News and Events

4 May 2018

The second, out of a series of meetings aimed at tackling water pollution has been held by Farming Connect in St Asaph, for farmers farming near the river Gele.

Twenty-eight waterbodies in Wales have been identified...

4 May 2018

Following this winter’s trials and tribulations (I won’t mention the spring we haven’t had!), good management at weaning will be critical. As a result of persistently wet weather and cases of extreme weather, 2017/18 has been...

4 May 2018

The first out of a series of meetings aimed at tackling water pollution has been held by Farming Connect near Pendine on the Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire border.  

Twenty-eight waterbodies in Wales have been identified as not...

1 May 2018

Farming Connect is coordinating an industry-led initiative to tackle pollution from agriculture head-on in Wales.

The Wales Land Management Forum’s sub-group on agricultural pollution – a body incorporating Natural Resources Wales, Welsh Government, Farming Unions and...

30 April 2018

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Soil organisms are essential components of a healthy, functioning soil.
• Numerous soil processes are influenced by the size and diversity of soil organism communities.
• The activities...

30 April 2018

Following a busy calving period at Fferam Gyd, Llyr Hughes can now reflect on his first experience of oestrus synchronization in his commercial herd at the Farming Connect focus site. Having previously used synchronization as a...

27 April 2018

After one of the most challenging spring periods in recent memory for grassland management the recent warm and dry weather has highlighted even further the importance of robust grass measuring and management to ensure grass...

26 April 2018

A young farmer has avoided potential pitfalls and costly mistakes since the family beef and sheep farm converted to dairy with guidance from a Farming Connect mentor.

Richard Downes was just 19 when he joined his...