Livestock

15 January 2021

Air pollution: Reducing ammonia emissions from agriculture by adapting fertiliser storage and land application techniques

15 January 2021 Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Take home messages: Reducing ammonia emission from agriculture is a necessary objective to reduce national levels of air pollution Ammonia is a key contributor to air pollution as it can become...

Type: Technical Articles Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep

Theme: Land, Livestock

15 January 2021

Welsh Pasture Project 2020 Review

41 farmers, a mixture of dairy, beef and sheep from a range of different land types and systems across Wales have been measuring their pasture regularly since the Welsh Pasture Project started in September. Dairy farmers measured grass on a...

Type: Reports Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Sheep

Theme: Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Grassland Management

14 January 2021

Cost savings as Welsh farm improves soil health with Farming Connect support

14 January 2021 A Welsh upland farm is spending less on feed and fertiliser and is finishing lambs four weeks earlier since improving soils and animal health management. The Davies family farm 320 acres at Waen Gwyn, Cefn Coch, Welshpool...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Beef, Sheep

Theme: Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare, Grassland Management, Nutrient Management Planning

14 January 2021

Feed costs can be halved in dairy systems that favour fodder beet over silage

14 January 2021 Grazing fodder beet can provide winter feed for all classes of dairy stock for as little as 5p/kg of dry matter (DM). At half the cost of grass silage, it is a crop that could be a...

Type: News Key Sector: Dairy

Theme: Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Grassland Management

12 January 2021

‘Virtual’ doors open round-the-clock for the first online Wales Farming Conference

12 January 2021 Virtual doors will be open ‘round the clock’ between February 1 and 5 when a line-up of inspirational speakers from the UK and beyond will be available online for the first ever ‘digital’ Wales Farming Conference 2021...

Type: News Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare, Business Management and Planning

11 January 2021

A comparison of the 2018 and 2019 Farming Connect baseline surveys

Type: Reports Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Forestry, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare, Benchmarking, Diversification, Grass Measurement, Grassland Management, Nutrient Management Planning, Succession, Water Quality, Woodland Management

8 January 2021

Forage analysis informs decision making on feeding ewes pre-lambing

8 January 2021 Forage analysis is the starting point to managing ewe nutrition successfully in the run-up to lambing, advises sheep consultant Lesley Stubbings. The nutrient level of forages will inform what level of supplementation flocks need in late-pregnancy, Ms...

Type: News Key Sector: Sheep

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

8 January 2021

Episode 33 - Excitement in the sheepdog world

There is excitement in the sheepdog world! With dogs selling well and many world records having been broken recently, interest in training sheepdogs is on the rise in Wales. And back in 2018, a group of young farmers came together...

Type: Podcasts Key Sector: Sheep

Theme: Business, Livestock

5 January 2021

Are infectious abortions affecting your flock?

5 January 2021 Financial investment in vaccination pre-tupping to protect ewes on Welsh farms from abortion-causing pathogens can easily be recouped by a reduction in future flock barren and abortion rates. Vet Cath Tudor says nearly a quarter of all...

Type: News Key Sector: Sheep

Theme: Livestock Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare

4 January 2021

Livestock: August 2020 – November 2020

This dashboard outlines livestock key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2020 – November 2020.

Type: Dashboards Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Sheep

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