News and Events
Farming Connect’s face-to-face outdoor training underway again
18 August 2020
Due to the restrictions of Covid 19, although it’s not ‘training as usual’ as yet for Farming Connect, face-to-face training courses held exclusively outdoors can now resume immediately. This means that provided the Welsh Government’s current...
Improving egg value on agenda at Welsh poultry farm live broadcast
17 August 2020
Free range egg producers can get top tips on reducing the percentage of second quality eggs laid by their flocks during a live broadcast from a poultry farm this month.
Wern Farm, a Farming Connect demonstration...
Ear to the Ground Podcast - 07/08/2020
The Farming Connect Ear to the Ground podcast has now recorded a year's worth of content, attracting 10,000 downloads during the period. Remember that you can listen to any of these at your convenience.
WEBINAR: Pig and Poultry Market Update - 20/07/2020
Join us for a session looking at market trends of pork, chicken and eggs.
A representative from Kantar talks us through some of the consumer knowledge and insights they have found, specifically looking at products associated with the pig and poultry...
Venture: December 2019 – May 2020
This dashboard outlines Venture key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2019 - May 2020.
Thematic online approach for Farming Connect at this year’s Royal Welsh Show (July 20–23)
13 July 2020
Sadly, the restrictions of Covid-19 have scuppered attending this year’s Royal Welsh Show for the thousands of visitors from across the globe, hundreds of exhibitors and world-class livestock that all contribute to making this annual event...
Technological prospects for poultry layer productivity
6 July 2020
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- The poultry industry is currently the fastest-growing meat production sector globally
- Whilst egg production is a vital source of nutrition, broiler systems have seen far more targeted innovation and...