This module will explore key diversification strategies for use in horticulture that specifically support biodiversity.

Welcome to another episode of the Farming Connect Ear to the Ground podcast. We are staying on the topic of soil health for this episode as we were keen to expand on the foundations and principles heard in our latest...

Welcome to the third episode in our special series on profitable and productive farming in Wales! Host Ifan Jones Evans is joined by leading independent plant and soil health educator, Joel Williams, to dive into the most vital resource on...

Listen back at this recording from our recent farm event at Pentrefelin, we discuss how to better understand and promote a healthy soil.

Huw Foulkes will be sharing his journey taking over the family farm that involves a regenerative approach...

Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, KEHub, Aberystwyth University.

February 2024

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  Forage crops can be fed to ruminants in periods where there are forage gaps and therefore extend the grazing season and reduce reliance on supplementary feeds.
• Brassicas typically have...

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...

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...