Poultry: October 2020 – September 2021
This dashboard outlines poultry key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2020 - September 2021.
News and Events
Episode 54 - “You must treat the farm as a business in order to keep the way of life” according to Iorwerth Williams
Iorwerth Williams is a chartered accountant practising in Porthmadog. He works with a number of farming and diversified businesses and in this podcast, he reveals the characteristics that make a successful business.
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Under-sowing could secure future for maize-growing in Wales
9 December 2021
Under-sowing maize with grass is preventing winter soil erosion and nutrient loss at a Pembrokeshire livestock farm, and has the added benefit of winter grazing for tack sheep.
Mathew Van Dijk has hosted a Farming Connect...
Sensor trial informing slurry application policy at Welsh dairy farm
6 December 2021
Sensors on trial at an Anglesey dairy farm to assist with slurry-spreading operations have the potential to help the industry with future pollution prevention regulations.
Erw Fawr, a Farming Connect demonstration site near Holyhead, is...
The importance of vapour pressure deficits (VPD) in agricultural plant growth
6 December 2021
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- VPD is a pressure difference between the inside of plants and the surrounding environment which impacts water flow, growth efficiency and carbon fixation
- Accurately controlling VPD can lead to...
Advisory Service - 03/12/2021
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How giving cows time and space will improve milking efficiency
2 December 2021
Small changes to the routine around milking can have a big impact on cow flow and milk let-down on dairy farms.
During a recent Farming Connect webinar, vet Tom Greenham of Advance Milking offered advice on...
Grass measuring key to Welsh Pasture Project farmer’s dairying system
30 November 2021
Measuring grass covers weekly is pivotal to exploiting milk production from grazed grass on one of the driest farms in Wales.
Maesllwch Home Farm in the Wye Valley is lucky to get 860mm (34 inches) of...
Episode 53 - Growing people and a successful business with Rhys Williams, Trygarn
Dairy farmer, Rhys Williams, is a firm believer in developing and growing people – an ethos that’s enabled him to grow his enterprise to encompass over 2,000 acres and milking over 2,000 cows. Tune in to hear his story.
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