4 April 2022
A Welsh sheep farm has reduced its bedding costs by 75%, and significantly improved the incidence of ewe lameness at housing since switching from straw bedding to a slatted floor.
Plastic slats were retrofitted to a...
24 March 2022
Dairy farms involved in a Farming Connect project to tackle issues that impact on milk quality achieved a milk price uplift of up to 4p/litre after applying recommended changes.
Twenty-eight First Milk suppliers, with herds ranging...
Pembrokeshire ‘dairy sheep’ farmer Bryn Perry recently won the prestigious Brynle Williams Memorial Award, which recognises the achievements of a young farmer who has found their way into farming through Farming Connect’s Venture programme. Bryn, who comes from a non-farming...
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...
8 March 2022
Many Welsh dairy farms will need to increase production efficiency to reduce their carbon footprint and meet market and policy-driven emissions targets.
During a recent Farming Connect webinar, agricultural consultant Diane Spence advised farmers that agriculture...
