With plans to extend Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) in Wales currently out to consultation, slurry storage and nutrient management is an important issue for livestock farmers.

Planning slurry systems fit for any future regulations, evaluating the investment needed to upgrade...

Project aims: 

• This project aims to develop a rapid composting system to provide nutrition for vegetables, based on manures produced at the farm.
• Produce predictable sustainable composted manures...

Would you like to improve your soil management? Increase your forage production or reduce your fertiliser usage?

The workshop will focus on:

• understanding key soil fertility
• understanding soil types and structure
• be able to complete a field assessment on...

Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?

Using technology to measure and monitor pasture: Erw Fawr grows grass well but we need to make better use of that...

Farming Connect is looking for farmers and contractors who want to master their on-farm nutrient storage and management practices ahead of the new water regulations, becoming muck management-ambassadors for the rest of the industry in Wales. 

Master slurry is...

Project aims:

• To identify and evaluate four different soil sampling techniques across two fields- one in arable production and one on a grassland field
• To use two Electrical Conductivity (EC)...

This module examines key factors in managing nutrients on your farmland to save money and improve the organic content of your soil. It is equally applicable to those within or outside a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ).

​​​Project Objectives:

Henbant is a small, ecological based farm in North West Wales. Current pasture is managed holistically but within larger field parcels than the...