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Livestock - December 2023 – February 2024
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2023 – February 2024
FC - Issue 3 - October - December 2023
Below is the 3rd issue of the Farming Connect Technical Publication since the launch of the new programme in April 2023.
It includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters for farmers in Wales, allowing...
Impressive and innovative business proposal wins Erin the Agri Academy Farm Challenge Award
27 November 2023
A young sheep farmer’s vision for a newly acquired farm, to create the canine equivalent of a day care centre, has earned her a Farming Connect Agri Academy award at the 2023 Royal Welsh Winter Fair...
Farming Connect launches a series of ‘masterclasses’ for farmers across Wales
22 November 2023
Farmers in Wales looking to improve their technical or business knowledge in multiple sectors of agriculture can learn new skills and practices at a series of Farming Connect ‘masterclasses’ that are taking place across Wales in...
Episode 89 - Is joint venture the answer to an ageing industry?
Alison Harvey presents a panel discussion between a member of the Agri Academy Alice Bacon and Anna Bowen, who have formed their own joint venture agreements. We hear how share and contract farming agreements have allowed them the opportunity to be...
Farm safety and skills training key themes at Royal Welsh Winter Fair
20 November 2023
Inspiring safe practices on Welsh farms will be a key aim of the Wales Farm Safety Partnership (WFSP) when it hosts a series of activities in collaboration with Farming Connect at the 2023 Royal Welsh Winter...
How to feed and manage pregnant ewes for lambing success
16 November 2022
Planning the feeding and management of pregnant ewes is critical in the last six weeks of pregnancy, with farmers warned that getting it wrong risks foetal growth and development, even the future fertility of unborn lambs...
‘Working in Wales’ – land-based workers in the spotlight at Farming Connect conference
15 November 2023
‘Facilitate and promote the importance of continuing professional development (CPD) now in order to modernise and professionalise our land-based industries and prepare them for the economic and environmental demands of the future!’
This was the unanimous...
Home-mix ration offers cheaper alternative to concentrates at Welsh livestock farm
14 November 2023
A home mix ration formulated with high quality ingredients and incorporating homegrown forage has provided a cheaper alternative to bought-in concentrates for pregnant ewes and beef cattle on a Powys upland farm.
Richard and Donna Jenkins...
Can multi species leys help Welsh farm produce more summer fodder?
1 November 2023
A Welsh upland farm is growing deep rooting legumes and herbs and incorporating nutrient-unlocking fungi at seeding in a bid to increase drought tolerance and improve resilience against dry summers.
The Griffiths family produce beef, lamb...