Farming Connect’s face-to-face outdoor training underway again
18 August 2020
Due to the restrictions of Covid 19, although it’s not ‘training as usual’ as yet for Farming Connect, face-to-face training courses held exclusively outdoors can now resume immediately. This means that provided the Welsh Government’s current...
Webinar: Preparing for a successful tupping - 11/08/2020
John Vipond discusses the importance of preparing both ewes and rams prior to tupping.
During the webinar John covers the following:
- Condition scoring – when to check and what to do about getting ewes in optimum condition.
- How to improve ewe to...
Ear to the Ground Podcast - 07/08/2020
The Farming Connect Ear to the Ground podcast has now recorded a year's worth of content, attracting 10,000 downloads during the period. Remember that you can listen to any of these at your convenience.
The use of wool in compost and other alternative applications
23 July 2020
Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Sheep’s wool offers many benefits when used in a mixture as compost or mulch: as a source of slow-release nitrogen and other trace elements, in weed and pest control...
WEBINAR: A focus on trace elements supplementation in growing lambs - 21/07/2020
To prevent trace element deficiencies in growing lambs, most farmers now use many different methods of supplementing trace elements; from slow release boluses to oral drenches. A recent trial was conducted at a Farming Connect focus site (Pentre Farm in...