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Dr Ruth Wonfor: IBERS, Aberystwyth University

Take home messages:

• On average, 75% of total nitrogen consumed by cattle is lost through excretion.
• Nitrogen use efficiency can be improved (to maintain production) and emissions reduced when crude protein content in...

Continued access to a single market, an integrated rural training and education policy and the risks of reduced financial support for farmers are just some of the critical issues facing Welsh farm businesses.   

These are some of the key findings...

Following a favourable spring period for grass growth, unseasonably dry weather in April and May left some farmers on lighter soils troubled by lower covers and grass growth rates. This was compounded for many by 1st cut silage which left...

Delivered through Farming Connect, which is funded by Welsh Government and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, the Agri Academy was launched in 2012.

It comprises three distinct programmes, namely the Business & Innovation programme; the Rural Leadership programme...