For this episode of Zoom Around the World, Farming Connect has partnered with the Nature Friendly Farming Network UK to discover how Nature Means Business.
There is growing pressure on the agricultural sector in Wales, the UK and across the...
Below is the 36th 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...
Following the COP26 summit, world action must begin to achieve the target of net-zero by 2050.
Already making a positive contribution, our industry can go further and Farming Connect is here to help every farming and forestry business in Wales...
Farming in a sustainable manner means making best use of all the farm’s natural resources. Grasslands have a fundamental role to play in achieving this aim with their innate ability for feeding livestock, supporting biodiversity and sequestering carbon.
Like most...
11 November 2021
Written by Rhys Williams, Precision Grazing Ltd
Preparation for spring is well under way at many grassland farms in Wales. Escalating concentrate feed and fertiliser prices means that ensuring a good supply of grass in...
Welsh farming practises are amongst some of the most sustainable and efficient in the world relying on abundant grass and rainfall and non-intensive methods. There is however more room to 'get greener' to reach the #NetZero target by 2050.
Here...
10 November 2021
The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow has got the world talking about global warming, climate change and the need for every country in the world to reduce its carbon footprint.
Every day this week...
27 October 2021
A young livestock farmer is seeing the benefits of taking a different approach to grazing, less than a year after enhancing her knowledge of grassland management at a dedicated Farming Connect programme.
Carys Jones and her...
