Protect & Enhance The Farm Ecosystem October - December 2023
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August – October 2023
Sustainable Farming – Farming in Designated Landscapes
In this module you will learn about farming in Wales’s designated landscapes (National Parks and National Landscapes, also known as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs)), mostly farming in a sustainable way that benefits people, landscape and nature.
Sustainable Farming - Nutrient Management Planning
This course is an introduction to nutrient management planning on improved land and the elements included in a nutritional management plan. At the end of this module, you should be able to understand the importance of a nutrient management plan...
Sustainable Farming – Reducing Ammonia Emissions
Ammonia (NH3) from agricultural activities has become a public health concern, it causes acidification of soil and water that can harm terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and directly damage ammonia sensitive plants and be toxic to fish. NH3 is produced from...
Horticulture: A guide to the main types of propagation of Hardy Nursery Stock
The simple dictionary definition of propagation is as follows: the act of producing a new plant from a parent plant.
Methods of propagating hardy nursery species (HNS) are often specific to the species or plant type and different plants are...
Fferm Gelli Goll
Mark & Bethany Jarvis
Gelli Goll Farm, South Wales
Understanding the benefits of growing a cereal and legume mix as a complete feed
Gelli Goll is a Beef, Sheep and Arable farm on the outskirts of Cowbridge which is...
Building Soil Carbon
Soils, if managed appropriately, can be a major carbon sink (removing greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere). While Welsh soils have rich and stable carbon stocks at present, there are a number of factors and challenges that may lead to...
Sustainable Farming – Farming in Protected Sites
Farming in Protected Sites requires a sensitive approach to agriculture. This module highlights the support available to farmers and the challenges of conserving some of Wales’ most important landscapes, habitats and species. In Wales, more than 80% of the land...