9 December 2020
The Griffith family run a herd of 145 Stabiliser cows at Bodwi, near Pwllheli, and had historically finished half their bull beef animals themselves and the others at a specialist unit in Yorkshire.
As a...
3 December 2020
A family farm rearing beef heifers on marginal land in South Wales has shortened its winter by two and a half months since improving grassland management.
The John family buy 80 Limousin heifer calves a year...
26 November 2020
Need help with a business plan, advice about adding value to your business by looking at your livestock, land or diversifying opportunities, or guidance to identify any issues which might be preventing your business from operating...
Below is the 30th 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...
17 November 2020
Improving silage quality by just 1.5ME can reduce beef finishing costs by £38/head.
At Pantyderi farm, a Farming Connect demonstration site near Boncath, Pembrokeshire, Wyn and Eurig Jones are aiming to increase efficiency in the 300...
12 November 2020
A capacity audience of 1,000 farmers registered for an online Farming Connect webinar when two invited presenters, one a leading Wales-based environmental specialist and the second a policy official from Welsh Government, explained how the Welsh...
This dashboard outlines red meat key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between May 2020 - August 2020.
Speakers: Keith Owen, KeBek, Environmental Consultant and Richard Evans, Welsh Government
This webinar includes further information on the new capital grant scheme available to farmers in Wales.
The importance and benefits of infrastructure improvements is covered in the webinar.
The...
