FC - Issue 21
Below is the 21st 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...
Young entrant Llŷr Evans from Pembrokeshire has been given the chance of a lifetime by his grandparents! Farming Connect’s Venture programme had a helping hand too.
14 May 2019
It is two years since young entrant Llŷr Evans was given the chance of a lifetime by his grandparents John and Dailwen Vaughan who farm Glasdir, a beef and sheep holding near Boncath in Pembrokeshire. ...
Prioritise grazed grass to reduce costs sheep expert tells lamb producers
10 May 2019
Selecting sheep breeds that finish quickly off pasture must be given top priority by Welsh lamb producers ahead of changes to the direct subsidy system.
Independent sheep consultant John Vipond says animals that perform better...
Expert advice and cutting costs through Farming Connect fully-funded clinics
8 May 2019
Farming Connect is offering fully-funded clinics for registered businesses on a variety of topics.
“The Farming Connect clinics are a great opportunity for farmers to look at ways to improve efficiencies and productivity as well as...
Farming Connect Skills & Training Programme – you have twice as long to apply for a huge range of subsidised or fully funded training!
7 May 2019
With Farming Connect’s skills application window open now until 5pm Friday, 28 June, it might be a good time to consider developing your skills as all those working in the farming and forestry industries prepare...
Cervical insemination in combination with frozen semen could be a fast-track option for UK sheep farmers to improve their flock genetics
17 April 2019
This technology has been trialled in the current breeding season at Llysfasi College, a Farming Connect Innovation Site near Ruthin.
Farming Connect established the trial to gather data on factors influencing the efficacy of impregnating ewes...
Sheep expert to share advice on exploiting lamb growth potential
12 April 2019
Lamb producers have an opportunity to access practical advice on the management of growing lambs from a leading sheep specialist at a series of Farming Connect meetings across Wales in April and May.
Independent consultant...