Better soil management: avoiding soil compaction
25 January 2018
Take home messages:
- Soil compaction is major issue for modern agriculture.
- This can influence soil physical and chemical characteristics and can affect soil-based processes.
- Compacted soil is economically damaging to farm business efficiency, as it results...
Young Powys farmer Aled Jones is sharpening both his business and practical skills with support from Farming Connect
24 January 2018
Agricultural engineering graduate Aled Jones (25) is the third generation to farm at Dolyfelin, an upland farm near Builth Wells, where he combines working full time alongside his parents with his seasonal work as a...
Technical training aids fertility improvements in Welsh dairy herd
22 January 2018
The next generation at a Pembrokeshire dairy farm are improving their dairy herd’s fertility thanks to artificial insemination (AI) training part-funded by Farming Connect.
Brothers Alistair and William Lawrence and their sister, Hannah, have all...
Welsh farmers urged to adopt safe cattle handling techniques in a bid to reduce the risks to life and limb
12 January 2018
In the last ten years, 388 farmers, their family members or farm workers have been killed on British farms, while thousands more have suffered serious injuries and work-related ill health.
“This is a horrifying statistic...
Considering applying for funding for approved Farming Connect training courses? First online application window for 2018 opens soon
10 January 2018
If you want your farm business to perform at its best, is this the right time to invest time in training and personal development skills? Would your business benefit if you took some time out to...
Farming for a sustainable future is within the grasp of all Welsh farmers
10 January 2018
Farmers throughout Wales are being urged to examine their business performance closely and find out how they can tackle the critical issue of reducing production costs by attending the next round of Farming Connect ‘Farming for...
Locally-sourced alternative food by-products are allowing a heritage pig farm in the heart of west Wales to produce pork sustainably and to a standard sought by leading chefs
22 January 2018
Hugh and Katharine Brookes of Penlan Farm, near Cenarth, finish their Mangalitza pigs at around 18 months because the breed is late maturing and take longer to finish than other commercial breeds. Today, thanks to the...
Eight projects awarded funding through EIP Wales
European Innovation Partnership Wales (EIP Wales), which is delivered by Menter a Busnes, has approved 8 projects to date since being awarded the major Welsh Government Project.
With a budget of up to £40,000 funding per project (maximum of...