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In a commercial suckler herd, smaller cows weaned calves that were as heavy as calves from bigger cows and in doing so proved to have greater efficiency of production.

Phil Jones at Lan Farm, Cynwyl Elfed, Carmarthen has been...

SIMPLE steps to make milking more efficient could save you time and money. A Farming Connect Focus Site project at Ffosyficer, Abercych, focusing on issues such as regularly calibrating milking equipment has highlighted possible savings of £30,000 a year.

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GROWING protein crops on-farm can provide a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to bought-in animal feeds. Lupins are a high-protein, high-energy crop that could significantly reduce feed costs and improve the resilience of Welsh farmers against fluctuating prices.

Lyndon Joseph has...

There are a diverse range of dairy farmers in this group who have the common aim and objective of trying to improve herd fertility performance. Poor dairy fertility is the most common inefficiency on dairy units and has a direct...

Improving the efficiency of the ewe is the key goal for this discussion group, mainly by reducing cost and maximizing output. Group members collected both physical and financial data from the outset. The more data collected, the more they can...

Heidi Curtis has set her sights on being a successful farmer. Whether this ambitious young woman achieves that by helping develop her parent’s 200 acre dairy enterprise at Higher Kinnerton in Flintshire or by looking for work further afield remains to...

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University

Take home messages:

• Increasing biodiversity, particularly wildlife populations, can benefit farmers by improving agricultural productivity potential.
• Biodiversity is important for the regulation of ecosystem processes and delivery of ecosystem services.
• Farming approaches can be...