Here is the first webinar in a series of dairy lunchtime webinars.
The milking machine can be a significant risk for mastitis. Inappropriate combinations of milking hardware and machine settings can affect the physical structure of the cows’ teats, reducing...
20 May 2020
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Below is the 27th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...
19 May 2020
Dairy farmers who improve silage quality by just 1 metabolisable energy (ME) value, to 11.5ME, will produce an additional 60,000 litres of milk from a 1,000 tonne crop.
The financial payback of producing good quality silage...
19 May 2020
Case Study: Ynysgain, Criccieth
In July 2019, Farming Connect collaborated with South Caernarfon Creameries to design and implement a trial into efficient methods of addressing milk quality problems as a pilot project. Kite Consulting, with...
15 May 2020
A Pembrokeshire dairy farm is screening the genomics of its heifer calves to select the best replacements for the milking herd.
Rearing replacements is one of the biggest costs on a dairy farm - rearing a...
15 May 2020
Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2019 – March 2020.
This dashboard outlines livestock key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2019 – March 2020.
