Livestock

7 February 2023

Focus on Gut Health in Pigs and Poultry

7 February 2023 Saba Amir, IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Since the ban on the use of in-feed antibiotic growth promoters, gut health has been the focus of animal nutrition to improve performance and reduce the burden of enteric diseases A number...

Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Pigs, Poultry

Theme: Livestock

6 February 2023

Application window for Farming Connect Fertility increasing workshop is now open!

6 February 2023 With good breeding and reproductive management underpinning profitability in Welsh cattle herds, farmers are being urged to sign up for a new Farming Connect workshop designed to help maximise herd fertility. Master Fertility, the latest in a...

Type: News Key Sector: Dairy

Theme: Business, Livestock

27 January 2023

Episode 76 - Why agriculture was the career of choice for our new entrants panel

The average age of a Welsh farmer is 60, and only 3% of farmers are under 35 - what more can be done to encourage new entrants into agriculture? In our two part series we've asked our first four new...

Type: Podcasts Key Sector: Beef, Forestry, Horticulture, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

27 January 2023

Study shows how novel techniques can cut ammonia levels in poultry systems

27 January 2023 Novel techniques that reduce ammonia levels in poultry litter could help livestock farmers meet new environmental targets. A three-year Farming Connect trial at Wern Farm, near Welshpool, showed how introducing non-infective bacteria into sheds had dried out...

Type: News Key Sector: Poultry

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

25 January 2023

The navel - a pathway for disease after birth: Managing livestock disease to improve welfare and production

25 January 2023 Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Following birth, livestock are highly susceptible to diseases and mortality rates are high Management of the newborn’s navel region is important to prevent infections from tracking through to the animal’s internal...

Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Goats, Organic, Sheep

Theme: Business, Livestock

25 January 2023

Three luxury holiday pods overlooking the spectacular Clwydian Range prove a sound diversification investment

25 January 2023 “The investment in terms of cash and commitment for a new tourism venture is not for the faint-hearted, but when you read your glowing reviews and the bookings keep coming, you know it’s all going to be...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Beef, Diversification, Sheep

Theme: Business, Livestock

24 January 2023

Instagram farming favourites pair up with Farming Connect to discuss women driving diversification

24 January 2023 “When I came back from Dubai, I knew we needed to do something different on the farm to not just survive, but thrive”. These are the words of Angharad Williams, a fourth-generation farmer and driving force of...

Type: News Key Sector: Diversification

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

23 January 2023

From farm worker to share farmer – an introduction through Farming Connect’s Venture programme was the start of ‘a dream come true’ for young Anglesey farmer

23 January 2023 Anglesey-born young farmer, Martyn Owen, has won the prestigious Brynle Williams Memorial Award for 2022, which recognises the achievements of a young farmer who has found their way into farming through Farming Connect’s Venture programme. Martyn, who...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Beef

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

23 January 2023

Venture - Plas Dolben - 23/01/2023

Wanted! Farming Connect is searching for a new entrant for a share farming opportunity in Denbighshire Rhian Pierce is knowledgeable, competent and a very capable beef and sheep farmer who farms alongside her father at Plas Dolben, Llangynhafal in Denbighshire...

Type: Videos Key Sector: Beef, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Joint Ventures

23 January 2023

FCTV - Nutrition - 23/01/2023

With input costs being very high at the moment, it is important that we look very closely at costs and how we feed our animals.

Type: Videos Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Sheep

Theme: Business, Livestock Key Specialism: Grassland Management

Focus on Gut Health in Pigs and Poultry

Application window for Farming Connect Fertility increasing workshop is now open!

Episode 76 - Why agriculture was the career of choice for our new entrants panel

Study shows how novel techniques can cut ammonia levels in poultry systems

The navel - a pathway for disease after birth: Managing livestock disease to improve welfare and production

Three luxury holiday pods overlooking the spectacular Clwydian Range prove a sound diversification investment

Instagram farming favourites pair up with Farming Connect to discuss women driving diversification

From farm worker to share farmer – an introduction through Farming Connect’s Venture programme was the start of ‘a dream come true’ for young Anglesey farmer

Venture - Plas Dolben - 23/01/2023

FCTV - Nutrition - 23/01/2023

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