10 June 2020

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Agricultural infrastructure has multiple areas where direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions can occur
• On-farm infrastructure as well as national/global level infrastructure both act as areas of potential GHG...

8 June 2020

One of Farming Connect’s latest one-to-one digital training offers is helping farmers avoid the use of unnecessary veterinary medicines. 

‘Prevention is better than cure when it comes to administering veterinary medicines to farm animals,’ according to...

4 June 2020

Persistent dry weather conditions during recent months have led Farming Connect’s red meat demonstration sites to adjust management practices to meet the challenges they’re facing. It has become evident that reduced grass growth rates and diminishing...

Farming Connect is responding to the current restrictions of Covid-19 by providing as many
services as it can either online or over the phone until normal face to face activities can resume. 

The following guidance on using Zoom webinars, Skype...

2 June 2020

An intensive bull beef finishing system could help a Ceredigion suckler enterprise add value to cattle.
Huw and Meinir Jones want to maximise herd efficiency, productivity and profitability at Bryn, a Farming Connect demonstration site near...

27 May 2020

Chris Duller, Soils and Grassland Specialist

Normally in late May, grass would be approaching peak growth, with growth rates of over 100kgDM/ha/day being achieved and concerns would be about grass getting away from stock. The...

20 May 2020

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Soils are the most important biological systems across all farming practices
• The ability to map soil components accurately, including; nutrients, water content and structures can assist in improving farm...