Silage Additives
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...
News and Events
Visit Farming Connect at the Spring Festival 2016 to find out how the new programme can help you
Farmers and foresters wanting to reduce costs and improve on-farm efficiency are urged to visit Farming Connect at this year’s Royal Welsh Spring Festival, which will take place at the Llanelwedd showground on 21/22 May.
Eirwen Williams, director of rural...
Pwllpeiran Open Day
An open day at one of Farming Connect’s new innovation sites will showcase the latest research aiming to improve sustainability in the Welsh uplands.
The open event at Pwllpeiran Upland Research Centre in Cwmystwyth will feature projects which aim to...
Helping soil and grassland recovery after a wet winter
A series of Farming Connect on-farm events this spring are focussing on helping soils and grassland recover after the warmest and wettest winter on record.
An additional 476mm (19 inches) more rainfall than usual in Wales since November has led to...
A calculated approach to calf rearing
Farming Connect recently visited a dairy farm in west Wales focusing on enhancing its calf rearing efficiency.
At Drysgolgoch, Llwyndrain, in north Pembrokeshire, Seimon and Eleanor Thomas have invested heavily in new infrastructure on their 700-acre dairy farm. A new 70-point...
The Digital Dermatitis Cycle
By Sara Pedersen BSc(Hons) BVetMed CertCHP DBR MRCVS RCVS Specialist in Cattle Health and Production, Farm Dynamics Ltd, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan
Even if digital dermatitis (DD) isn’t at the fore-front of the lameness problem on a farm, it is almost always...
New demonstration network - promoting best practice and innovation
Farmers and foresters from all sectors are urged to keep up to date with the latest innovation and technologies by attending the wide range of knowledge transfer events which will be provided through Farming Connect’s new demonstration network when events...
Identify new ways to develop your business with fully funded support from Farming Connect
Farming Connect is hosting a series of business review surgeries to help farmers and foresters evaluate how their business is performing, identify areas for improvement and discuss plans for the future.
The business review surgeries will provide individuals registered...
Getting to grips with the paperwork for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones
Farming Connect has arranged a workshop which will provide farmers and foresters in North Wales with the information they need to help them understand the complexities of the new requirements for Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) documentation and maps.
Agricultural adviser...
Tackling soil and sward conditions after a wet winter
Sward productivity depends on good soil conditions. This factsheet looks at how to improve pasture production following the prolonged wet winter of 2015/2016. Reduced water flow through compacted soils causes waterlogging and run off. Tips on how to identify and...