WEBINAR: Milking efficiency: more milk, less time - 24/06/2020
Tom Greenham, Advance Milking discusses the important of milking efficiently.
With herd size growing and labour availability often being a challenge on dairy farms, improving the efficiency of milking can give significant savings in time and money. More efficient milking...
Live broadcasts to connect farmers with Farming Connect demonstration farm projects
23 June 2020
Farming Connect has found a creative solution to the temporary suspension of its on-farm events this summer with a series of live digital broadcasts from its demonstration sites.
These broadcasts will take the events to farmers...
Red Meat: January 2020 – April 2020
This dashboard outlines red meat key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between January 2020 - April 2020.
Dairy: January 2020 – April 2020
This dashboard outlines dairy key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between January 2020 - April 2020.
High submission rates key to tight calving pattern on Welsh dairy farm
22 June 2020
Every missed heat in a block calving herd is a financial loss so hitting submission, conception and pregnancy rate targets increases profitability and allows farmers to select the right cows for breeding or culling.
Vet Kate...
Beef finishing using homegrown crops
18 June 2020
Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Homegrown crops present a financial and environmental advantage over bought-in concentrates and silage.
- There are many different options depending on farm location, land and soil type, type of enterprise...
Breeding ewe lambs
17 June 2020
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Ewe lamb breeding is a strategy that has long been discussed for its potential in improving the efficiency and profitability of the sheep farming sector
- Currently, ewe lamb breeding...