Biodiversity on Pentre Demonstration Farm - 13/07/2021
"Biodiversity on our farms" Forging a clear connection between habitat management on farm working hand in hand with food production whilst improving the environmental performance of our farms.
FC - Issue 34 - July/August 2021
Below is the 34th 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...
Venture: December 2020 – May 2021
This dashboard outlines Venture key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2020 - May 2021.
Episode 46 - If you look after the stock, the stock will look after you
In this episode, we meet Tom Evans who farms with his wife Beth and children at Pendre Farm near Aberystwyth. Tom is a keen stockman and believes firmly that “if you look after the stock, the stock will look after...
Weaning lambs at 12 weeks could help Welsh sheep farmers improve ewe condition in the run up to tupping this year
1 July 2021
Ewes were put under pressure by the prolonged cold and dry spring and this could have repercussions for next year’s lamb crop.
At Glanmynys, a Farming Connect demonstration site near Llandovery, the condition of ewes...
Welsh Pasture Project - 2021 Mid Season Review at Blaenglowon Fawr - 01/07/2021
'Through the Welsh Pasture Project, we sent in grass samples for analysis monthly and even though there wasn't much grass on the ground early on, the quality was still there'. Bleddyn Davies, Blaenglowon Fawr.
Lamb from the Welsh uplands – what sets it apart from the rest?
30 June 2021
Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- The Welsh landscape has been cared for and shaped by generations of farmers and their livestock, providing public goods and contributing to the supply chain along the way.
- Pasture, and...
Agricultural slurry management: manure and machines
29 June 2021
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Slurry can be both a significant waste consideration as well as a plentiful resource
- Slurry management can be a challenge but improved accuracy through technological innovations could assist with...