14 December 2021
Good rearing techniques will be key to the economics and welfare of dairy bull calf production when Wales moves to a system of rearing these animals until they are at least eight weeks old.
As dairy...
6 December 2021
Sensors on trial at an Anglesey dairy farm to assist with slurry-spreading operations have the potential to help the industry with future pollution prevention regulations.
Erw Fawr, a Farming Connect demonstration site near Holyhead, is...
2 December 2021
Small changes to the routine around milking can have a big impact on cow flow and milk let-down on dairy farms.
During a recent Farming Connect webinar, vet Tom Greenham of Advance Milking offered advice on...
30 November 2021
Measuring grass covers weekly is pivotal to exploiting milk production from grazed grass on one of the driest farms in Wales.
Maesllwch Home Farm in the Wye Valley is lucky to get 860mm (34 inches) of...
Dairy farmer, Rhys Williams, is a firm believer in developing and growing people – an ethos that’s enabled him to grow his enterprise to encompass over 2,000 acres and milking over 2,000 cows. Tune in to hear his story.
For this episode of Zoom Around the World, Farming Connect has partnered with the Nature Friendly Farming Network UK to discover how Nature Means Business.
There is growing pressure on the agricultural sector in Wales, the UK and across the...
22 November 2021
Using technology to detect lameness at an early stage has reduced the number of cows with severely impaired mobility by 75% at a Welsh dairy farm.
Erw Fawr, a Farming Connect demonstration site near Holyhead...
18 November 2021
A dairy-beef producer is hitting average daily liveweight gains of 1kg/day off grass on a rotational grazing system.
Neil Davies has overhauled his livestock system since becoming a Farming Connect demonstration farmer, switching from suckler beef...
17 November 2021
A Carmarthenshire dairy farm is improving silage quality by making small changes to clamp management.
Increasing clamp density has been a focus at Nantglas, a Farming Connect demonstration site at Talog, where milk producer Iwan...
