Arable: October 2019 – September 2020
This dashboard outlines arable key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2019 - September 2020.
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Forestry: October 2019 – September 2020
This dashboard outlines forestry key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2019 - September 2020.
Poultry: October 2019 – September 2020
This dashboard outlines poultry key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2019 - September 2020.
Farmers who invest in training and developing their staff are more likely to retain them and develop a reputation as a place where others will want to work.
19 November 2020
Speaking at a Farming Connect webinar on staff recruitment and retention, people consultant Paul Harris advised farmers not to adopt the mentality that training staff will make those employees sought after by other employers.
“People often...
FC - Issue 30 - November/December 2020
Below is the 30th 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...
Part 2: Greenhouse gas emissions & environmental impacts of the poultry industry
19 November 2020
Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Whilst the poultry industry is efficient and has a small carbon footprint, issues arise in the production of ammonia, a harmful acidifying agent which impacts the environment and animal and...
Cost saving wins can be captured in beef systems with earlier finishing
17 November 2020
Improving silage quality by just 1.5ME can reduce beef finishing costs by £38/head.
At Pantyderi farm, a Farming Connect demonstration site near Boncath, Pembrokeshire, Wyn and Eurig Jones are aiming to increase efficiency in the 300...
Episode 30 – Carbon neutral farming – the path to ‘net zero’ - 16/11/2020
The government has set a target of reaching ‘net zero’ in terms of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and the NFU wants to see farmers reaching that target by 2040. But how are we going to get there? What is...
Capacity audience seek guidance from Farming Connect’s FBG Yard Coverings webinar
12 November 2020
A capacity audience of 1,000 farmers registered for an online Farming Connect webinar when two invited presenters, one a leading Wales-based environmental specialist and the second a policy official from Welsh Government, explained how the Welsh...