Nutrient Management Planning

6 August 2020

Dairy farm aims to reduce annual fertiliser nitrogen input costs by £5,000

6 August 2020 Grassland farmers could reduce their overall nitrogen (N) input and maintain profitability with simple improvements to soil and nutrient management. Independent grassland and soil specialist Chris Duller has been working with Farming Connect demonstration farmer William Hannah...

Type: News Key Sector: Dairy

Theme: Land Key Specialism: Grassland Management, Nutrient Management Planning

22 July 2020

A Pembrokeshire arable and livestock farm has made a saving of more than £1,000 on its liming costs by mapping soils

22 July 2020 Pantyderi Farm, a Farming Connect demonstration site at Boncath, has carried out soil mapping by Electrical Conductivity (EC) scanning on 60 hectares (ha) of land used for growing cereals and 40ha of grassland. This technique maps precisely...

Type: News Key Sector: Arable

Theme: Land Key Specialism: Nutrient Management Planning

20 July 2020

Crops and horticulture projects on the demonstration network - 20/07/2020

Type: Publications Key Sector: Arable, Horticulture, Organic

Theme: Land Key Specialism: Nutrient Management Planning

23 June 2020

WEBINAR: Nutrient management planning in horticulture - 23/06/2020

Having knowledge of the inherent nutrient levels in your soils will enable appropriate supplementation to enhance crop production and efficiency. Will John, ADAS, outlines the results of a Nutrient Management Plan carried out for all the growing areas at a...

Type: Webinars Key Sector: Horticulture

Theme: Land Key Specialism: Nutrient Management Planning

23 June 2020

Horticulture: October 2019 – April 2020

This dashboard outlines horticulture key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2019 - April 2020.

Type: Dashboards Key Sector: Horticulture

Theme: Business, Land Key Specialism: Nutrient Management Planning

26 May 2020

WEBINAR: Time to reseed - part 1 - 26/05/2020

Charlie Morgan Grassmaster, discussing the variety of decision to be made when it comes to pasture improvement. Why reseed? Reviewing performance Sward assessments Soil assessments Nutrient efficiencies Species change Grass breeding improvements Economic impacts

Type: Webinars Theme: Land

Key Specialism: Grassland Management, Nutrient Management Planning

20 May 2020

Soil mapping for precise land management

20 May 2020 Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Soils are the most important biological systems across all farming practices The ability to map soil components accurately, including; nutrients, water content and structures can assist in improving farm management strategies...

Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Dairy, Horticulture, Sheep

Theme: Land Key Specialism: Grassland Management, Nutrient Management Planning

13 May 2020

Land: December 2019 – March 2020

This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2019 – March 2020.

Type: Dashboards Key Sector: Arable, Dairy, Sheep

Theme: Land Key Specialism: Grassland Management, Nutrient Management Planning

27 April 2020

Grassland management on the demonstration network - 27/04/2020

Type: Publications Key Sector: Beef, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Grass Measurement, Grassland Management, Nutrient Management Planning, Rotational Grazing

15 April 2020

Surge in listeners to the Farming Connect podcast

15 April 2020 Farming Connect has seen a surge in listeners to their podcast named Ear to the Ground (Clust i’r Ddaear). Launched in September 2019, this is the first farming podcast of its kind to be available in both...

Type: News Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Forestry, Organic, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare, Business Management and Planning, Diversification, Innovation, Nutrient Management Planning, Rotational Grazing, Woodland Management