Grassland Management

4 August 2023

Episode 83 - A conversation with Dr Iwan Owen - Forty years of lecturing grassland management at Aberystwyth University

Cennydd Jones, a lecturer at Aberystwyth University and a part-time farmer will be joined by Dr Iwan Owen. Iwan is a well-known name to many former Aberystwyth University Agriculture students, where he was a grassland management lecturer for forty years...

Type: Podcasts Theme: Business, Land

Key Specialism: Grassland Management

23 January 2023

FCTV - Nutrition - 23/01/2023

With input costs being very high at the moment, it is important that we look very closely at costs and how we feed our animals.

Type: Videos Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Sheep

Theme: Business, Livestock Key Specialism: Grassland Management

20 January 2023

WEBINAR: Welsh Pasture Project 2022 Review

Welsh Pasture Project - 2022 Grazing Season Review

Type: Webinars Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Grassland Management

5 January 2023

Episode 75 - Grass Breeding: Planting the seeds of the future

Pasture will be the focus of this podcast in the company of Cennydd Jones, lecturer in grassland management at Aberystwyth University and also a part-time farmer. Cennydd will be joined by Alan Lovatt a grass breeder throughout his career and...

Type: Podcasts Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Goats, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land Key Specialism: Grassland Management

7 December 2022

Zoom Around The World - Grass cultivation practises in Finland - 07/12/2022

We zoom over to Finland to learn about grass cultivation in this episode with a focus on Timothy grass. Diverse weather conditions makes grass cultivation a particularly interesting topic in Finland. From icy, freezing winters to hot summers, the cultivation...

Type: Videos Key Sector: Dairy

Theme: Business, Land Key Specialism: Grassland Management

10 November 2022

Episode 72-Tree planting working for a 500 cow dairy unit at Hendre Llwyn y Maen

Hendre Llwyn y Maen is a hill farm of approximately 400 acres with additional in buy land rising up to 1100ft above sea level . Robin Crossley, the owner, is a keen environmentalist and values the woodlands as an important...

Type: Podcasts Key Sector: Dairy, Forestry

Theme: Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Grassland Management, Woodland Management

25 October 2022

The simpler the mix, the better a herbal ley performs, Welsh trial shows

25 October 2022 A herbal ley incorporating fewer species has been found to perform better than a more diverse seed mix with 17 plant varieties, during a trial on a Farming Connect demonstration site. Aled and Dylan Jones and their...

Type: News Key Sector: Beef, Sheep

Theme: Land Key Specialism: Grassland Management, Rotational Grazing

25 October 2022

Agroforestry options

25 October 2022 Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Agroforestry is receiving a lot of focus for its role in achieving net-zero globally Agroforestry offers multiple integration options but it is important to consider what trees to grow where in...

Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Dairy, Forestry, Organic, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Grassland Management, Woodland Management

24 October 2022

Mentor: Rhidian Glyn - 24/10/2022

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Type: Videos Key Sector: Beef, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Business Management and Planning, Grassland Management, Rotational Grazing