Land: December 2020 – March 2021
This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2020 – March 2021.
This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2020 – March 2021.
'We farm in one of the driest area in Wales. One of the things that we've learnt over the 20 years that we've been here is to try and predict and look out for a drought that's coming our way...
Join Farming Connect at Pendre demonstration farm where you can hear from farmer Tom Evans about his farming system and learn more about current projects on improving leys and increasing soil organic matter. We will also be joined by grassland...
29 April 2021
The rooting depths of clovers and herbal leys can help Welsh livestock farms reduce nutrient run-off.
Tom Jones is aiming to use multi species leys and rotational grazing to improve feed efficiency and reduce inputs on...
28 April 2021
Farming Connect’s face-to-face training is underway again. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, although it’s not quite ‘training as usual’ as yet for Farming Connect, face-to-face training courses are now available provided all the current pandemic guidelines are...
28 April 2021
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
19 April 2021
Wales’ ability to grow high quality grass could make it better placed to produce milk from sheep than regions with high numbers of dairy flocks.
Anglesey sheep farmer Huw Jones, who is aiming to establish his...
Silage is the second most important feed on most dairy farms after grazed grass.
Join Farming Connect and Dave Davies of Silage Solutions to discuss factors affecting silage quality, dry matter and nutrient losses throughout the decision making process from...
15 April 2021
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
As a part of a three-year European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Wales project, trials have been undertaken on four farms in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion to see if foliar feed (liquid fertiliser) is more effective than conventional compound fertiliser. In this episode...