21 April 2021
Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
21 April 2021
A Denbighshire sheep farm is harvesting wood from its woodland to power a biomass boiler and to sell as woodfuel while adopting natural regeneration techniques to replace those trees.
Huw Beech has a 12.5 hectare (ha) woodland...
19 April 2021
Wales’ ability to grow high quality grass could make it better placed to produce milk from sheep than regions with high numbers of dairy flocks.
Anglesey sheep farmer Huw Jones, who is aiming to establish his...
16 April 2021
A new online tool has been launched in Wales to help farmers cut ammonia emissions.
The new Clean Air Tool, which sits on the Farming Connect website, gives practical advice on steps farmers can take to...
Silage is the second most important feed on most dairy farms after grazed grass.
Join Farming Connect and Dave Davies of Silage Solutions to discuss factors affecting silage quality, dry matter and nutrient losses throughout the decision making process from...
15 April 2021
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
As a part of a three-year European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Wales project, trials have been undertaken on four farms in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion to see if foliar feed (liquid fertiliser) is more effective than conventional compound fertiliser. In this episode...
Below is the 32nd 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 our...
14 April 2021
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
9 April 2021
Grassland management on Welsh farms has been transformed in a decade with one beef farmer describing rotational grazing as an ‘absolute game-changer’ for his business.
Paul Williams, who runs a suckler herd at Cae Haidd, Llanrwst...
