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

To maximise grass utilisation – through Farming Connect we have sampled soils in every field and they are all at...

Most energy consumption for fixed equipment in the Cereals Sector is used in grain drying, and grain storage, with heat being the largest energy use. This module focuses on these main energy-using processes; any technology improvement or increase in process...

This is a half day course with a separate assessment at a later date.  Following successful completion you will be issued a certificate of competence which can be used to purchase the sheep dip.

If you need to buy or...

Project aims:

• To move from an high cost (money and time) indoor lambing system, to a robust, income generating outdoor lambing
• Establish a healthy flock, as a...

This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between November 2023 - January 2024

Anaerobic Digestion, often abbreviated as “AD”, is a process for the production of biogas in a digester. It has become a mature and well understood technology; it already plays a significant role in the UK’s renewable energy strategy, with more...

There are a variety of eye conditions which affect sheep in the UK; diagnosis is important in order to ensure the correct treatment is given. In this course we cover; Periorbital Eczema, Pink Eye / Snow Blindness (Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis, or...

Nutrition has a long-term impact on flock performance - from embryo implantation onwards. There are various objectives related to ewe nutrition that ultimately impact flock productivity and profitability, such as optimising conception rates and embryo survival, as well as...