26 June 2024
Lambs produced by an organic hill flock of Welsh ewes are hitting finishing weights two weeks earlier since performance recording was introduced to improve genetics.
The Parry family have been performance recording for four years, in the...
24 June 2024
In the days when Sara Edwards’ great-grandmother farmed, agriculture had an informal network of mentors in the shape of her neighbouring farmers, sharing ideas and passing on knowledge. Three generations later and Sara sees...
How different methods of knowledge transfer influence behaviour change in dairy producers and lameness prevalence in their herds. Cennydd Jones is joined by Sara Pedersen RCVS Specialist in Cattle Health and Production in this first in a series of episodes...
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October - December 2023
Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
March 2024
Recycled manure solids (RMS) otherwise known as separated manure solids, dairy waste solids or green bedding is an alternative form of bedding for dairy cows.
In the UK and Wales, the use...
06 June 2024
A project by David & Will Lewis, Treforgan, Llandrindod Wells, has been awarded funding through the Farming Connect Try Out Fund. The project, which will be comparing lamb performance on different leys is one of 17...
Welcome to Ear to the Ground. This is a two part episode focusing on the information disseminated to farmers at a recent Farming Connect Event at Dylasau Uchaf, Padog, Dyffryn Conwy. If you haven’t yet listened to the previous episode...
In this two part episode we visit one of our focus farms involved on Our Farm Network. Beca Glyn and the family farm at Dylasau Uchaf, Padog, Dyffryn Conwy and has this year been working in collaboration with Farming Connect...
30 May 2024
Reducing soil disturbance, growing cover crops and increasing plant diversity will help Welsh farms better cope with future climate challenges.
As the industry moves towards utilising more sustainable food production techniques, the goal of every farm...
