Risk Mapping Guidance - 14/02/2023
As part of the Control of Agricultural Pollution regulations 2021 every farm business which
spreads organic manure will be required to produce a Risk Map from the 1 January 2023.
News and Events
Good AI protocols and calving records factor in improved dairy herd fertility
13 February 2023
Good artificial insemination (AI) protocols are helping a Carmarthenshire dairy farm achieve a six week in-calf rate of more than 80%.
Iwan Francis runs a split block calving herd of 200 Friesian-cross cows at Nantglas, Talog...
Sixfold increase in farmland bird numbers on Welsh cover crop project sites
10 February 2023
Welsh farms have significantly increased populations of farmland birds since growing seed-bearing cover crops and providing feeding stations containing supplementary seed.
A European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Wales project, run in conjunction with The Game and Wildlife...
Value of expert advice and ideas sharing demonstrated by high quality silage project
9 February 2023
A group of Welsh livestock farmers is collectively capturing feed savings of £26,000 a year across their sheep flocks by increasing the metabolisable energy (ME) value of their silage.
The Farming Connect-facilitated Hiraethog Discussion Group has...
Focus on Gut Health in Pigs and Poultry
7 February 2023
Saba Amir, IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Since the ban on the use of in-feed antibiotic growth promoters, gut health has been the focus of animal nutrition to improve performance and reduce the burden of enteric diseases...
Application window for Farming Connect Fertility increasing workshop is now open!
6 February 2023
With good breeding and reproductive management underpinning profitability in Welsh cattle herds, farmers are being urged to sign up for a new Farming Connect workshop designed to help maximise herd fertility.
Master Fertility, the latest in...
Episode 76 - Why agriculture was the career of choice for our new entrants panel
The average age of a Welsh farmer is 60, and only 3% of farmers are under 35 - what more can be done to encourage new entrants into agriculture? In our two part series we've asked our first four new...
Study shows how novel techniques can cut ammonia levels in poultry systems
27 January 2023
Novel techniques that reduce ammonia levels in poultry litter could help livestock farmers meet new environmental targets.
A three-year Farming Connect trial at Wern Farm, near Welshpool, showed how introducing non-infective bacteria into sheds had dried...
The navel - a pathway for disease after birth: Managing livestock disease to improve welfare and production
25 January 2023
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Following birth, livestock are highly susceptible to diseases and mortality rates are high
- Management of the newborn’s navel region is important to prevent infections from tracking through to the...
Three luxury holiday pods overlooking the spectacular Clwydian Range prove a sound diversification investment
25 January 2023
“The investment in terms of cash and commitment for a new tourism venture is not for the faint-hearted, but when you read your glowing reviews and the bookings keep coming, you know it’s all going to...