Farming Connect is responding to the current restrictions of Covid-19 by providing as many
services as it can either online or over the phone until normal face to face activities can resume. 

The following guidance on using Zoom webinars, Skype...

27 May 2020

Chris Duller, Soils and Grassland Specialist

Normally in late May, grass would be approaching peak growth, with growth rates of over 100kgDM/ha/day being achieved and concerns would be about grass getting away from stock. The...

Veterinary surgeon, Joseph Angell of Wern Vets discussing results from an EIP Wales project investigating trace element requirements in sheep. Twelve farmers have been looking into improving their nutritional planning in breeding ewes, investigating the individual flock needs for trace...

20 May 2020

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Soils are the most important biological systems across all farming practices
• The ability to map soil components accurately, including; nutrients, water content and structures can assist in improving farm...

Below is the 27th 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...

20 May 2020

In the early 1990s, Anglesey farmer Peter Williams left home to work on a 30,000 sheep farm near Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. He was determined to broaden his horizons and learn as much as he could...

19 May 2020

Dairy farmers who improve silage quality by just 1 metabolisable energy (ME) value, to 11.5ME, will produce an additional 60,000 litres of milk from a 1,000 tonne crop.

The financial payback of producing good quality silage...