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12 August 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Fluke parasite infections cause a significant economic burden on agriculture worldwide as well as negatively impacting animal health and wellbeing
• Understanding where and when fluke and their snail intermediate...

10 August 2021

Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Around 80% of milk protein is comprised of casein, casein comes in many different forms, though the most variable and influential is κ-casein.
• The κ-casein gene also has many different...

Our first Zoom around the World takes us on a short-haul trip across the Irish Sea to meet Hanna and George of Ballyhubbock Farm in West Wicklow, Ireland. 

In 2017, the couple took the plunge and transitioned their business from...

Watch our latest video by Dr. William Stiles, of Farming Connect's Knowledge Exchange Hub, where the future of Controlled Environment Agriculture is discussed and the possibilities of implementing this new technology into food production.

4 August 2021

Sheep milk producers supplying the cheese market could increase the overall cheese yield potential of their flock by carrying ewes with a low somatic cell count (SCC).

The first year of a European Innovation Partnership (EIP)...

A focus on animal health improvements is driving performance and reducing costs at a Pembrokeshire dairy and livestock farm.

Situated in the beautiful rolling countryside of Monmouthshire near the village of Llanvetherine lies White Castle Vineyard – the home of Robb and Nicola Merchant. Having diversified some 12 years ago, they have turned their dream into a thriving business...