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Below is the 5th 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...

Below is the 4th 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...

Dr Ruth Wonfor: IBERS, Prifysgol Aberystwyth

Take home messages:

• Make sure you prepare a feed budget early for the winter months to ensure maximum profitability over the period. 
• Don’t underestimate the nutritional requirements of your herd, make sure your livestock...

Dr Ruth Wonfor: IBERS, Aberystwyth University

Take home messages:

• There is often no clinical significance of rumen fluke, but if calves grazing waterlogged pasture show signs of severe diarrhoea, rumen fluke diagnosis should be considered.
• Rumen fluke infections are often...

Diary Marker

Farmers are invited to find out more about different management options for their livestock this winter during an open event at one of Farming Connect’s demonstration farms.

The event will highlight the farming system at Rhiwgriafol, Talywern, Machynlleth...

By Sara Pedersen MRCVS, Farm Dynamics Ltd, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan

Lameness is a painful condition for the animal and a costly one for the producer. Whilst there has been a large focus on lameness in dairy cattle, beef cattle...