11 July 2025
A fodder beet crop established at a Welsh livestock farm with primed seed and a late season application of nitrogen (N) fertiliser yielded 40% more forage.
Roger and Dyddanwy Pugh winter graze progeny from their 60-cow Limousin...
02 July 2025
Soaring energy prices and how they impact on the cost of production on Welsh dairy farms has reinforced the value of investing in an energy audit.
An audit identifies where savings can be made - in some...
30 June 2025
Sixteen Welsh farm businesses are set to trial new ideas, thanks to funding from Farming Connect. From harnessing drone technology to measuring pasture quality to equipping sheep with state-of-the-art tracking devices to deter theft, these projects promise...
Join Ifan Jones Evans for the second episode in our special series on profitable and productive farming in Wales. This time, we're diving deep into the world of grass-based farming systems.
Ifan travels to Moelogan, Llanrwst, to meet Llion and...
The Welsh Government (WG) has reinforced its commitment to protecting Welsh livestock from Bluetongue, a serious viral disease, with new disease control measures coming into effect in time for 1 July. To date, Wales has successfully kept Bluetongue serotype 3...
16 June 2025
A Welsh study has flagged up the value of scanning calves’ lungs for respiratory disease damage as two-thirds of the animals with lesions had never had any clinical symptoms.
Respiratory disease is a major cause of mortality...
Join us for the launch of a special new series dedicated to profitable and productive farming in Wales, presented by Ifan Jones Evans. In this inaugural episode, we're diving deep into taking control of your farm's finances for smarter decision-making...
As we start the new year all farmers should be asking themselves the question, how can we make our farms safer in 2025? Once again, transport equipment accidents featured highly in 2024 with quad ATV’s topping the list. I believe...
I am very excited to be able to say that I am the new leader for Farming Connect’s Agri Academy programme. This is a unique and very special leadership scheme which brings together 12 farmers from diverse sectors across Wales...
15 May 2025
A Welsh farmer who produces beef and lamb from grass and homegrown barley has cut fertiliser and pesticide inputs by 25% and captured higher crop yields and labour savings by changing his approach to grassland and arable...
