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...

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...

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...

31 January 2022

Business looks bright for almost 4,500 Welsh farm and forestry businesses that have received support through the Farming Connect Advisory Service, with almost 7,000 claims for support already completed by the service. These are the industry...

24 January 2022

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Current rates of climate and environmental change present numerous challenges for food production systems.
• Ecosystems that are in a degraded state will be more susceptible to...

Below is the 37th 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...

19 January 2022

This week, the National Centre for Learning Welsh and Menter a Busnes have launched a new online Learn Welsh course for the agricultural sector.

The 10-hour short course, part of the Centre’s ‘Work Welsh’ scheme, is...

This dashboard outlines organic key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2020 - September 2021.

6 December 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• VPD is a pressure difference between the inside of plants and the surrounding environment which impacts water flow, growth efficiency and carbon fixation
• Accurately controlling VPD can lead to...

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...