Farmers producing silage within the top 25% in Wales are achieving significant productivity gains. Beef farmers are achieving extra daily liveweight gains of 400g/head and dairy farmers are seeing an increased yield of 2.2 litres of milk/cow/day, compared with the...
4 February 2021
Jonathan Scott runs a herd of 270 dairy cows at his 440 acre tenanted holding near Wrexham. Badly affected by Bovine TB, which in 2016, significantly reduced his herd size to 180 head of cross breed...
This dashboard outlines red meat key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between September 2020 - December 2020.
This dashboard outlines dairy key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between September 2020 - December 2020.
3 February 2021
Confidence has returned to Wales’ pick-your-own (PYO) sector, with social media and the lure of nature driving growth.
Horticulture expert Chris Creed said there are many examples of very successful enterprises across Wales, from soft fruit...
27 January 2021
Beef farmers whose grass silage analyses are in the top 25% in Wales can capture daily liveweight gains 400g/head higher than animals fed the same quantity of average quality forage, equating to a cost benefit of...
25 January 2021
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
25 January 2021
Welsh sheep farms with good flock husbandry can prevent newborn lambs succumbing to diseases much more successfully than by routinely treating with antibiotics, especially when the focus is on colostrum and hygiene.
With good management, most...
Below is the 31st 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...
Farmers are facing major change over the next few years. In this podcast, Euryn Jones, HSBC's Deputy Head of Agriculture and Chair of Farming Connect’s Strategic Advisory Board, shares his vision and advice on how to prepare your farming business...
