Young farmer Beca Glyn had a serious accident on a quad bike in March 2018 in which she sustained a fractured skull, neck injuries and major bruising.

Below is the 25th 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...

This dashboard outlines red meat key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between September 2019 - December 2019.

This dashboard outlines livestock key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2019 - November 2019.

28 January 2020

Correct management of pregnant ewes will reduce the number of lamb mortalities from birth to weaning.

Lamb losses post-lambing can be as high as 15% in Welsh flocks yet many are preventable, insists vet Helen Scott...

27 January 2020

Cerys Fairclough might be only 16, but she’s got a wise head on young shoulders.  Agriculture student Cerys says that being selected for last year’s Farming Connect Agri Academy Junior Programme has given her a very...

Cerys Fairclough shares her stories and the values of the Agri Academy to her. Remember that the application window is open until 31st March 2020!

22 January 2020

Lamb producers experiencing abortion rates above 2% are being advised to test ewes for the main abortion-causing pathogens.

Nearly a quarter of all lamb losses on Welsh farms are due to abortion, yet Enzootic Abortion of...

20 January 2020

Sheep farmers who carefully manage ewe nutrition in the last eight weeks of pregnancy will be rewarded with the successful growth and development of the unborn lamb.

Ewe nutrition is important at all stages of pregnancy...