Soil Health

Soil Sampling as part of the Welsh Soil Project

5 December 2023

Value of hedges in storing carbon below ground studied in Welsh Soil Project

05 December 2023 The role hedges play in capturing carbon and storing it in soils is being investigated as Farming Connect gathers soil samples from across Wales in an initiative that will provide important benchmarking data for farmers. Data collection...

Type: News Key Sector: Diversification, Other

Theme: Business, Land Key Specialism: Business Management and Planning, Soil Health

4 December 2023

Ambition to cut concentrate use moves forward with Farming Connect red clover project

04 December 2023 Lamb finishing times could be significantly shortened at a Powys livestock farm this autumn after red and white clover leys were established in the grazing rotation. Fferm Awel y Grug, a Farming Connect ‘Our Farms’ farm near...

Type: News Key Sector: Diversification, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Business Management and Planning, Diversification, Innovation, Soil Health

16 October 2023

Lucerne trial could help sheep farms be climate change resilient

16 October 2023 A Welsh sheep farm is hoping to increase resilience in its lamb finishing system by growing drought-tolerant lucerne. The deep-rooted nitrogen-fixing crop with its high protein content has the potential to be the ideal feed for finishing...

Type: News Key Sector: Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Conservation grazing, Innovation, Soil Health

10 October 2023

Welsh trial will establish best cover crops for under-sowing winter brassicas

10 October 2023 A field-scale trial in Wales involving growing different cover crops under winter brassicas could help farmers identify which types best protect soils from run-off. Winter brassica crops are an increasingly popular option for livestock producers seeking to...

Type: News Key Sector: Beef, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land Key Specialism: Grassland Management, Innovation, Soil Health

17 March 2023

Zoom Around The World - Regenerative farming - Building soil health from the ground up - 17/03/2023

Tom Tolputt is an organic farmer in Cornwall who's spent the last 25 years searching for the answer. The key to achieving sustainable farming systems for Tom, co-founder of TerraFarmer, a regenerative & biological farm consultancy is to build soil...

Type: Videos Key Sector: Organic

Theme: Business, Land Key Specialism: Regenerative Farming, Soil Health

24 October 2022

Mentor: Adam York - 24/10/2022

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Type: Videos Key Sector: Horticulture, Organic

Theme: Business, Land Key Specialism: Business Management and Planning, Direct Selling, Marketing, Regenerative Farming, Soil Health

22 September 2022

Farm anchors soils by switching reseeding strategy in boost for business and nature

22/09/2022 Welsh farms are losing 5t/acre of soil every time the thickness equivalent of a one-pence coin is eroded from fields left bare in the winter. “That soil isn’t replaced, and that’s your livelihoods being washed away; you need to...

Type: News Key Sector: Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Grassland Management, Nutrient Management Planning, Soil Health

18 February 2022

Farming Connect Demonstration Network - Welsh Soil Project

18 February 2022 The Welsh Government is committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050 (a balance between the total greenhouse gas emissions produced and the total emissions removed from the atmosphere). It is recognised that every sector, including agriculture...

Type: News Theme: Land

Key Specialism: Soil Health

Located at

Pembrokeshire

Sector

Dairy, Diversification

Key Specialism

Benchmarking, Grassland Management, Regenerative Farming, Renewable Energy, Soil Health

Located at

Radnorshire

Sector

Beef, Diversification, Pigs, Sheep

Key Specialism

Business Management and Planning, Personal Development, Regenerative Farming, Soil Health, Tourism