Business: August 2020 – November 2020
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2020 – November 2020.
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2020 – November 2020.
4 January 2021
Sheep farmers should avoid feeding heavily pregnant ewes more than 0.5kg of concentrates in a single feed, a vet has advised.
A ewe’s daily nutrition requirements in the third trimester is best allocated over two feeds...
17 December 2020
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
9 December 2020
The Griffith family run a herd of 145 Stabiliser cows at Bodwi, near Pwllheli, and had historically finished half their bull beef animals themselves and the others at a specialist unit in Yorkshire.
As a...
9 December 2020
Ewe lambs and yearlings can eat more than three per cent of their liveweight a day grazing fodder beet but the crop must have good leaf cover and be correctly allocated to achieve this intake for...
3 December 2020
Increasing resting time by five hours in every 24 can help cows stay in the herd for two additional lactations.
According to Dutch vet and cow behaviour expert Joep Driessen, the modern dairy cow doesn’t get...
2 December 2020
All farmers know that they’re doing a great job. Unfortunately, doing a great job isn’t always sufficient, they need proof! Farmers are increasingly being asked to provide evidence that their farm business measures up, that they...
26 November 2020
Need help with a business plan, advice about adding value to your business by looking at your livestock, land or diversifying opportunities, or guidance to identify any issues which might be preventing your business from operating...