Risk Mapping Guidance - 14/02/2023
As part of the Control of Agricultural Pollution regulations 2021 every farm business which
spreads organic manure will be required to produce a Risk Map from the 1 January 2023.
News and Events
Focus on Gut Health in Pigs and Poultry
7 February 2023
Saba Amir, IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Since the ban on the use of in-feed antibiotic growth promoters, gut health has been the focus of animal nutrition to improve performance and reduce the burden of enteric diseases...
Study shows how novel techniques can cut ammonia levels in poultry systems
27 January 2023
Novel techniques that reduce ammonia levels in poultry litter could help livestock farmers meet new environmental targets.
A three-year Farming Connect trial at Wern Farm, near Welshpool, showed how introducing non-infective bacteria into sheds had dried...
Poultry: October 2021 – September 2022
This dashboard outlines poultry key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2021 - September 2022.
Circular systems in agriculture Part 1: Livestock production sustainability
21 December 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Circular systems and economies aim to improve efficiencies whilst reducing waste by recycling, reusing and refurbishing materials and energy throughout production
- Within agriculture, many production aspects are amenable to...
Episode 74 - Electricity for poultry production and renewable options
This episode is the second in our series for poultry producers, but the content will also be of interest for farmers with high on site energy consumption. Catherine Price, Lead Dairy and Poultry Technical Officer at Farming Connect is joined...
Mentoring can save you time and money!
9 December 2022
“However confident you are in your own ability, there are sometimes better or different ways of doing things.”
These are the words of William Williams, who keeps around 500 easy-care ewes at the 200-acre farm near...