Welsh farming practises are amongst some of the most sustainable and efficient in the world relying on abundant grass and rainfall and non-intensive methods. There is however more room to 'get greener' to reach the #NetZero target by 2050.
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10 November 2021
The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow has got the world talking about global warming, climate change and the need for every country in the world to reduce its carbon footprint.
Every day this week...
This dashboard outlines dairy key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between May 2021 - August 2021.
21 October 2021
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
15 October 2021
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Variable Milking Times
Our second Zoom Around the World adventure, we’re taking you on a long-haul flight to the Southern Hemisphere to meet a group of like-minded business owners who have reformed their farming systems by transitioning milk production to...
Sophisticated monitoring technology is helping a Welsh dairy farm spot early signs of lameness in its milking herd.
The Evans family had been dedicating a milking each month to visually observing and mobility scoring cows as they walked out of...
22 September 2021
Sophisticated monitoring technology is helping a Welsh dairy farm spot early signs of lameness in its milking herd.
The Evans family had been dedicating a milking each month to visually observing and mobility scoring cows as...
20 September 2021
Halving the rate of fertiliser nitrogen (N) applied to grassland through the summer has resulted in a grass yield penalty of just 5% during a trial at a Pembrokeshire dairy farm.
Mountjoy, a Farming Connect...
Below is the 35th 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...
