Dairy Dashboard: September – December 2019
This dashboard outlines dairy key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between September 2019 - December 2019.
This dashboard outlines dairy key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between September 2019 - December 2019.
This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2019 - November 2019.
This dashboard outlines livestock key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2019 - November 2019.
10 January 2020
Two dairy farmers near Raglan, Monmouthshire, are taking part in an EIP Wales project which is one of the first of its kind in the UK to investigate how electrophysical weeding can reduce our dependency on...
6 January 2020
Farming Connect’s first skills application window of 2020 will open at 09:00 on Monday, 6 January and close at 17:00, Friday, 28 February.
With a number of new face to face and online training options recently...
Nigel Howells (Dairy, Grass & Soil Management) discussing the first year results of the Foliar feed project.
13 December 2019
Independent sheep specialist Dr John Vipond says feeding protected forms of soya at 50g/day for every lamb carried and straight soya at 100g/lamb can result in a saving at current prices of more than £3 a...
12 December 2019
A diverse range of projects that will inform future decision-making on Welsh farms are underway on Farming Connect’s new Demonstration Sites.
The projects, applicable to dairy, red meat, poultry and forestry, are being rolled out on...
11 December 2019
Background
There is substantial evidence from trials in New Zealand, Ireland and the UK to suggest that there is substantial benefit in greater species diversity in grazing swards for several reasons;