FC - Issue 19
Below is the 19th 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...
Setting reasonable goals can help Welsh farm businesses improve.
8 February 2019
At the annual Wales Farming Conference in Builth Wells, Wisconsin dairy farmer Lloyd Holterman insisted that every farm needed key performance indicators (KPIs) to progress.
“Farmers have to constantly improve their businesses to move forward...
The use of thermal imaging technology to enhance livestock production
10 January 2019
Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
The application of thermal imaging in livestock is an innovative new technology, which can aid in the detection of injuries, lameness, infections and injection site reactions whilst minimising labour costs...
Farmers in Wales are being urged to avoid blanket use of antibiotics during lambing and calving this spring.
9 January 2019
Lamb and beef producers have been set targets to reduce antibiotic use by 10% by 2020, centering its attention towards reducing prophylactic use.
During a series of Farming Connect meetings held across Wales to advise farmers...