30 October 2023

Wales’s ambitious goal of reaching net zero by 2050 is going to require some changes to agricultural practices, including improving herd and flock health, performance and productivity.

With that in mind, Farming Connect is delivering fully...

10 October 2023

A field-scale trial in Wales involving growing different cover crops under winter brassicas could help farmers identify which types best protect soils from run-off.

Winter brassica crops are an increasingly popular option for livestock producers seeking...

05 October 2023

With Farming Connect-funded trials ranging from growing grass with rock dust to establishing farm-scale tea bushes on hill land already underway in Wales, farmers are being invited to apply for the next round of funding from...

Dr Saba Amir: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Nitrogen utilization efficiency in ruminants is low
• Precision feeding, forage quality, feed processing, shift in nitrogen excretion from urine to faeces and reducing the amount of fermentable organic matter have the best prospects for...

Dr Saba Amir: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. 

• In the UK, agriculture contributes a relatively low proportion (about 11% in 2020) to the country’s total greenhouse gas (GHS) emissions but given the global warming potential of these gases more needs to...

27 September 2023

Protein-rich red clover is helping a Welsh livestock farm achieve a total cost of production of less than £3/kg deadweight in its lambs.

Dafydd and Glenys Parry Jones have been farming organically at Maesllwyni since 2001...

This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between September – November 2023

22 August 2023

Farmers and growers in Wales are being reminded of the many good reasons to upskill and take advantage of the abundance of training opportunities available to them.

Philippa Gough, of Lantra Wales, says training and development...