Livestock

20 January 2022

Episode 55 – 'Greater diversity drives better business results' with Dr Delana Davies

In our first episode of 2022, we meet Dr Delana Davies who farms with her family at Tierson, near Milford Haven. Alongside their diverse farming business which includes dairying, sheep farming, breeding pedigree Limousin cattle and potato growing, Delana also...

Type: Podcasts Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Dairy, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Sustainable Farming

20 January 2022

FC - Issue 37 - January/February 2022

Below is the 37th 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...

Type: Publications Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Dairy, Forestry, Horticulture, Organic, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare, Grassland Management, Health and Safety

19 January 2022

A new Learn Welsh course for the agricultural sector

19 January 2022 This week, the National Centre for Learning Welsh and Menter a Busnes have launched a new online Learn Welsh course for the agricultural sector. The 10-hour short course, part of the Centre’s ‘Work Welsh’ scheme, is tailor-made...

Type: News Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Dairy, Forestry, Horticulture, Organic, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

19 January 2022

Powys farmer Beccie Williams learned what it takes to run a successful commercial poultry enterprise thanks to Farming Connect

19 January 2022 Beccie Williams is a wife, a mum to three young children and now a full-time poultry farmer too. Beccie and her husband Matthew took over his parents’ tenanted beef and sheep farm in Llanbister, near Llandrindod Wells...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Poultry

Theme: Business, Livestock Key Specialism: Business Management and Planning

7 January 2022

Magnesium pre-calving underpins milk fever prevention at Welsh dairy farm

7 January 2022 Using multiple milk fever prevention strategies is paying dividends at a Carmarthenshire dairy farm. Iwan Francis, who produces milk on a split block calving system at Nantglas, Talog, had experienced high levels of milk fever in his...

Type: News Key Sector: Dairy

Theme: Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Grassland Management

21 December 2021

FCTV - Livestock - 21/12/2021

In this episode of FCTV, we will be concentrating on livestock performance; we will be visiting a dairy farm that uses state-of-the-art technology to control lameness; we will be visiting a farm that focuses on providing gains in suckler cow...

Type: Videos Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Sheep

Theme: Livestock Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare

14 December 2021

Vets advise farmers on successful dairy bull calf rearing

14 December 2021 Good rearing techniques will be key to the economics and welfare of dairy bull calf production when Wales moves to a system of rearing these animals until they are at least eight weeks old. As dairy farmers...

Type: News Key Sector: Dairy

Theme: Business, Livestock Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare

10 December 2021

Poultry: October 2020 – September 2021

This dashboard outlines poultry key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2020 - September 2021.

Type: Dashboards Key Sector: Poultry

Theme: Livestock

6 December 2021

Sensor trial informing slurry application policy at Welsh dairy farm

6 December 2021 Sensors on trial at an Anglesey dairy farm to assist with slurry-spreading operations have the potential to help the industry with future pollution prevention regulations. Erw Fawr, a Farming Connect demonstration site near Holyhead, is using sensors...

Type: News Key Sector: Dairy

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

3 December 2021

Advisory Service - 03/12/2021

Looking for better performance from your sheep? The Advisory Service provides confidential, bespoke advice on a wide range of topics that could improve your flock performance...

Type: Factsheets Key Sector: Sheep

Theme: Business, Livestock Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare