Richard Rees
Farm name and location: Penmaen Bach, Pennal, Machynlleth
Sector: Red Meat (Sheep)
Being lightly stocked, we have been lucky over the last couple of months; we have managed to keep average farm cover fairly consistent around 2200kgDM/ha, with...
27th of September 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
27/09/2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University
26 September 2022
Protocols to tackle persistent cryptosporidium infection impacting lamb and calf health and performance at a Welsh livestock farm are being informed by the findings of a European Innovation Programme (EIP) Wales project that pinpointed the source...
This episode will be the first in a series introduced by a range of guest presenter on a variety of topics from Welsh Agriculture and beyond. The first guest presenter will be a familiar voice to the podcast, Rhys Williams...
16 August 2022
A suckler beef producer who has established a direct sales business for meat produced by her family’s Red Ruby Devon herd says farmers who adopt grazing techniques to grow cattle slowly need to be incentivised with...
11 August 2022
Drawing up a feed budget has allowed a Powys livestock farm to make decisions on winter feed early, before any potential deficits occur, in what has been a challenging growing year for farmers across Wales.
The...
Below is the 40th 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...
In this episode our Red Meat Technical Officer Lisa Roberts revisit's Marc Jones and his family at Trefnant Hall, Welshpool. Marc was deservedly rewarded last year with the British Grassland Society 'grassland farmer of the year' award. Lisa and Marc...
8 July 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
