A Pembrokeshire beef farm has reduced its winter feed costs by £33/tonne by replacing a bought-in protein blend with home-grown beans and peas.
28 March 2022
The Jones family grew eight hectares (ha) of the crop at Pantyderi Farm, Boncath, as part of their project work as Farming Connect demonstration farmers.
The pulses replaced a 36% protein concentrate blend that had...
Growing pulse crop as protein feed improves beef farm’s carbon footprint
22 March 2022
Replacing a bought-in protein blend with home-grown beans and peas is helping a Pembrokeshire beef farm reduce its carbon footprint, while capturing significant savings on fertiliser and feed costs, too.
The pulse crop grown on eight...
Land use change for carbon sequestration: assessing the influence of carbon trading
16 March 2022
Dr Richard Kipling: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- The potential to earn income from carbon trading is increasingly a factor of interest to land managers
- However, numerous factors can influence the potential for carbon sequestration, and accurately...
FC - Issue 38 - March/April 2022
Below is the 38th 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...
Photo selective polymer films for crop growth and protection
23 February 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Crops grown under structural protection can achieve more consistent and often higher yields and quality, as they have fewer environmental impacts to contend with
- Both glass greenhouses and polytunnels...
Indoor or in-field: Climate impacts of controlled environment growth
9 February 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) may have an increasing interest as our available land for traditional growth strategies diminishes
- Extreme weather that impacts outdoor crops also adds benefits to CEA...
Growing crops for the pharmaceutical industry
7 February 2022
Dr Emma Davies: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Growing pharmaceutical crops could be an innovative way to diversify a farm business.
- As pharmaceutical crops are grown for a specialist end market, identifying the buyer of the pharmaceutical...
Biological Indicators of Soil Health
2 February 2022
Dr Emma Davies: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Biological indicators can be used alongside physical and chemical tests to monitor soil quality.
- A thriving soil ecosystem, consisting of diverse communities of microorganisms and soil fauna is associated...