News and Events
Lucerne trial could help sheep farms be climate change resilient
16 October 2023
A Welsh sheep farm is hoping to increase resilience in its lamb finishing system by growing drought-tolerant lucerne.
The deep-rooted nitrogen-fixing crop with its high protein content has the potential to be the ideal feed for...
Top Tips for Ram Buyers
11 October 2023
Ram buying season is now in full swing. Rams are predominantly selected on appearance, with buyers prioritising physical soundness as well as breed type when selecting their rams, with the objective of these physical attributes passing...
Welsh trial will establish best cover crops for under-sowing winter brassicas
10 October 2023
A field-scale trial in Wales involving growing different cover crops under winter brassicas could help farmers identify which types best protect soils from run-off.
Winter brassica crops are an increasingly popular option for livestock producers seeking...
New funding window to open for on-farm trials in Wales
05 October 2023
With Farming Connect-funded trials ranging from growing grass with rock dust to establishing farm-scale tea bushes on hill land already underway in Wales, farmers are being invited to apply for the next round of funding from...
Resilient and Productive October - December 2023
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October - December 2023
Red clover plays important role in reducing livestock farm’s input costs
27 September 2023
Protein-rich red clover is helping a Welsh livestock farm achieve a total cost of production of less than £3/kg deadweight in its lambs.
Dafydd and Glenys Parry Jones have been farming organically at Maesllwyni since 2001...
A performance-recording project across 107 flocks in Wales has set out with the ambition of improving the efficiency of Welsh sheep flocks. We visit one of the farms involved in the new Farming Connect Welsh Sheep Genetics Programme.
26 September 2023
A sheep needs to be hardy to thrive in terrain that rises to 590 metres at the edge of the rugged Rhinogydd mountains in the Eryri National Park.
Bryn Hughes and Sarah Carr have only...
Livestock - September – November 2023
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between September – November 2023
Farming Connect adds new sheep feeding module to training programme
30 August 2023
Sheep farmers in Wales can learn about nutritional strategies for their flocks throughout the production year at a new Lantra Accredited workshop added to the Farming Connect animal health and welfare training programme.
Matching diet to...