Venture: December 2021 - May 2021
This dashboard outlines key Venture activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2021 - May 2022
Nitrogen and agriculture – where do we stand?
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...
Top-performing ewes rearing double the average lamb weight in Welsh flock
26 September 2022
Using ewe efficiency data to guide breeding decisions in a Welsh upland flock has demonstrated the value of performance-recording in hill breeds, as those figures show that the top performing females in the flock are rearing...