A new sense of confidence, focus and the skills you need to drive forward your business! How the Agri Academy experience impacted on a young farmer from North Wales.
11 March 2020
Young farmer Rhys Griffith is developing the family upland beef and sheep farm at Penisarwaun near Caernarfon as efficiently and sustainably as he can with help from his family. Inspired by the entrepreneurial flair of a...
Hendre Ifan Goch - Improving soil and livestock management to improve soil carbon capture - 03/03/2020
Hendre Ifan Goch, will look to reduce their carbon footprint and aim towards becoming carbon neutral during their first project as a Farming Connect Demonstration Site.
European Innovation Partnership Wales projects exceed targets
3 March 2020
More than 100 groups of farmers and foresters in Wales have expressed interest in investigating more efficient methods of working or introducing new technologies through a series of sector-specific projects funded by EIP (European Innovation Partnership)...
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – A bird’s-eye view in agriculture
20 February 2020
David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- UAV technologies are becoming more affordable, increasing the feasibility of their use within smaller-scale agricultural ventures
- Currently, the major focus of UAVs in agriculture is within the arable sector, with functionality...
Beca Glyn's Story - 17/02/2020
Young farmer Beca Glyn had a serious accident on a quad bike in March 2018 in which she sustained a fractured skull, neck injuries and major bruising.
FC - Issue 25 - January/February 2020
Below is the 25th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from our...
Red Meat Dashboard: September – December 2019
This dashboard outlines red meat key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between September 2019 - December 2019.
Livestock: August 2019 – November 2019
This dashboard outlines livestock key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2019 - November 2019.
Lamb losses from birth to weaning preventable with correct ewe and lamb management
28 January 2020
Correct management of pregnant ewes will reduce the number of lamb mortalities from birth to weaning.
Lamb losses post-lambing can be as high as 15% in Welsh flocks yet many are preventable, insists vet Helen Scott...