Farming Connect is hosting two on-farm diversification events highlighting a range of diversification ideas which could help increase the resilience of farm and forestry businesses.
Considering the current volatile conditions within the industry, diversification not only offers an alternative revenue stream...
By Sara Pedersen BSc(Hons) BVetMed CertCHP DBR MRCVS,
RCVS Specialist in Cattle Health and Production, Farm Dynamics Ltd, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan
Why footbath?
Footbathing plays an important role in the prevention and control of digital dermatitis (DD) alongside improved hygiene...
If you’re focused, ambitious and keen to broaden your horizons, it could be time to check your passport!
Farming Connect has begun its search for focused and ambitious farmers or foresters keen to enhance their business competitiveness and viability...
Farmers and foresters registered with the new Farming Connect programme can apply online for up to 80% funding for short, accredited training courses available through ‘Invest in Skills & Mentoring’, Farming Connect’s innovative new lifelong learning and development programme. Farming Connect is funded...
By Rhiannon James, Farming Connect Knowledge Transfer Journalist
The grazing infrastructure of a Pembrokeshire dairy farm is being extended and updated to improve grass utilisation and produce more milk from forage.
At Moor Farm, Walwyns Castle, Haverfordwest, Farming Connect Demonstration Farmer...
Liver fluke or Fasciola hepatica is a common parasite of livestock. A liver fluke infection causes ill health, as well as a reduction in growth rates and reproductive performance in affected livestock. Over recent years it has been acknowledged that...
One of the unique research resources at the Pwllpeiran Upland Research Centre (IBERS, Aberystwyth University) is the Brignant plots. These plots have been established as long-term extensification plots for the past 22 years. The aim of these plots is to...
Extreme weather events like flooding and drought are becoming more prevalent as we feel the effects of climate change. Grasslands cover large land areas in the UK where rainfall tends to be highest...
There are...
By Dave Davies, Silage Solutions Ltd
This short article aims to highlight the things to look for when making your additive choice. As there are so many different products on the market it is impossible to detail each and every...
