This dashboard outlines red meat key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between September 2020 - December 2020.

25 January 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• The agricultural sector is statistically one of the most dangerous industries globally but there are several possible tools, guides and schemes which could help farmers
• Farmers mindsets surrounding farm...

25 January 2021

Welsh sheep farms with good flock husbandry can prevent newborn lambs succumbing to diseases much more successfully than by routinely treating with antibiotics, especially when the focus is on colostrum and hygiene.

With good management, most...

Below is the 31st 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...

Farmers are facing major change over the next few years. In this podcast, Euryn Jones, HSBC's Deputy Head of Agriculture and Chair of Farming Connect’s Strategic Advisory Board, shares his vision and advice on how to prepare your farming business...

18 January 2021

Like father like son and like mum too! Young farmer Gwion Jenkins (20) is determined to build on the longstanding tradition of developing the family farm, Rhosfach in Clynderwen. And like mum and dad, he’s tapping...

15 January 2021

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Reducing ammonia emission from agriculture is a necessary objective to reduce national levels of air pollution
• Ammonia is a key contributor to air pollution as it...

41 farmers, a mixture of dairy, beef and sheep from a range of different land types and systems across Wales have been measuring their pasture regularly since the Welsh Pasture Project started in September. Dairy farmers measured grass on a...

Diseases in newborn lambs can result in high mortality rates during lambing, thus impacting business profitability.

Join Farming Connect and sheep veterinary specialist, Fiona Lovatt, Flockhealth Ltd, to learn more about how to prevent diseases such as watery mouth, joint-ill...

14 January 2021

A Welsh upland farm is spending less on feed and fertiliser and is finishing lambs four weeks earlier since improving soils and animal health management.

The Davies family farm 320 acres at Waen Gwyn, Cefn Coch, Welshpool...