Land use change for carbon sequestration: assessing the influence of carbon trading
16 March 2022
Dr Richard Kipling: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- The potential to earn income from carbon trading is increasingly a factor of interest to land managers
- However, numerous factors can influence the potential for carbon sequestration, and accurately...
FC - Issue 38 - March/April 2022
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...
Production efficiency key to reducing carbon footprint on Welsh dairy farms
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...
Episode 58 - Give rotational grazing a try this Spring
Agricultural inflation has become a big issue in farming over the past twelve months, with substantial increases in input costs, particularly fertiliser and feed. That’s why we invited James Daniel of Precision Grazing to join us on this episode to...
The impact of herbal leys on the health and performance of grazing lambs
3 March 2022
Dr Emma Davies: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Herbal leys can significantly improve the nutritional value of grassland when compared to conventional perennial ryegrass and clover swards.
- Grassland species containing high levels of secondary metabolites, particularly tannins...
Novel ewe colostrum study shows significance of late pregnancy nutrition
17 February 2022
Ewe nutrition in late pregnancy has been suggested as the major influence on colostrum quality in a new study.
In what is thought to be the largest recorded data-set for ovine colostrum collected under commercial farming...