“When you know what ‘ewe’ want, stay focused, work hard and make it happen!”
17 March 2022
Pembrokeshire ‘dairy sheep’ farmer Bryn Perry recently won the prestigious Brynle Williams Memorial Award, which recognises the achievements of a young farmer who has found their way into farming through Farming Connect’s Venture programme. Bryn, who...
Land use change for carbon sequestration: assessing the influence of carbon trading
16 March 2022
Dr Richard Kipling: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- The potential to earn income from carbon trading is increasingly a factor of interest to land managers
- However, numerous factors can influence the potential for carbon sequestration, and accurately...
Bryn Perry and Becca Morris - 16/03/2022
Pembrokeshire ‘dairy sheep’ farmer Bryn Perry recently won the prestigious Brynle Williams Memorial Award, which recognises the achievements of a young farmer who has found their way into farming through Farming Connect’s Venture programme. Bryn, who comes from a non-farming...
FC - Issue 38 - March/April 2022
Below is the 38th 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...
FCTV - Lambing - 08/03/2022
In this episode we’ll be visiting and bringing you the latest news on some of the projects within our network of demonstration farms, including reducing incidences of prolapse and mastitis, as well as assessing colostrum quality in the flock.
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A Welsh sheep farm is taking action to cull out a highly infectious disease from its flock with ultrasound scanning, and by introducing a range of new biosecurity measures.
8 March 2022
Ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma (OPA) was diagnosed in the flock at Court Farm, Llanthony, near Abergavenny, in 2021, after several ewes showed clinical signs; the group were thin, were breathing heavily, and had excessive nasal discharge. There...