A Welsh upland farm is saving £4/ewe off its pre-lambing feed costs by switching to a Total Mixed Ration (TMR) system that incorporates a treated soya product with high quality silage.
Keith Williams runs 885 Lleyn and Texel-cross ewes...
CARRYING out health checks around six to eight weeks before mating will help ensure that rams and ewes enter the tupping period in peak condition. Production will drop if ram performance and ewe fertility fail to reach their full potential...
Exciting times lie ahead for eight North Wales sheep producers who are collaborating with multi-million pound food processing company, Roberts of Port Dinorwic, in a bid to take their top quality PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) Welsh lamb to the UK...
Farmers were given a chance to visit Nant yr Efail Farm, Betws yn Rhos, which is a family farm with 700 ewes, lambs and rams, and beef cows for a Farming Connect open day.
Gethin Owen and his father...
Faecal Worm Egg counts (FECs) have been used...
Below is the 9th 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...
