Good hoof health is an essential component of a productive herd, and lameness is one of the most significant welfare and productivity issues affecting dairy cattle. Cow health and production specialist Sara Pedersen discusses key points...
Dr Stephen Chapman: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
8 November 2018
Farming Connect will be urging Welsh farmers to take full advantage of all the support and services on offer to help them prepare for the trading conditions of the future at this year’s Winter Fair...
7 November 2018
A vet with expert knowledge in cattle lameness is to lead a series of Farming Connect events designed to help Welsh farmers address foot health in their own herds.
An industry focus on lameness has led...
7 November 2018
A Welsh beef producer is maximising output per hectare (ha) by grazing cattle on fodder beet.
Marc Jones, who farms 500 acres at Trefnant Hall on the Powis Estate with his parents, David and Jane...
Sheep farmers John and Sarah Yeomans who farm at Llwyn y Brain Farm near Newtown are the Farmers Weekly Awards 2018 Sheep Farmers of the Year; vet Oliver Hodgkinson, a partner with Trefaldwyn Vets in Montgomery was awarded...
22 October 2018
He came from a non-farming background but set his heart on being a farmer at an early age. Now, the determination to succeed combined with dedication, the willingness to learn from others and sheer hard...
