This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2019 – March 2020.

Dave Davies from Silage Solutions discussing ideas on how to produce top quality silage.

• What influences the quality of silage?
• What management factors can be done to ensure good quality silage?
• What are the secrets in producing good silage?

Presentation...

This flyer will provide you further information on the services we have to support you during this
uncertain time, from one-to-one surgeries to informative podcasts – we have it covered. 

Lesley Stubbings, independent sheep consultant discussing lamb growth expectations up to weaning.

• What are we aiming for? The importance of setting targets of what growth development you’d like to see between 8 and 12 weeks.
• The impact worm control has...

5 May 2020

Farming Connect is providing a series of short, informative twice-weekly online webinars – online group seminars or meetings - on a wide range of topical agricultural subjects as part of its ‘digital delivery’ provision, arranged in...

1 May 2020

Simon Pitt, Dairy Technical Officer 

Herds with excellent housing facilities often don't have the same level of grazing infrastructure in preparation for occasions where they need to extensively graze their cows during periods above and beyond...

In this episode Jim Ellis speaks to Marc Jones, a well known Forage crop and out-wintering specialist and farms 500 acres at Trefnant Hall on the Powis Estate near Welshpool. He grows 50 to 60 acres of Fodder beet annually...

Liz Genever, independent beef and sheep consultant discussing variable grass growth this spring.

• Making sure ewe and cow requirements are being met during lactation to maximise growth rates
• Understanding which options (e.g. rotational grazing, supplementary feeding, nitrogen use and prioritising...