The Farming Connect Ear to the Ground podcast has now recorded a year's worth of content, attracting 10,000 downloads during the period. Remember that you can listen to any of these at your convenience.

Live from Rhiwaedog, Y Bala, one of our red meat demonstration sites. We have two exciting projects which are currently on-going at Rhiwaedog, including:

1. Improving productivity and efficiency from grass
2. Evaluating the benefits of heat detection technology to provide gains in...

5 August 2020

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Robotic milking systems are becoming ever more common within the UK and globally
• Whilst production and economic gains are a key reason for robotic milking system uptake, farmers should...

Farming Connect and Marc Jones, farm consultant, discuss the transition from dairy beef calves to beef production.

During this webinar Marc covers the following points:

1. Why dairy beef?
2. Finding the right system for your farm
3. Sourcing, rearing and weaning calves
4. Transition to...

Farming Connect and Menter Moch Cymru discover the opportunities and considerations of keeping pigs commercially as an alternative income. 

Independent pig consultant, Mick Sloyan gives an overview of the sector in terms of its structure and typical routes to market. He...

29 July 2020

Join us live from the comfort of your own home where our demonstration farmers will show, first hand, how new technology and different management techniques are changing the way they farm. We will be answering your...

28 July 2020

Dr Cate Williams & Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Rumen fill scoring (RFS) is a basic, visual evaluation technique to monitor feed intake and energy balance in dairy cows.
• Low RFS scores are linked...