04 March 2024

A Ceredigion sheep farm which relies solely on spring water for livestock and people is taking action to safeguard its water security, building resilience into the system by using technology in combination with expertise provided by...

27/09/2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University

• The development of synthetic nitrogen (N) production allowed a boom in agricultural yields and population growth worldwide
• Whilst N is growth-limiting, it is regularly applied at levels where less than half is...

26 September 2022

Protocols to tackle persistent cryptosporidium infection impacting lamb and calf health and performance at a Welsh livestock farm are being informed by the findings of a European Innovation Programme (EIP) Wales project that pinpointed the source...

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Speakers:

Keith Owen, Environment Consultant and a Director of KeBeK Ltd who specialises in delivering infrastructure on-farm advice

Chris Duller, independent consultant specialising in delivering soil and grassland management advice across all of the livestock sectors

Earlier this year...

4 May 2021

Just over a year ago, dairy farmer Ifan Jones who farms around 200 acres in Llanrhaedr ym Mochnant in Powys, discovered a major structural failure at the base of his above-the-ground slurry tank. The incident meant...