FC - Issue 27 - May/June 2020
Below is the 27th 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...
First fat tailed Damara lambs born in Wales
20 May 2020
In the early 1990s, Anglesey farmer Peter Williams left home to work on a 30,000 sheep farm near Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. He was determined to broaden his horizons and learn as much as he could...
Put quality before quantity by cutting silage early, farmers advised
19 May 2020
Dairy farmers who improve silage quality by just 1 metabolisable energy (ME) value, to 11.5ME, will produce an additional 60,000 litres of milk from a 1,000 tonne crop.
The financial payback of producing good quality silage...
Milking for all it’s worth (Farming Connect Udder Health Visit)
19 May 2020
Case Study: Ynysgain, Criccieth
In July 2019, Farming Connect collaborated with South Caernarfon Creameries to design and implement a trial into efficient methods of addressing milk quality problems as a pilot project. Kite Consulting, with...
Dairy farm exploits genomic testing to identify most productive heifer replacements
15 May 2020
A Pembrokeshire dairy farm is screening the genomics of its heifer calves to select the best replacements for the milking herd.
Rearing replacements is one of the biggest costs on a dairy farm - rearing a...
Project informs management changes that reduce parasite dosing in goats
15 May 2020
Goat meat producers with low stocking rates who turn herds out to graze on long swards intermittently are reporting significantly less worm challenges.
Four goat meat businesses in Wales have come together for a project that...
More milk from more forage
15 May 2020
Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- There are many advantages to a pasture-based milking system including improved product quality, increased farm profitability and reduced environmental impacts.
- The main difficulty with pasture-based milk production systems is the...
WEBINAR: Suckler cow fertility - 14/05/2020
Fertility is the foundation of every profitable suckler herd!
Dr Iwan Parry, Milfeddygon Dolgellau Veterinary surgery discussing the main factors which contributes to establishing a healthy and fertile herd.
- Pre-mating management
- Fertility test/indicators
- How to maintain good fertility
- Targets
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Beef finisher hopes to cut production costs with home-grown crimped barley
14 May 2020
Home-grown spring barley could help a Welsh suckler enterprise cut its bull beef finishing costs.
The Griffith family planted 27 acres of the crop in two fields at Bodwi, a Farming Connect demonstration site at Mynytho...