News and Events
Red Meat Benchmarking Programme Deadline Approaching
21 November 2018
The Red Meat Benchmarking Programme deadline is fast approaching and we encourage you to complete the online questionnaire as soon as possible, or you could miss out on £1,000. This is the message from Eirwen Williams...
Biodegradable Plastics for Agriculture
Dr Stephen Chapman: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- The agricultural industry is a major consumer of plastic
- Plastic mulch and silage wrap waste is expensive to dispose of correctly
- Biodegradable and compostable plastics offer a suitable alternative to...
Best in show! Congratulations to the Farming Connect experts who scooped up a trio of top awards at this year’s Farmers Weekly Awards.
Sheep farmers John and Sarah Yeomans who farm at Llwyn y Brain Farm near Newtown are the Farmers Weekly Awards 2018 Sheep Farmers of the Year; vet Oliver Hodgkinson, a partner with Trefaldwyn Vets in Montgomery was awarded...
Weighing lambs every two weeks is allowing a sheep enterprise to closely monitor growth rates in a system that relies entirely on grass.
12 October 2018
Innovis embarked on a frequent weighing programme at Mynydd Gorddu near Aberystwyth as part of its work as a Farming Connect Innovation Site but the strategy has been so successful it will now become part of...
FC - Issue 17
Below is the 17th 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...