News and Events
Selective forage plant breeding and pasture management: the potential to improve methane mitigation and animal performance
16 May 2018
Dr Elizabeth Hart: Farming Connect Knowledge Exchange Hub, IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- Current research aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, particularly enteric methane.
- Methane production comes from a community of microbes within the...
Mentoring support guides young entrant through potential pitfalls of new dairy enterprise
26 April 2018
A young farmer has avoided potential pitfalls and costly mistakes since the family beef and sheep farm converted to dairy with guidance from a Farming Connect mentor.
Richard Downes was just 19 when he joined his...
Master Grass helps dairy farmers hone their grassland management skills
24 April 2018
In a year when Welsh dairy farms have experienced one of the most difficult springs for grazing their herds, Farming Connect is helping milk producers become better grassland managers.
Some of the UK and Ireland’s...
Farming for a sustainable future is within the grasp of all Welsh farmers
17 April 2018
Farmers throughout Wales are being urged to find out what steps they should be taking to prepare their businesses for the political and economic changes which will impact on the industry when we leave the...
FC - Issue 14
Below is the 14th 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...
A feeding system that prevents dairy cows sorting concentrates from forage in a Total Mixed Ration (TMR) has been shown to increase average daily milk yield by 1.6 litres/cow during a Farming Connect trial
13 March 2018
Compact TMR, which involves soaking concentrates in a TMR in water and pre-mixing, was trialed in the dairy herd at Llysfasi College, a Farming Connect Innovation Site.
The unit manages its herd of all-the-year-round calving Holstein...