What is Miscanthus AI?
Aberystwyth University, the University of Lincoln and the University of Southampton have linked up to work on a project together called Miscanthus AI. The aims of the project are to:
Use machine learning models...
08 May 2024
A Carmarthenshire couple are experimenting with growing nuts on their land.
Martyn Williams and Alison Harwood have planted walnut and sweet chestnut trees on a one-hectare south facing slope overlooking the River Towy.
They have chosen varieties...
18 April 2024
Deryl and Frances Jones of Rhyd Y Gofaint, Ceredigion, are leading the way in sustainable agriculture with a research project exploring the potential of white clover to improve nitrogen use efficiency and boost milk and meat...
Laura Pollock, Lower House Farm has explored the best methods for the establishment of a Pick your Own pumpkin horticulture venture.
In this short episode, Farming Connect's Horticulture officer Hannah Norman is joined by Alex Cook, Bremenda Isaf, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire who will discuss their up an coming trial of legume-cereal intercropping techniques for production of food for human consumption.
07 March 2023
Farmers across Wales have been inspired to seek support to measure the carbon footprint of their businesses after a series of Farming Connect workshops.
The carbon masterclasses, led by Farming Connect’s Carbon Specialist Officer, Dr Non...
21 February 2024
Deep-rooting herbal leys at a Powys farm has been key to maintaining grazing when hot and dry summers have challenged grassland and, as the business seeks to expand its acreage of legumes and herbs, it is...
Dr Saba Amir: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between April – June 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...
