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Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Climate change will have strong effects on pastoral production in the UK.
• Implementing management approaches to allow these systems to adapt to this future environmental change is essential.
• This will...

Below is the 8th 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...

Farmers, foresters and horticulturalists wanting to reduce costs and improve business efficiency are urged to visit Farming Connect at this year’s Royal Welsh Spring Festival, which will take place at the Llanelwedd showground on 20 / 21 May.

Eirwen...

Discussion group members were interested in looking into trace element by blood testing a sample of their flock. This was done in conjunction with local vets and members used their discussion group ‘incentives’ to fund the blood sampling.

Blood samples...

Rural criminals are becoming more sophisticated in how they operate, using computers to steal from farmers in Wales.

Cyber crooks are taking advantage of relatively weak online security measures to defraud farmers.

During a recent farm security event at...

During a series of joint Farming Connect and AHDB Dairy meetings across Wales, facilitated by Jamie McCoy, Dairy Technical Officer at Farming Connect, it was calculated that the cost of replacing a staff member in a £30,000 a year role can be...