Protecting property- vehicles and livestock
Rural criminals are becoming more sophisticated in how they operate, using computers to steal from farmers in Wales.
Cyber crooks are taking advantage of relatively weak online security measures to defraud farmers.
During a recent farm security event at...
Staff Management - attracting and retaining good people
During a series of joint Farming Connect and AHDB Dairy meetings across Wales, facilitated by Jamie McCoy, Dairy Technical Officer at Farming Connect, it was calculated that the cost of replacing a staff member in a £30,000 a year role can be...
Improving hygiene and ewe management aims to reduce antibiotic use at lambing
Antibiotic use is a topical subject. There is increasing concern about possible antimicrobial resistance and a commitment by the agriculture industry to reduce the amount of antibiotics used. Much of the media attention is focussed on human health but we...
Farming Connect appoints new development officer for North Pembrokeshire
Rhiannon James has been appointed as the Farming Connect development officer for North Pembrokeshire, a role she’ll combine with being a farmer’s wife, mum to three small children and helping out with farming duties!
Rhiannon grew up on her...
We're urging sheep farmers in Wales to make use of the improved Nematodirus risk forecast provided by SCOPS and the University of Bristol
SCOPS has teamed up with researchers at the University of Bristol* again to provide a Nematodirus risk forecast for 2017.
It is available on the SCOPS website and predicts when Nematodirus eggs will hatch in an area and therefore...
Reserve a place at your nearest ‘Farming for the future’ roadshow!
Click here to book a place for the upcoming 2020 events.
As Brexit and its implications are debated daily by politicians and business people throughout the world, there is one thing everyone is broadly agreed upon! We are entering...
Case Study: Nant Goch Mastitis Control
Cutting the rate of new clinical mastitis cases reduces antibiotic use and helps dairy farm save £55,000 a year.
A WELSH dairy farm is saving a staggering £55,000 a year on cases of clinical mastitis, compared to a few years...