20 September 2021

Halving the rate of fertiliser nitrogen (N) applied to grassland through the summer has resulted in a grass yield penalty of just 5% during a trial at a Pembrokeshire dairy farm.

Mountjoy, a Farming Connect...

Below is the 35th 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...

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This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between April 2021 – July 2021.

13 September 2021

A Denbighshire dairy farm is adapting its dry cow management and feeding strategy in a bid to reduce calvings at night.

Bryn Farm, Tremeirchon, is shifting the calving pattern in its 90-cow herd from an...

10 September 2021

Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• The production and use of sexed semen is becoming more and more common, particularly in dairy herds, where it can be used to generate genetically superior replacements, reduce dairy bulls...

9 September 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Agricultural and rural crimes are a growing concern in the UK
• Smart connected devices have shown promise across sectors for their role in security and intruder/theft detection
• Sensors and...

We will be visiting farms that have been trialling various technologies and new methods, including special protein crop, an innovative machine to get rid of docks, sensors in the poultry sector a new method of spreading fertiliser and the use...