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22 August 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Symbiotic fungi mycorrhiza have important interactions with many plant species
• Mycorrhiza, in optimal conditions, can improve plant growth with fewer inputs, improve soils and protect from weeds, insects, contamination...

During this programme, we’ll be catching up with some of the farmers who are taking part in EIP projects, to hear how they are trialling innovative ideas that can help with some of the challenges they face.

16 August 2022

A suckler beef producer who has established a direct sales business for meat produced by her family’s Red Ruby Devon herd says farmers who adopt grazing techniques to grow cattle slowly need to be incentivised with...

11 August 2022

Drawing up a feed budget has allowed a Powys livestock farm to make decisions on winter feed early, before any potential deficits occur, in what has been a challenging growing year for farmers across Wales.

The...

10 August 2022

Using min-till to establish a multi-species sward in permanent pasture has rejuvenated leys at a Montgomeryshire organic dairy farm, increasing perennial ryegrass in the sward by 30% and boosting white clover content, too.

The Lloyd family...

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2 August 2022

Louis Gray, University of the West of England & Dr William Stiles, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Increasing levels of CO₂ in the atmosphere are expected to change the nutritional composition of plants, and...

For readers of the Farmers Guardian or Farmers Weekly, Rob McGregor, will be a familiar name and known to many in the industry for his innovative work as the Unit Manager for Award-winning Pig Producer, LSB Pigs. 

In this episode...