News and Events
Changing crops in a changing climate: The impact of rising CO2 levels on the nutritional quality of crops
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...
Zoom Around The World - 2021 Pig Producer of the Year unit tour - LSB Pigs (full video) - 02/08/2022
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...
Zoom Around The World - LSB Pigs - 02/08/2022
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...
New Farming Connect workshop will help farmers manage fertility in sheep flocks
1 August 2022
Farming Connect has added an additional module to its fully-funded Animal Health & Welfare (AH&W) training workshop provision.
‘Flock fertility management’ is being rolled out throughout Wales this summer, bringing the total number of workshop...
County Galway farmer Peter Gohery sustained life-changing injuries in a farm accident involving an unguarded tractor PTO shaft – he wants Welsh farmers to learn from his mistakes
28 July 2022
When Jean Gohery, an experienced nurse, was summoned outside by her distressed 10 year-old son, she found her husband Peter Gohery motionless on the floor of their farmyard in County Galway. Lying close to his tractor...
FC - Issue 40 - July/August 2022
Below is the 40th 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...
Episode 67 - Forage based regenerative farming with Marc Jones at Trefnant Hall, Welshpool
In this episode our Red Meat Technical Officer Lisa Roberts revisit's Marc Jones and his family at Trefnant Hall, Welshpool. Marc was deservedly rewarded last year with the British Grassland Society 'grassland farmer of the year' award. Lisa and Marc...
Farming Connect soil carbon benchmarking initiative a first for Wales
19 July 2022
Farmers will have access to important pan-Wales soil carbon benchmarking data for the first time, thanks to an ambitious new Farming Connect auditing initiative.
The initial results of the Welsh Soil Project are being shared with...
Episode 66 - Business & Innovation in the Basque Region of Spain
Something a little bit different within this episode as we're guided by leader of the Agri Academy, Llyr Derwydd and members of the Business and Innovation programme as they visit Bilboa and the Basque region. It's a whistle-stop tour of...