades, with the UK currently producing 1.7 million tonnes of chicken meat and 11.4 million eggs.
• Whilst...

6 October 2020

Dr David Cutress, Aberystwyth University.

• Internet access is not universal across the entirety of the UK with there being clear evidence of an urban/rural divide
• Agriculture, along with all other sectors are advancing into a...

1 October 2020

Effective land management strategies are critically important to all farmers. Thanks to Farming Connect’s expanded range of fully funded e-learning courses you can acquire the knowledge you need from the comfort of your own home, at...

This dashboard outlines livestock key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between April 2020 – July 2020.

30 September 2020

Low-power smart sensors that exploit wireless technology are capturing important data on Farming Connect demonstration sites across Wales and sharing the benefits with other farmers and rural businesses.

LoRaWAN (Low Power Long Range Wide Area Access...

Below is the 29th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.

Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...

9 September 2020

Small adjustments to the egg collection and sorting equipment at a Welsh free range unit has resulted in fewer eggs being graded as seconds.

Hairline cracks in eggs are often not noticeable to the naked eye...

7 September 2020

A strategy of adding non-infective bacteria to the environment of hens at a Welsh free range egg farm is reducing ammonia levels that can impact on bird health.

Sensors have been installed throughout the shed at...