Improving Soil Health
This module describes the use and implementation of no-till or min-till systems to improve soil health and lower costs of production.
This module describes the use and implementation of no-till or min-till systems to improve soil health and lower costs of production.
Respiratory disease is a major cause of loss to the UK sheep industry through mortality and poor health. This course covers four specific respiratory diseases - pasteurellosis, atypical pneumonia, parasitic bronchitis and lung abscesses.
Environment controls for poultry farms such as lighting, ventilation and temperature use energy, in this course we will cover, what energy is, what it costs and how to use it effectively.
This module explains how genetic selection can be used to breed sheep that are more resistant to internal parasite infections. It informs ram breeders how they can get involved in this work and explains to commercial ram buyers how they...
Soils, if managed appropriately, can be a major carbon sink (removing greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere). While Welsh soils have rich and stable carbon stocks at present, there are a number of factors and challenges that may lead to...
Understanding and preventing the spread of the liver fluke parasite on your farm.
This module highlights some of the measures which farmers can employ to reduce the potential for agricultural pollution.
Diagnosis of eye conditions in cattle is important in order to ensure the correct treatment is given. In this course we cover; Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis (IBK, “Pink eye”, New Forest Disease”), Bovine Iritis (“silage eye”) and Ocular Squamous Cell Carcinoma...
AI is a technique for impregnating females with the semen of superior quality bulls without the need for keeping a bull. It has been most widely used for breeding dairy cattle and has made bulls of high genetic merit available...
Integrated pest management (IPM) is a tool to control the damage and competition caused by pests, weeds and diseases. In this module you will learn the key principles of IPM and understand how they can be implemented by a horticultural...